Open source window manager catches a giant’s eye

Freelance software developer Matthew Allum created the Matchbox Window Manager, a lightweight program designed to more efficiently run X11 applications on handheld devices. But Allum’s project worked so well, it caught the attention of a giant in the handheld space.

Matchbox “stacks” open windows one on top of another and allows access to each through the use of a drop-down menu on the title bar. Users can’t move or resize windows, which sounds restrictive, but actually works well because of the extremely limited screen space on small devices.

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