Metacity
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| [[Programmer|DeveloperTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | The GNOME Project |
| Initial release | 2.4.2 5 October 2002 |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Platform | GNOME |
| Type | X window manager |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Website | gitlab |
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Metacity (pronounced /məˈtæsɪti/)[1] was the default window manager used by the GNOME 2 desktop environment[2][3] until it was replaced by Mutter in GNOME 3.[4] It is still used by GNOME Flashback, a session for GNOME 3 that provides a similar user experience to the Gnome 2.x series sessions.[5]
The development of Metacity was started by Havoc Pennington and it was released under the GNU General Public License. Before the introduction of Metacity in GNOME 2.2, GNOME used Enlightenment and then Sawfish as its window manager.[citation needed] Although Metacity was designed to integrate into the GNOME desktop, it does not require it to run,[citation needed] while GNOME can be used with different window managers provided that they support the part of the ICCCM specification that GNOME requires.[citation needed]
Metacity uses the GTK graphical widget toolkit to create its user interface components, which makes it themeable and makes it blend in with other GTK applications. Originally, Metacity used GTK 2 however as of version 3.12.0 it has been ported to GTK 3.[6]
Aim
Metacity's focus is on simplicity and usability rather than novelties. Its author has characterized it as a "Boring window manager for the adult in you. Many window managers are like Marshmallow Froot Loops; Metacity is like Cheerios."[1]Template:R/superscript People in favour of Metacity say that it is aimed at new computer users who do not need the abundant options and functionality of Sawfish or Enlightenment.[7] Havoc Pennington wrote an essay explaining why he wrote Metacity and simplified the GNOME desktop.[8]
Themes
Despite the incomplete state of Metacity theme development documentation, many themes have been written for Metacity.[9] A popular theme engine is Clearlooks, which was the default in GNOME from version 2.12[10] until the release of GNOME 3 and GNOME Shell.
See also
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References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Metacity README". Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."GNOME 2.2 Release Notes". help.gnome.org. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."GNOME 2.2 Gains Muscle and Polish". 11 March 2003. Retrieved 2007-03-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Vervloesem, Koen (2009-08-04). "Mutter: a window manager for GNOME 3". LWN.net.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Details of package gnome-session-flashback in buster". Debian. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."metacity-3.12.0.news". Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Innovations in window management". Retrieved 2007-03-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Free software and good user interfaces". Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."GNOME Art – window borders". Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2006-10-17.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Default Theme Progress". mail.gnome.org. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
External links
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