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      BlackBox for Windows

     

    Blackbox for Windows is based stylistically on the Blackbox window manager for the X Window System by Brad Hughes, however it does not use the same codebase except for the gradient rendering code


    The foundation of Blackbox for Windows is full cross-platform support

    • a theme (or style as it is called in *nix) can be taken directly from *nix and used in Windows with little or no difference in appearance
    • this means - unlike most other shells - themes don't have to be custom created for the shell
    • hundreds upon hundreds of styles are at themes.freshmeat.net (login required) and at box-look
    • strong portability of Fluxbox & Blackbox (for *nix) user configuration files - fully recreating the *nix interface on Windows


    From the time the first line of code was written, Blackbox has evolved around one premise

    • minimalism
    • it's not meant to be Eye Candy (even though it is fairly simple to make it look really cool!)
    • nor is it meant to be the most fully featured shell out there
    • it is just meant to be fast

     


    Branches:

    bb4win_mod1.19 | Documentation | Discussion | 9x->Vista 32-bit | NT 32-bit (June 2009)

    bbMien 1.17 : 1.17.0.7 | Discussion | 32-bit (April 2009)

     


    BBLean 1.17 original version: Documentation | 32-bit | 64-bit (May 2009) > BBLean1.17Mod : 090206 | Discussion | 32-bit (February 2009) > bbLean 1.17 final - Mod : 090606 | Discussion | 32-bit (June 2009)

     


    BBLean1.16 original version: 32-bit (May 2005)
    > BBLeanMod : 081123 | Discussion | 32-bit (November 2008) > BBDeleted : 0.0.7 | Discussion | 32-bit (August 2008) > BB2 - BitBox : 090419 | 32-bit (April 2009) > boxCore : 0.2.1 | Discussion | 32-bit | 64-bit (January 2009) utbox utbox : 1.6 | Discussion | 32-bit (December 2008)


     


    Xoblite bb3 RC1 - 0.5.12.31 | Documentation | Discussion | 32-bit (December 2005)


     


    Other Branches (no longer under active development):

    BB4Win : 0.0.92b2 | Documentation | FAQ | 32-bit (September 2004)

    Bluebox : 0.56d | Documentation | 32-bit (September 2005)

    > BBClean | 32-bit (January 2007)

    > BBClean NEB : 0802 | Discussion | 32-bit | 64-bit (February 2008)

     

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    © 2003-2005 grischka

     

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