What is the difference between Single Windows mode and Multiple Windows?

(Last modified: 25May2001)

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X-Server included in LAN WorkPlace for DOS/Windows 5.0.

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It gives the user the option of which window manager to use for the placement, sizing and control of windows as they are opened and moved around the screen. In a multiple window mode, X-Server uses the Microsoft Window manager (local Window management). The windows opened behave in much the same way as any other Microsoft Windows application. While this is satisfactory for many X Clients, some require a particular window manager such as Openlook, Motif or DEC Windows. For these applications it is best to use the single window mode option. X-Server will open one full screen Microsoft Window, this window release on a remote window manager for the sizing or moving of X Clients within that window. The user must then use a window manager available from the UNIX host such as Motif to control the behavior of windows.

Note: X-Server will support some Motif properties while in Multiple window modes; these are called hints. If the software the user is trying to run uses display hints as opposed to direct window manager commands there is a good possibility the software will run and 'act' properly in multiple window mode.

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Document Title:	What is the difference between Single Windows mode and Multiple Windows?
Document ID:	10018312
Solution ID:	1.0.33364215.2351895
Creation Date:	06Oct1999
Modified Date:	25May2001
Novell Product Class:	Connectivity Products

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