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unusual facts about Tiling window manager


Tiling window manager

The first Xerox Star system (released in 1981) tiled application windows, but allowed dialogs and property windows to overlap.


Stacking window manager

Early 1980s: The Xerox Star, successor to the alto, used tiling for most main application windows, and used overlapping only for dialogue windows removing the need for full stacking.

Window manager

In the early 1980s, the Xerox Star, successor to the Alto, used tiling for most main application windows, and used overlapping only for dialogue boxes, removing most of the need for stacking.


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