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AfterStep is a continuation of the BowMan window manager which was
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originally put together by Bo Yang. BowMan was based on the fvwm window
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manager, written by Robert Nation. Fvwm was based on code from twm. And
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so on... It is designed to emulate some of the look and feel of the
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NEXTSTEP(R) user interface, while adding useful, requested, and neat
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features. The changes which comprise AfterStep's personality were
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originally part of BowMan development, but due to a desire to move past
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simple emulation and into a niche as its own valuable window manager,
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the current designers decided to change the project name and move on.
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BowMan development may continue, but we will no longer be a part of it.
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Major changes from fvwm are:
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- NEXTSTEP-like title bar, title buttons, borders and corners. BowMan's
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Wharf is a much worked-out version of GoodStuff. To avoid copyright
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complications it is not called a "dock."
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- NEXTSTEP style menu. However, the menus are not controlled by
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applications; they are more of pop-up service lists on the root
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window.
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- NEXTSTEP style icons. These styles are hard-coded in the program,
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which is good for the consistent look of the NEXTSTEP interface.
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