Difference between revisions of "Desktop environment"


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A [[desktop environment]] is a complete [[GUI | graphical user interface]], ([[GUI]]) solution. The [[desktop environment]] provides icons, toolbars, applications, applets, and abilities like drag&drop. As a whole, the particularities of design and function of a [[desktop environment]] endow it with distinctive look and feel.
 
A [[desktop environment]] is a complete [[GUI | graphical user interface]], ([[GUI]]) solution. The [[desktop environment]] provides icons, toolbars, applications, applets, and abilities like drag&drop. As a whole, the particularities of design and function of a [[desktop environment]] endow it with distinctive look and feel.
  
 
The term really only makes sense in the context of systems running the [Xfree86 X Window System]
 
The term really only makes sense in the context of systems running the [Xfree86 X Window System]

Latest revision as of 05:30, 15 July 2008

A desktop environment is a complete graphical user interface, (GUI) solution. The desktop environment provides icons, toolbars, applications, applets, and abilities like drag&drop. As a whole, the particularities of design and function of a desktop environment endow it with distinctive look and feel.

The term really only makes sense in the context of systems running the [Xfree86 X Window System]