Márcio Fernandes
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# KWin
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KWin is the default window manager and Wayland compositor for the KDE Plasma desktop environment. It controls how windows are drawn, moved, decorated, and interacted with.
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**🪟 Core Role:**
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- **Window Manager for X11:** Manages window placement, decorations (titlebars, borders), and behavior under the X Window System.
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- **Wayland Compositor:** Acts as both display server and window manager under Wayland, handling input, rendering, and session control.
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**🧩 Key Features:**
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- **Compositing effects:** Supports 3D transitions, transparency, shadows, and animations.
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- **Virtual desktops:** Lets users organize windows across multiple workspaces.
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- **Tiling and snapping:** Offers advanced window placement options.
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- **cripting support:** Configurable via QML and QtScript for custom behavior.
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- **Themeable:** Window decorations and effects can be customized with Aurorae themes or native styles.
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**🛠️ Technical Details:**
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- Written in C++ using Qt
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- Part of KDE Plasma, but can run standalone or with other desktop environments
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Cross-platform: Works on Linux, BSD, and other Unix-like systems
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Open source: Licensed under the GNU General Public License
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