Xfwm4
E206061
Xfwm4 is the lightweight, compositing window manager used by the Xfce desktop environment on Unix-like systems.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1846355 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Xfwm4 Context triple: [LXQt, supportsWindowManager, Xfwm4]
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A.
Xfce
Xfce is a lightweight, fast, and modular desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems, designed to be visually appealing while using minimal system resources.
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B.
Desktop Window Manager
Desktop Window Manager is the compositing window manager in modern Microsoft Windows that handles visual effects, window rendering, and desktop composition using hardware acceleration.
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C.
X11
X11 is a widely used windowing system and network-transparent graphical protocol that provides the foundational GUI framework for Unix-like operating systems.
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D.
Wayland
Wayland is a small city in Allegan County, Michigan, known for its rural character and proximity to Grand Rapids.
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E.
Wayland
Wayland is a modern display server protocol for Linux and other Unix-like systems designed to replace the X Window System with a simpler, more efficient architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Xfwm4 Target entity description: Xfwm4 is the lightweight, compositing window manager used by the Xfce desktop environment on Unix-like systems.
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A.
Xfce
Xfce is a lightweight, fast, and modular desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems, designed to be visually appealing while using minimal system resources.
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B.
Desktop Window Manager
Desktop Window Manager is the compositing window manager in modern Microsoft Windows that handles visual effects, window rendering, and desktop composition using hardware acceleration.
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C.
X11
X11 is a widely used windowing system and network-transparent graphical protocol that provides the foundational GUI framework for Unix-like operating systems.
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D.
Wayland
Wayland is a small city in Allegan County, Michigan, known for its rural character and proximity to Grand Rapids.
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E.
Wayland
Wayland is a modern display server protocol for Linux and other Unix-like systems designed to replace the X Window System with a simpler, more efficient architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
compositing window manager
ⓘ
free and open-source software ⓘ window manager ⓘ |
| aimsFor |
lightweight performance
ⓘ
low resource usage ⓘ |
| category |
X window manager
ⓘ
Xfce component ⓘ |
| configurationTool |
xfce4-settings-manager
ⓘ
xfwm4-settings ⓘ |
| defaultWindowManagerFor | Xfce ⓘ |
| developer |
Xfce Project
ⓘ
linked to:
Xfce
|
| genre | stacking window manager with compositing ⓘ |
| hasComponent | xfwm4-themes ⓘ |
| homepage | https://www.xfce.org/ ⓘ |
| license | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
BSD
ⓘ
Linux ⓘ Unix-like systems ⓘ |
| partOf |
Xfce desktop environment
ⓘ
linked to:
Xfce
|
| platform | X11 ⓘ |
| repository | https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfwm4 ⓘ |
| supportsCompositingBackend |
OpenGL (via Xgl/indirect methods, depending on setup)
ⓘ
linked to:
OpenGL
Xrender ⓘ
linked to:
XRender
|
| supportsFeature |
click to focus (optional)
ⓘ
compositing ⓘ compositor toggle ⓘ edge resistance ⓘ focus follows mouse (optional) ⓘ focus stealing prevention ⓘ keyboard shortcuts ⓘ maximize and fullscreen modes ⓘ move and resize with keyboard ⓘ per-workspace settings ⓘ session management integration ⓘ themes ⓘ virtual desktops ⓘ window decorations ⓘ window placement policies ⓘ window shading ⓘ window snapping ⓘ window tiling ⓘ |
| supportsProtocol |
X Window System
ⓘ
linked to:
X11
|
| supportsStandard |
Extended Window Manager Hints
ⓘ
ICCCM ⓘ |
| usedWith |
Thunar file manager
ⓘ
linked to:
Thunar
Xfce Panel ⓘ
linked to:
Xfce
xfdesktop ⓘ |
| usesConfigurationSystem |
Xfconf
ⓘ
linked to:
xfce4-settings
|
| writtenInProgrammingLanguage | C ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Xfwm4 Description of subject: Xfwm4 is the lightweight, compositing window manager used by the Xfce desktop environment on Unix-like systems.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.