what is windowing in unix?

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what is windowing in unix?

2006-07-16 16:57:48 · 3 answers · asked by sproy2006 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software

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Windowing, in the GUI context, simply means running a program independantly of the "desktop". This was first done in Macintosh and made popular in Windows.

2006-07-16 17:04:03 · answer #1 · answered by John J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Generic method of displaying data on screen, mimicking looking at several pieces of paper at once. Each window can be resized, moved and otherwise manipulated. It lies at the heart of making multiuser systems user-friendly and points the way for presetting tomorrow's applications.

2006-07-16 17:02:00 · answer #2 · answered by soyroot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

not sure.

2006-07-16 17:00:13 · answer #3 · answered by brownieoit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋