<s>
AfterStep	B-Language
is	O
a	O
stacking	B-Device
window	I-Device
manager	I-Device
for	O
the	O
X	B-Operating_System
Window	I-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
AfterStep	B-Language
's	O
development	O
is	O
to	O
provide	O
for	O
flexibility	O
of	O
desktop	O
configuration	O
,	O
improved	O
aesthetics	O
and	O
efficient	O
use	O
of	O
system	O
resources	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
such	O
distributions	O
as	O
MachTen	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
AfterStep	B-Language
originally	O
was	O
a	O
variant	O
of	O
FVWM	B-Device
modified	O
to	O
resemble	O
NeXTSTEP	B-Application
,	O
but	O
as	O
the	O
development	O
cycle	O
progressed	O
,	O
it	O
diverged	O
from	O
its	O
FVWM	B-Device
roots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
Linux	O
website	O
TuxRadar	O
selected	O
AfterStep	B-Language
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
best	O
window	B-Application
managers	I-Application
,	O
praising	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
fast	O
and	O
reliable	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
huge	O
range	O
of	O
configuration	O
options	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
some	O
spectacular	O
themes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
of	O
the	O
AfterStep	B-Language
window	B-Application
manager	I-Application
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
AfterStep	B-Language
includes	O
several	O
modules	O
such	O
as	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Wharf	O
-	O
docking	O
tool	O
that	O
manages	O
Applets/Dockapps	O
and	O
launches	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AfterStep	B-Language
also	O
supports	O
virtual	B-Application
screens	I-Application
,	O
and	O
relies	O
on	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
text-based	O
configuration	O
files	O
for	O
customizing	O
its	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AfterStep	B-Language
is	O
maintained	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
community	O
of	O
developers	O
with	O
Sasha	O
Vasko	O
serving	O
as	O
project	O
manager	O
.	O
</s>
