<s>
WindowLab	B-Device
is	O
an	O
X	B-Application
window	I-Application
manager	I-Application
for	O
Unix-like	B-Operating_System
systems	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
aewm	O
and	O
retains	O
that	O
window	B-Application
manager	I-Application
's	O
lightweight	O
aesthetic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
many	O
aspects	O
,	O
WindowLab	B-Device
has	O
looked	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
's	O
user	O
interface	O
for	O
inspiration	O
without	O
cloning	O
it	O
completely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
top-level	O
menu	O
bar	O
is	O
accessed	O
by	O
a	O
right	O
click	O
as	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
it	O
follows	O
Fitts	B-General_Concept
's	I-General_Concept
law	I-General_Concept
of	O
usability	O
in	O
that	O
once	O
the	O
mouse	O
enters	O
the	O
menu	O
area	O
it	O
is	O
constrained	O
there	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
horizontal	O
and	O
vertical	O
directions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
the	O
menu	O
bar	O
is	O
not	O
controlled	O
by	O
applications	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
global	O
launcher	O
menu	O
which	O
is	O
populated	O
by	O
a	O
dot	B-Application
file	I-Application
in	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
home	B-Application
directory	I-Application
containing	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
menu	O
titles	O
and	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WindowLab	B-Device
follows	O
a	O
click-to-focus	B-Application
but	O
not	O
raise-on-focus	B-Application
policy	O
-	O
when	O
a	O
window	O
is	O
clicked	O
it	O
gets	O
focus	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
redrawn	O
to	O
obscure	O
other	O
windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compositing	B-Operating_System
window	I-Operating_System
manager	I-Operating_System
will	O
allow	O
this	O
also	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
transparent	O
terminal	O
layered	O
above	O
the	O
browser	O
window	O
,	O
but	O
WindowLab	B-Device
's	O
solution	O
is	O
far	O
less	O
demanding	O
of	O
system	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
states	O
that	O
many	O
users	O
find	O
this	O
faster	O
than	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
's	O
Exposé	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unusual	O
trait	O
of	O
WindowLab	B-Device
is	O
that	O
a	O
window	O
's	O
entire	O
title	O
bar	O
is	O
constrained	O
to	O
the	O
screen	O
;	O
a	O
window	O
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
partially	O
dragged	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
display	O
area	O
except	O
toward	O
the	O
screen	O
bottom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
keeps	O
the	O
title	O
bar	O
widgets	O
always	O
accessible	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
mimics	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
's	O
sliding	O
"	O
screens	O
"	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
window	O
may	O
be	O
resized	O
from	O
any	O
edge	O
by	O
holding	O
down	O
the	O
alt	B-Device
key	I-Device
and	O
dragging	O
from	O
either	O
the	O
window	O
's	O
interior	O
(	O
to	O
enlarge	O
)	O
or	O
exterior	O
(	O
to	O
shrink	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WindowLab	B-Device
has	O
simplified	O
task	O
switching	O
and	O
app	O
launching	O
and	O
no	O
clock/calendar	O
,	O
status	O
indicators	O
or	O
theming	O
engine	O
(	O
although	O
fonts	O
and	O
colors	O
can	O
be	O
changed	O
via	O
command	O
line	O
options	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
