NeXT was the second big
idea from Apple Computer co-founder Steve Jobs. It may not have been great from a
marketing standpoint, but it certainly has its fans.
WindowMaker (you??™ll find that the team of developers has not yet fully resolved whether
the application is one word or two) takes a little getting used to, but is a fast and powerful
system.
When you load WindowMaker for the first time, the main thing you??™ll notice is that you
don??™t have to wait. Log in and before you blink your eyes, it??™s up and ready for work. This
may depend somewhat on your processor and RAM, but it should be quick.
WindowMaker, by default, loads just two things on the desktop: the Workspaces Clip
(Clip) on the left and the Applications Dock (Dock) on the right (see Figure 6.14).
FIGURE 6.14 The Workspaces Clip and the Applications Dock (right corner) make
WindowMaker distinctive. Customize your WindowMaker in the separate WmakerPrefs package.
The Dock is a place to quickly launch applications, although there is not much there to
start with. The Clip manages workspaces and applications.
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