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=== Switch to Metacity window manager ===
=== Switch to Metacity window manager ===
Sugar has [[Features/Metacity|switched]] from Matchbox to a new window manager, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacity Metacity]. Matchbox was designed for small devices; it forces ''all'' applications to run maximized. Sugar can be run on devices with much larger screens, and while activities native to Sugar are designed to be run maximized (full screen), some applications not specifically designed for Sugar can behave in unexpected ways when run with Matchbox. The switch to Metacity means that many "unsugarized" applications will run better inside of Sugar (e.g. Inkscape, Gimp). We endeavour to ensure that "traditional" desktop applications run well in Sugar, without requiring programming or behavioural changes.
Sugar has [[Features/Metacity|switched]] from Matchbox to a new window manager, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacity Metacity]. Matchbox was designed for small devices; it forces ''all'' applications to run maximized. Sugar can be run on devices with much larger screens, and while activities native to Sugar are designed to be run maximized (full screen), some applications not specifically designed for Sugar can behave in unexpected ways when run with Matchbox. The switch to Metacity means that many "unsugarized" applications will run better inside of Sugar (e.g. Inkscape, Gimp). We endeavour to ensure that "traditional" desktop applications run well in Sugar, without requiring programming or behavioural changes.
[[Image:gimp_0.86_metacity.png|thumb|none|800px|The new window manager, Metacity, lets you run GNU/Linux programs such as The Gimp that open multiple windows.]]
=== Flash Activities ===
=== Flash Activities ===