This is the Get-E.org Enlightenment DR17 User Guide. Please note that this guide only covers the E17 windowmanager and its dependencies. For information on other EFL based programs, consult the EFL user guide instead.

2.1 - Introduction

Enlightenment DR17 (E17) is a desktop shell based on the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries. You may ask "What is a desktop shell?". A desktop shell is not simply a window manager, nor is it just a desktop environment. In addition to being able to manage your windows, E17 has an integrated file manager and other functionality that make it more than a basic window manager. This middle ground is what the Enlightenment developers call a desktop shell. The Enlightenment project's lead developer is Carsten 'rasterman' Haitzler.