{"id":177251,"date":"2025-07-14T08:26:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T08:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/?p=177251"},"modified":"2025-07-14T09:07:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T09:07:10","slug":"icewm-3-8-1-window-manager-released-with-toolbar-improvements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/icewm-3-8-1-window-manager-released-with-toolbar-improvements\/","title":{"rendered":"IceWM 3.8.1 Window Manager Released with Toolbar Improvements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Just a few weeks after launching <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/icewm-3-8-window-manager-released-with-faster-theme-loading\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"174215\">version 3.8<\/a>, IceWM, a lightweight window manager for the X Window System, favored for its minimal resource usage and high configurability, has rolled out its first update in the series: version 3.8.1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The update reintroduces the previous method for calculating <em>User Memory<\/em>, addressing potential discrepancies that might have cropped up in earlier releases. Additionally, users can now reload the toolbar directly from the dialog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another notable adjustment ensures that message dialogs stay on top of the <em>WindowList<\/em>, preventing them from getting lost behind other windows\u2014an annoyance many users will be glad to see resolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the <em>BrowseMenu<\/em> has received a speed boost and now consumes less memory, making navigation snappier, especially on older or resource-constrained systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the documentation side of things, the latest release clarifies that the toolbar also functions as a menu\u2014something power users likely already knew but wasn&#8217;t explicitly stated. Similarly, the docs now specify that <em>OpenCommand<\/em> is intended for the <em>Start<\/em> menu, clearing up any potential confusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the visible changes, IceWM 3.8.1 includes several small optimizations aimed at reducing memory usage. Lastly, Hungarian translations have been updated, ensuring better accessibility for local users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ice-wm\/icewm\/releases\/tag\/3.8.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">see the changelog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IceWM 3.8.1 window manager for the X Window System brings memory usage optimizations, improved toolbar behavior, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":177254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,5],"tags":[5882,5561],"class_list":["post-177251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-software","category-news","tag-icewm","tag-window-managers"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177251"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177251\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}