I am referring to what people would call "desktop" or "workbench" or "windowing system", but since those words are biased, I didn't put them in the title, but I mentioned now so people can understand the question.
I want to know, what sort of "desktop" GUIs that exist, beside OSX-style with docks, files that can save their own visual position inside a window, folders that can save their window itself, and so on, and Windows style, with "start menu", desktop icons, and files and folders organized in a table or in a grid.
I want to know the names and descriptions of things academically, not pointing to a specific program.
