1. A method for providing a uniform windowing interface comprising the steps, performed by a display server, of: emulating in the display server a management client that provides graphics management functions for a plurality of clients, the management client emulating step including the substep of recording, in a data structure of said display server, information identifying that the management client is in existence; receiving a request for a graphics operation from one of said plurality of clients, said graphics operation request having a first format suitable for use by said display server; determining whether the graphics operation request requires performance of window management functions; submitting the graphics operation request to the management client if the graphics operation request requires performance of window management functions; translating by said management client, the graphics operation request requiring performance of window management functions into a set of graphics operation requests having a second format suitable for use by a second, different display server; and executing functions in the graphics operation request directly that do not require window management functions.