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.B dwm |
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.RB [ \-v ] |
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.SH DESCRIPTION |
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.SS Overview |
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.B dwm |
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is a dynamic window manager for X11. It consists of a small status bar at the |
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top of the screen and arranges windows in either a tiled or floating mode. |
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is a dynamic window manager for X11. It consists of a small status bar and |
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arranges windows in either a tiled or floating mode. |
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.P |
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In tiled mode |
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.B dwm |
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is in tiled mode, it consists of two columns. The left master column |
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contains only one window per time, the right column contains all other windows |
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in a stack. In tiled mode |
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.B dwm |
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.B don't |
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handles incremental resizals, some terminal programs like |
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.B xterm |
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may not work correctly with this in tiled mode. |
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manages all windows in a left master column and a right stacking column. The |
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master column contains a single window, the left stacking column all other |
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windows. Dialog windows are treated floating. |
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.P |
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If |
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.B dwm |
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is in floating mode, it arranges all windows with the reqyested geometry and |
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allows the user to move or resize them. Some windows, like |
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dialog windows, are treated floating even if |
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In floating mode |
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.B dwm |
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is in tiled mode. In floating mode |
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.B dwm |
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handles incremental resizals. |
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manages all windows in a conventional way. They can be resized and moved freely |
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with the mouse. |
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.P |
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Windows are grouped by tags. You can view all windows with a specific tag per |
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time. However, each window is allowed to contain more than one tag, which |
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allows to make windows visible in all views. |
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.P |
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.B dwm |
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reads from |
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.I stdin |
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to display status text, if written. |
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reads from standard input to display status text, if written. |
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.P |
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.B dwm |
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draws 1-pixel borders around windows to indicate the focus state and save as |
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draws 1-pixel borders around windows to indicate the focus state and providing as |
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much screen real estate as possible. Unfocused windows contain a small bar |
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in front of the window indicating the tags and the window title. |
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.SS Options |
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.SH OPTIONS |
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.TP |
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.B \-v |
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prints version information to |
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.I stdout |
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, then exits. |
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.SS Customization |
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prints version information to standard output, then exits. |
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.SH CUSTOMIZATION |
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.B dwm |
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is customized through editing its source code. It is assumed that |
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dwm users are high experienced users who know how a window manager works |
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and who are able to patch |
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.B dwm |
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for their needs. This keeps |
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.B dwm |
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fast, secure and simple, because it does not process any input data, except |
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window properties and the status text read from |
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.I stdin . |
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.SS Default Key Bindings |
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users know to patch it for their needs. This keeps it fast, secure and simple, |
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because it does not process any input data, except window properties and |
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the status text read from standard input. |
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.SS Keyboard Control |
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.TP 16 |
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.I Key |
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.I Action |
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@ -71,7 +52,7 @@ Zoom |
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.B window |
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to the |
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.B master |
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track |
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column |
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.TP |
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.B Mod1-k |
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Focus previous |
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@ -127,7 +108,7 @@ Append |
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.B nth |
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tag to cureent |
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.B window |
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.SS Default Mouse Bindings |
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.SS Mouse Control |
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.TP |
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.B Mod1-Button1 |
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Moves current |
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Resizes current |
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.B window |
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while dragging |
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.SH BUGS |
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Some terminal programs do not behave correctly in tiled mode, because |
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incremental resizals are ignored to use maximum screen real estate. You can |
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patch the code to fix this. |