mcpcpc / Xwm
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xwm - a tiny XCB floating window manager
A minimal viable solution that was developed with single-monitor workflows in mind. Despite the small footprint, xwm maintains extensibility and can be customized to enhance the user experience.
REQUIREMENTS
xcb-util-keysyms, along with any default or user defined utilities: application launcher https://git.suckless.org/dmenu terminal emulator https://git.suckless.org/st internet browser https://git.suckless.org/surf
COMMANDS
Default keys and behavior can be customized via the config.h file: Win+Button1 raise focused window to top of stack Win+Button3 raise focused window to top of stack Win+Button1+[drag] interactive window move Win+Button3+[drag] interactive window resize Win+Space run launcher menu (default: dmenu_run) Win+Enter create new terminal window (default: st) Win+b create new browser window (default: surf) Win+q kill focused window Win+f full-screen focused window Win+Shift+q quit window manager
INSTALL
Building and installing from source: git clone https://github.com/mcpcpc/xwm cd xwm make sudo make install
PATCHES
For additional features, I have provided a respository for sharing and hosting user created patches: http://github.com/mcpcpc/xwm-community
EXAMPLES
Checking the installed version of xwm: xwm -v
Using startx to run xwm: echo "exec xwm" > ~/.xinitrc startx
Using imagemagick to set a wallpaper: display -window root background.png
Patching xwm: patch -p0 < mypatch.patch
DISCLAIMER
xwm ("XCB Window Manager") is an homage to the original and now-defunct "X Window Manager". Both projects are unaffiliated and do not share any common source code.
CONTACT
For questions or issues, please contact michaelczigler[at]mcpcpc[dot]com.