Forked sowm project messed up by MrGreen
An itsy bitsy floating window manager (220~ sloc!).
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Floating only.
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Fullscreen toggle.
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Window centering.
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Mix of mouse and keyboard workflow.
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Focus with cursor.
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Alt-Tab window focusing.
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All windows die on exit.
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No window borders.
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No EWMH.
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etc etc etc
Window Management
| combo | action |
|---|---|
Mouse |
focus under cursor |
MOD1 + Left Mouse |
move window |
MOD1 + Right Mouse |
resize window |
MOD1 + f |
maximize toggle |
MOD1 + c |
center window |
MOD1 + q |
kill window |
MOD1 + 1-6 |
desktop swap |
MOD1 + Shift +1-6 |
send window to desktop |
MOD1 + TAB (alt-tab) |
focus cycle |
Programs
| combo | action | program |
|---|---|---|
MOD1 + Return |
terminal | alacritty |
MOD1 + d |
dmenu | dmenu_run |
xlib(usuallylibX11).
- Copy
config.def.htoconfig.hand modify it to suit your needs. - Run
maketo buildsowm. - Copy it to your path or run
make install.DESTDIRandPREFIXare supported.
- (Optional) Apply patch with
git apply patches/patch-name- In case of applying multiple patches, it has to be done manually.
If you are using a log in manager then you will need the following to /usr/share/xsessions/sowm.desktop.
It is still recommended to start sowm from .xinitrc
[Desktop Entry]
Name=sowm
Comment=This session runs sowm as desktop manager
Exec=sowm
Type=Application