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fixing the issue that new clients appear lowered
| author | Anselm R. Garbe <arg@10kloc.org> |
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| date | Mon, 04 Sep 2006 17:02:13 +0200 |
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| 212 | 1 .TH DWM 1 dwm-VERSION |
| 0 | 2 .SH NAME |
| 39 | 3 dwm \- dynamic window manager |
| 0 | 4 .SH SYNOPSIS |
| 38 | 5 .B dwm |
| 0 | 6 .RB [ \-v ] |
| 7 .SH DESCRIPTION | |
| 38 | 8 .B dwm |
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9 is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiling and floating |
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10 modes. Either mode can be applied dynamically, optimizing the environment for |
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11 the application in use and the task performed. |
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12 .P |
| 82 | 13 In tiling mode windows are managed in a master and stacking column. The master |
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14 column contains the window which currently needs most attention, whereas the |
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15 stacking column contains all other windows. In floating mode windows can be |
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16 resized and moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating, |
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17 regardless of the mode selected. |
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18 .P |
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19 Windows are grouped by tags. Each window can be tagged with one or multiple |
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20 tags. Selecting a certain tag for viewing will display all windows with that |
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21 tag. |
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22 .P |
| 83 | 23 .B dwm |
| 364 | 24 contains a small status bar which displays all available tags, the mode, the |
| 25 title of the focused window, and the text read from standard input. The tags of | |
| 26 the focused window are highlighted with a small point. | |
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27 .P |
| 346 | 28 .B dwm |
| 29 draws a 1-pixel border around windows to indicate the focus state. | |
| 342 | 30 Unfocused windows contain a small bar in front of them displaying their title. |
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31 .SH OPTIONS |
| 0 | 32 .TP |
| 33 .B \-v | |
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34 prints version information to standard output, then exits. |
| 82 | 35 .SH USAGE |
| 256 | 36 .SS Status bar |
| 37 .TP | |
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38 .B Standard input |
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39 is read and displayed in the status text area. |
| 256 | 40 .TP |
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41 .B Button1 |
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42 click on a tag label views all windows with that |
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43 .BR tag , |
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44 click on the mode label toggles between |
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45 .B tiled |
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46 and |
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47 .B floating |
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48 mode. |
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49 .TP |
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50 .B Button3 |
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51 click on a tag label adds/removes all windows with that |
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52 .B tag |
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53 to/from the view. |
| 398 | 54 .TP |
| 55 .B Mod1-Button1 | |
| 56 click on a tag label applies that | |
| 57 .B tag | |
| 58 to the focused | |
| 59 .BR window . | |
| 60 .TP | |
| 61 .B Mod1-Button3 | |
| 62 click on a tag label adds/removes that | |
| 63 .B tag | |
| 64 to/from the focused | |
| 65 .BR window . | |
| 256 | 66 .SS Keyboard commands |
| 55 | 67 .TP |
| 293 | 68 .B Mod1-Shift-Return |
| 69 Start | |
| 70 .BR xterm (1). | |
| 71 .TP | |
| 72 .B Mod1-Tab | |
| 73 Focus next | |
| 74 .BR window . | |
| 75 .TP | |
| 76 .B Mod1-Shift-Tab | |
| 77 Focus previous | |
| 78 .BR window . | |
| 79 .TP | |
| 55 | 80 .B Mod1-Return |
| 238 | 81 Zoom current |
| 55 | 82 .B window |
| 83 to the | |
| 84 .B master | |
| 293 | 85 column |
| 86 .RB ( tiling | |
| 87 mode only). | |
| 55 | 88 .TP |
| 89 .B Mod1-m | |
| 90 Maximize current | |
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91 .BR window . |
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93 .B Mod1-Shift-[1..n] |
| 293 | 94 Apply |
| 95 .B nth tag | |
| 96 to current | |
| 97 .BR window . | |
| 98 .TP | |
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99 .B Mod1-Control-Shift-[1..n] |
| 293 | 100 Add/remove |
| 101 .B nth tag | |
| 102 to/from current | |
| 103 .BR window . | |
| 104 .TP | |
| 105 .B Mod1-Shift-c | |
| 106 Close focused | |
| 107 .B window. | |
| 55 | 108 .TP |
| 109 .B Mod1-space | |
| 143 | 110 Toggle between |
| 111 .B tiled | |
| 112 and | |
| 113 .B floating | |
| 114 mode (affects | |
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115 .BR "all windows" ). |
| 56 | 116 .TP |
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117 .B Mod1-[1..n] |
| 293 | 118 View all windows with |
| 119 .BR "tag n" . | |
| 56 | 120 .TP |
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122 View all windows with any |
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125 .B Mod1-Control-[1..n] |
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126 Add/remove all windows with |
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127 .B tag n |
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129 .TP |
| 293 | 130 .B Mod1-Shift-q |
| 131 Quit | |
| 132 .B dwm. | |
| 256 | 133 .SS Mouse commands |
| 82 | 134 .TP |
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137 .B window |
| 293 | 138 while dragging |
| 139 .RB ( floating | |
| 140 mode only). | |
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141 .TP |
| 238 | 142 .B Mod1-Button2 |
| 143 Zoom current | |
| 144 .B window | |
| 145 to the | |
| 146 .B master | |
| 293 | 147 column |
| 148 .RB ( tiling | |
| 149 mode only). | |
| 238 | 150 .TP |
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| 238 | 152 Resize current |
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153 .B window |
| 293 | 154 while dragging |
| 155 .RB ( floating | |
| 156 mode only). | |
| 82 | 157 .SH CUSTOMIZATION |
| 158 .B dwm | |
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159 is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source |
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160 code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple. |
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161 .SH CAVEATS |
| 347 | 162 The status bar may display |
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164 when |
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169 .BR dwm . |
| 201 | 170 .SH SEE ALSO |
| 171 .BR dmenu (1) |