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1.7 KiB
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26 lines
1.7 KiB
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Simple dynamic window manager for X with features nicked from ratpoison and dwm:
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* Musca operates as a tiling window manager by default. It uses manual tiling,
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which means the user determines how the screen is divided into
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non-overlapping frames, with no restrictions on layout. Application windows
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always fill their assigned frame, with the exception of transient windows and
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popup dialog boxes which float above their parent application at the
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appropriate size. Once visible, applications do not change frames unless so
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instructed.
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* Since not all applications suit tiling, a more traditional stacking window
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manager mode is also available, allowing windows to float at any screen
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location and overlap.
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* There are no built in status bars, panels, tabs or window decorations to take
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up screen real estate. If the user wants any of these things, there are
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plenty of external applications available to do the job. Window decoration is
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limited to a slender border, which is coloured to indicate keyboard focus.
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* Windows are placed in named groups which can be used in a similar fashion to
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virtual desktops. Groups can be added and removed on the fly, and each group
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has its own frame layout.
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* The excellent dmenu utility is used to execute commands and launch
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applications, and it can also act as a window and group switcher. Basic EWMH
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support allows use of common panels, pagers and wmctrl.
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* Windows and frames are navigated and focused on any mouse button click,
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including rolling the wheel, or alternatively driven entirely by the
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keyboard. Simple key combinations exist for window switching, group
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switching, frame control and screen switching.
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