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Musca is a simple dynamic window manager for X windows, with features nicked from ratpoison and dwm. Packaged by David Demelier (PR 42796).
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2.1 KiB
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A simple dynamic window manager for X, with features nicked from
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ratpoison and dwm:
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* Musca operates as a tiling window manager by default. It uses
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manual tiling, which means the user determines how the screen is
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divided into non-overlapping frames, with no restrictions on
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layout. Application windows always fill their assigned frame,
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with the exception of transient windows and popup dialog boxes
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which float above their parent application at the appropriate
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size. Once visible, applications do not change frames unless
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so instructed.
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* Since not all applications suit tiling, a more traditional
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stacking window manager mode is also available, allowing windows
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to float at any screen location and overlap.
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* There are no built in status bars, panels, tabs or window
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decorations to take up screen real estate. If the user wants
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any of these things, there are plenty of external applications
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available to do the job. Window decoration is limited to a
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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
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similar fashion to virtual desktops. Groups can be added and
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removed on the fly, and each group has its own frame layout.
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* The excellent dmenu utility is used to execute commands and
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launch applications, and it can also act as a window and group
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switcher. Basic EWMH support allows use of common panels, pagers
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and wmctrl.
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* Windows and frames are navigated and focused on any mouse button
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click, including rolling the wheel, or alternatively driven
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entirely by the keyboard. Simple key combinations exist for
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window switching, group switching, frame control and screen
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switching.
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* Frames can be dedicated to a single application window, preventing
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new windows usurping said frame. One frame per group can also
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be flagged as a catch-all so that all new application windows
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open there. The frame border colour changes to reflect these
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modes.
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* Musca has multi-screen support out of the box, and will
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automatically create groups for every available screen.
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