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2.5 KiB
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59 lines
2.5 KiB
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# DWM
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DWM is my favorite window manager by far due to its simplicity, portability, and low resource usage. However, it requires a decent amount of tweaking if you want to be able to use it for standard tasks. That's what I've aimed to do here, creating a user-friendly environment and memorable keybinds.
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## Compiling
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### Dependencies
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X11, Xinerama, xcb, freetype
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### Instructions
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Run `./configure` to properly set up `config.mk`.
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#### Linux
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`make && sudo make install`
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#### FreeBSD, OpenBSD
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`gmake && doas gmake install`
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## Patches applied
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```
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dwmblocks (statuscmd)
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dwmblocks (SIGUSR1)
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bar layout symbol -- show window layout in status bar
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bar status -- show status in bar
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bar tag symbols -- show tag symbols in bar
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bar window title -- show window title in bar
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bar alpha -- semi-transparency on bar
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bar hide vacant tags -- hide tags with no windows
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attach aside -- add new windows to stack instead of master
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cool autostart -- execute commands on start and have processes owned by dwm
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dwmc -- use dwmc program to execute dwm commands (for scriptability)
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fullscreen -- applies monocle layout on active window and hides bar
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moveresize -- resize dwm windows with keybinds
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movestack -- allows to move windows in stack and to become master
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no transparent borders -- make window borders always solid
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scratchpads -- allow for scratchpad terminals
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swallow -- hide terminal window when it spawns a window and freezes itself (not working on OpenBSD)
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togglefullscreen -- use a keybind to make a window fullscreen or not
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vanitygaps -- add gaps between all windows
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```
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## Software Made to Work With This
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- [DWMBlocks](https://github.com/swindlesmccoop/dwmblocks)
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- [DMenu](https://github.com/swindlesmccoop/dmenu)
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- [ST](https://github.com/swindlesmccoop/st)
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## Keybinds
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All keybinds can be found by running `man dwm`, but here are the important ones:
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- `Super + Enter` - Spawn terminal (st)
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- `Super + Shift + Enter`, `F12` - Toggle scratchpad terminal
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- `Super + h/l` - Shrink/enlarge master window
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- `Super + d` - dmenu\_run (program launcher)
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- `Super + q` - Kill window
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- `Super + b` - Toggle status bar
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- `Super + f` - Toggle fullscreen
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- `Super + m` - Set window as master
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- `Super + o/O` - Increase/decrease number of masters
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- `Super + j/k` - Move focus down/up
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- `Super + J/K` - Move window in stack down/up
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- `Super + E`, `Super + Q` - Kill DWM
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- `Super + Space` - Set all windows to Floating mode
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- `Super + [Arrow]` - Move window in direction of arrow pressed
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- `Super + Shift + [Arrow]` - Expand/shrink window in direction of arrow pressed
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