48 lines
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48 lines
1.4 KiB
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# mwm
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The window manager for the true minimalist:
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- 20 LOC.
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- No modes.
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- No "eye-candy".
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- No mouse control.
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- No virtual desktops.
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- No configuration files.
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- Not standards-compliant.
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- No title bars, no status bars, no buttons, no borders, no menus, etc.
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- All windows are full-screen, just one is visible at any given time.
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- Absolutely adaptable to your needs.
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- Includes just what is strictly needed.
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This is the smallest, actually usable window manager I know about. Even
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TinyWM is twice as large. However, it doesn't let you launch programs, or
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assign key bindings. `mwm` does.
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_`xterm`, with the `micro` editor, editing `mwm`'s source._
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## Why?
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Most software today is crappy. Do you really need all the bells and whistles?
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Probably not.
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We are in dire need of software that is hackable, fun, small, malleable, and
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that you can wrap your head around, because: is it truly free software if, due
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to its complexity, you cannot modify it? ;)
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## How?
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Two macros are available for assigning keybindings: `grab` and `map`. Read
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`mwm-custom.c` for an example on how to use them (my own setup).
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You first need to `grab` the keys you want to be able to bind. Then you `map`
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them to actions.
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## Building.
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Run `./build.sh`. Pass `CC=...` to use a different C compiler (I use `tcc`).
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Dead simple.
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