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23 .Nd window manager for X11
28 is a minimalistic window manager that tries to stay out of the way so that
29 valuable screen real estate can be used for much more important stuff.
30 It has sane defaults and does not require one to learn a language to do any
32 It was written by hackers for hackers and it strives to be small, compact and
37 starts up, it reads settings from its configuration file,
40 .Sx CONFIGURATION FILES
43 The following notation is used throughout this page:
45 .Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
59 is very simple in its use.
60 Most of the actions are initiated via key or mouse bindings.
63 section below for defaults and customizations.
64 .Sh CONFIGURATION FILES
66 first tries to open the user specific file,
68 If that file is unavailable,
69 it then tries to open the global configuration file
70 .Pa /etc/scrotwm.conf .
72 The format of the file is \*(Ltkeyword\*(Gt = \*(Ltsetting\*(Gt.
77 Enabling or disabling an option is done by using 1 or 0 respectively.
79 The file supports the following keywords:
81 .Bl -tag -width "title_class_enabledXXX" -offset indent -compact
83 Border color of the currently focussed window.
85 Border color of unfocussed windows.
87 Enable or disable status bar.
88 .It Cm bar_border Ns Bq Ar x
89 Color of the status bar border in screen
91 .It Cm bar_color Ns Bq Ar x
92 Color of the status bar window in screen
94 .It Cm bar_font_color Ns Bq Ar x
95 Color of the font in status bar in screen
100 External script that populates additional information in the status bar,
101 such as battery life.
103 Update frequency, in seconds, of external script that populates the status bar.
105 Enable or disable displaying the current stacking algorithm in the status bar.
107 Enable or disable displaying the clock in the status bar.
108 Disable by setting to 0
109 so a custom clock could be used in the bar_action script.
111 Some applications have dialogue windows that are too small to be useful.
112 This ratio is the screen size to what they will be resized.
113 For example, 0.6 is 60% of the physical screen size.
115 Allocates a custom region, removing any autodetected regions which occupy the same
117 Defined in the format screen[<idx>]:WIDTHxHEIGHT+X+Y,
118 e.g.\& screen[1]:800x1200+0+0.
120 Set a preferred minimum width for the terminal
121 If this value is greater than 0,
123 will attempt to adjust the font sizes in the terminal to keep the terminal
124 width above this number as the window is resized.
127 is currently supported.
130 binary must not be setuid or setgid, which it is by default on most systems.
131 Users may need to set program[term] (see the
133 section) to use an alternate copy of the
135 binary without the setgid bit set.
136 .It Cm title_class_enabled
137 Enable or disable displaying the window class in the status bar.
138 Enable by setting to 1
139 .It Cm title_name_enabled
140 Enable or disable displaying the window title in the status bar.
141 Enable by setting to 1
144 Mod1 is generally the ALT key and Mod4 is the windows key on a PC.
146 Using a value of follow_cursor will make the window manager focus the window
147 under the mouse when switching workspaces and creating windows.
148 .It Cm disable_border
149 Remove border when bar is disabled and there is only one window on the screen.
150 .It Cm program Ns Bq Ar p
151 Define new action to spawn a program
156 .It Cm bind Ns Bq Ar x
157 Bind key combo to action
162 .It Cm quirk Ns Bq Ar c:n
163 Add "quirk" for windows with class
172 Colors need to be specified per the
174 specification and fonts need to be specified per the
179 allows you to define custom actions to launch programs of your choice and then
180 bind them the same as with built-in actions.
185 The default programs are described below:
187 .Bl -tag -width "screenshot_wind" -offset indent -compact
190 .It Cm screenshot_all
192 .It Cm screenshot_wind
199 dmenu_run \-fn $bar_font \-nb $bar_color \-nf $bar_font_color \-sb $bar_border \-sf $bar_color
202 Custom programs in the configuration file are specified as follows:
204 .Dl program[<name>] = <progpath> [<arg> [... <arg>]]
207 is any identifier that does not conflict with a built-in action or keyword,
209 is the desired program, and
211 is zero or more arguments to the program.
213 The following variables represent settable values in
216 .Sx CONFIGURATION FILES
218 and may be used in the
220 fields and will be substituted for values at the time the program is spawned:
222 .Bl -tag -width "$bar_font_color" -offset indent -compact
226 .It Cm $bar_font_color
228 .It Cm $color_unfocus
232 .Bd -literal -offset indent
233 program[ff] = /usr/local/bin/firefox http://scrotwm.org/
234 bind[ff] = Mod+f # Now Mod+F launched firefox
237 To undo the previous:
238 .Bd -literal -offset indent
245 provides many functions (or actions) accessed via key or mouse bindings.
247 The current mouse bindings are described below:
249 .Bl -tag -width "M-j, M-<TAB>XXX" -offset indent -compact
257 Resize window while maintaining it centered
260 The default key bindings are described below:
262 .Bl -tag -width "M-j, M-<TAB>XXX" -offset indent -compact
263 .It Cm M-S- Ns Aq Cm Return
272 .It Cm M- Ns Aq Cm Space
274 .It Cm M-S- Ns Aq Cm Space
288 .It Cm M- Ns Aq Cm Return
297 .Cm M-S- Ns Aq Cm TAB
314 .It Cm M-S- Ns Aq Ar n
316 .It Cm M- Ns Aq Cm Right
318 .It Cm M- Ns Aq Cm Left
322 .It Cm M-S- Ns Aq Cm Right
324 .It Cm M-S- Ns Aq Cm Left
334 .It Cm M-S Aq Cm Delete
340 The action names and descriptions are listed below:
342 .Bl -tag -width "M-j, M-<TAB>XXX" -offset indent -compact
368 Add windows to master area
370 Remove windows from master area
372 Add columns/rows to stacking area
374 Remove columns/rows from stacking area
376 Move current window to master area
378 Focus next window in workspace
380 Focus previous window in workspace
382 Focus on main window in workspace
384 Swap with next window in workspace
386 Swap with previous window in workspace
388 Toggle status bar in all workspaces
390 Delete current window in workspace
392 Destroy current window in workspace
400 Move current window to workspace
406 Switch to next workspace with a window in it
408 Switch to previous workspace with a window in it
410 Switch to last visited workspace
412 Move pointer to next region
414 Move pointer to previous region
415 .It Cm screenshot_all
416 Take screenshot of entire screen (if enabled)
420 .It Cm screenshot_wind
421 Take screenshot of selected window (if enabled)
426 Toggle version in status bar
428 Toggle focused window between tiled and floating
435 Reinitialize physical screens
441 Custom bindings in the configuration file are specified as follows:
443 .Dl bind[<action>] = <keys>
446 is one of the actions listed above (or empty) and
448 is in the form of zero or more modifier keys
449 (MOD, Mod1, Shift, etc.) and one or more normal keys
450 (b, space, etc.), separated by "+".
452 .Bd -literal -offset indent
453 bind[reset] = Mod4+q # bind Windows-key + q to reset
454 bind[] = Mod1+q # unbind Alt + q
457 Multiple key combinations may be bound to the same action.
460 provides "quirks" which handle windows that must be treated specially
461 in a tiling window manager, such as some dialogs and fullscreen apps.
463 The default quirks are described below:
465 .Bl -tag -width "OpenOffice.org N.M:VCLSalFrame<TAB>XXX" -offset indent -compact
466 .It Firefox\-bin:firefox\-bin
474 .It OpenOffice.org 2.4:VCLSalFrame
476 .It OpenOffice.org 3.1:VCLSalFrame
484 .It xine:xine Video Fullscreen Window
494 The quirks themselves are described below:
496 .Bl -tag -width "XTERM_FONTADJ<TAB>XXX" -offset indent -compact
498 This window should not be tiled, but allowed to float freely.
500 Adjusts size on transient windows that are too small using dialog_ratio
502 .Sx CONFIGURATION FILES ) .
504 Allow window to position itself, uncentered.
506 Adjust xterm fonts when resizing.
508 Remove border to allow window to use full screen size.
511 Custom quirks in the configuration file are specified as follows:
513 .Dl quirk[<class>:<name>] = <quirk> [ + <quirk> ... ]
518 specify the window to which the quirk(s) apply, and
520 is one of the quirks from the list above.
522 .Bd -literal -offset indent
523 quirk[MPlayer:xv] = FLOAT + FULLSCREEN # let mplayer play
524 quirk[pcb:pcb] = NONE # remove existing quirk
531 by running xprop(1) and then clicking on the desired window.
532 In the following example the main window of Firefox was clicked:
533 .Bd -literal -offset indent
534 $ xprop | grep WM_CLASS
535 WM_CLASS(STRING) = "Navigator", "Firefox"
538 Note that grepping for WM_CLASS flips class and name.
539 In the example above the quirk entry would be:
540 .Bd -literal -offset indent
541 quirk[Firefox:Navigator] = FLOAT
546 a HUP signal will retstart it.
548 .Bl -tag -width "/etc/scrotwm.confXXX" -compact
549 .It Pa ~/.scrotwm.conf
551 user specific settings.
552 .It Pa /etc/scrotwm.conf
558 was inspired by xmonad & dwm.
564 .An Marco Peereboom Aq marco@peereboom.us ,
565 .An Ryan Thomas McBride Aq mcbride@countersiege.com
567 .An Darrin Chandler Aq dwchandler@stilyagin.com .
569 Currently the menu, invoked with