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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.
145 .It Cm program Ns Bq Ar p
146 Define new action to spawn a program
151 .It Cm bind Ns Bq Ar x
152 Bind key combo to action
157 .It Cm quirk Ns Bq Ar c:n
158 Add "quirk" for windows with class
167 Colors need to be specified per the
169 specification and fonts need to be specified per the
174 allows you to define custom actions to launch programs of your choice and then
175 bind them the same as with built-in actions.
180 The default programs are described below:
182 .Bl -tag -width "screenshot_wind" -offset indent -compact
185 .It Cm screenshot_all
187 .It Cm screenshot_wind
194 dmenu_run -fn $bar_font -nb $bar_color -nf $bar_font_color -sb $bar_border -sf $bar_color
197 Custom programs in the configuration file are specified as follows:
199 .Dl program[<name>] = <progpath> [<arg> [... <arg>]]
202 is any identifier that does not conflict with a built-in action or keyword,
204 is the desired program, and
206 is zero or more arguments to the program.
208 The following variables represent settable values in
211 .Sx CONFIGURATION FILES
213 and may be used in the
215 fields and will be substituted for values at the time the program is spawned:
217 .Bl -tag -width "$bar_font_color" -offset indent -compact
221 .It Cm $bar_font_color
223 .It Cm $color_unfocus
227 .Bd -literal -offset indent
228 program[ff] = /usr/local/bin/firefox http://scrotwm.org/
229 bind[ff] = Mod+f # Now Mod+F launched firefox
232 To undo the previous:
233 .Bd -literal -offset indent
240 provides many functions (or actions) accessed via key or mouse bindings.
242 The current mouse bindings are described below:
244 .Bl -tag -width "M-j, M-<TAB>XXX" -offset indent -compact
252 Resize window while maintaining it centered
255 The default key bindings are described below:
257 .Bl -tag -width "M-j, M-<TAB>XXX" -offset indent -compact
258 .It Cm M-S- Ns Aq Cm Return
267 .It Cm M- Ns Aq Cm Space
269 .It Cm M-S- Ns Aq Cm Space
283 .It Cm M- Ns Aq Cm Return
292 .Cm M-S- Ns Aq Cm TAB
309 .It Cm M-S- Ns Aq Ar n
311 .It Cm M- Ns Aq Cm Right
313 .It Cm M- Ns Aq Cm Left
315 .It Cm M-S- Ns Aq Cm Right
317 .It Cm M-S- Ns Aq Cm Left
327 .It Cm M-S Aq Cm Delete
333 The action names and descriptions are listed below:
335 .Bl -tag -width "M-j, M-<TAB>XXX" -offset indent -compact
361 Add windows to master area
363 Remove windows from master area
365 Add columns/rows to stacking area
367 Remove columns/rows from stacking area
369 Move current window to master area
371 Focus next window in workspace
373 Focus previous window in workspace
375 Focus on main window in workspace
377 Swap with next window in workspace
379 Swap with previous window in workspace
381 Toggle status bar in all workspaces
383 Delete current window in workspace
385 Destroy current window in workspace
393 Move current window to workspace
399 Switch to next workspace with a window in it
401 Switch to previous workspace with a window in it
403 Move pointer to next region
405 Move pointer to previous region
406 .It Cm screenshot_all
407 Take screenshot of entire screen (if enabled)
411 .It Cm screenshot_wind
412 Take screenshot of selected window (if enabled)
417 Toggle version in status bar
419 Toggle focused window between tiled and floating
426 Reinitialize physical screens
432 Custom bindings in the configuration file are specified as follows:
434 .Dl bind[<action>] = <keys>
437 is one of the actions listed above (or empty) and
439 is in the form of zero or more modifier keys
440 (MOD, Mod1, Shift, etc.) and one or more normal keys
441 (b, space, etc.), separated by "+".
443 .Bd -literal -offset indent
444 bind[reset] = Mod4+q # bind Windows-key + q to reset
445 bind[] = Mod1+q # unbind Alt + q
448 Multiple key combinations may be bound to the same action.
451 provides "quirks" which handle windows that must be treated specially
452 in a tiling window manager, such as some dialogs and fullscreen apps.
454 The default quirks are described below:
456 .Bl -tag -width "OpenOffice.org N.M:VCLSalFrame<TAB>XXX" -offset indent -compact
457 .It Firefox-bin:firefox-bin
465 .It OpenOffice.org 2.4:VCLSalFrame
467 .It OpenOffice.org 3.1:VCLSalFrame
475 .It xine:xine Video Fullscreen Window
485 The quirks themselves are described below:
487 .Bl -tag -width "XTERM_FONTADJ<TAB>XXX" -offset indent -compact
489 This window should not be tiled, but allowed to float freely.
491 Adjusts size on transient windows that are too small using dialog_ratio
493 .Sx CONFIGURATION FILES ) .
495 Allow window to position itself, uncentered.
497 Adjust xterm fonts when resizing.
499 Remove border to allow window to use full screen size.
502 Custom quirks in the configuration file are specified as follows:
504 .Dl quirk[<class>:<name>] = <quirk> [ + <quirk> ... ]
509 specify the window to which the quirk(s) apply, and
511 is one of the quirks from the list above.
513 .Bd -literal -offset indent
514 quirk[MPlayer:xv] = FLOAT + FULLSCREEN # let mplayer play
515 quirk[pcb:pcb] = NONE # remove existing quirk
522 by running xprop(1) and then clicking on the desired window.
523 In the following example the main window of Firefox was clicked:
524 .Bd -literal -offset indent
525 $ xprop | grep WM_CLASS
526 WM_CLASS(STRING) = "Navigator", "Firefox"
529 Note that grepping for WM_CLASS flips class and name.
530 In the example above the quirk entry would be:
531 .Bd -literal -offset indent
532 quirk[Firefox:Navigator] = FLOAT
535 .Bl -tag -width "/etc/scrotwm.confXXX" -compact
536 .It Pa ~/.scrotwm.conf
538 user specific settings.
539 .It Pa /etc/scrotwm.conf
545 was inspired by xmonad & dwm.
551 .An Marco Peereboom Aq marco@peereboom.us ,
552 .An Ryan Thomas McBride Aq mcbride@countersiege.com
554 .An Darrin Chandler Aq dwchandler@stilyagin.com .
556 Currently the menu, invoked with