X-Git-Url: https://jasonwoof.com/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=dwm.1;h=e7f17581d7c952d298e308201cf438b595c7e313;hb=a73a88280681acdab047bd11a9ba77d97d6a0b72;hp=56dd8b9921ed1b7cb62aa4e5e6db84f3634a528d;hpb=901b3ed9b7e3e4c7542797301ae2442938bcea20;p=dwm.git diff --git a/dwm.1 b/dwm.1 index 56dd8b9..e7f1758 100644 --- a/dwm.1 +++ b/dwm.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.TH DWM 1 dwm-0.1 +.TH DWM 1 dwm-0.5 .SH NAME dwm \- dynamic window manager .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -6,46 +6,30 @@ dwm \- dynamic window manager .RB [ \-v ] .SH DESCRIPTION .B dwm -is a dynamic window manager for X11. It consists of a small status bar and -arranges windows in either a tiled or floating mode. +is a dynamic window manager for X11. It manages windows in tiling and floating +modes. Either mode can be applied dynamically, depending on the application in +use and the task performed. .P -In tiled mode -.B dwm -manages all windows in a left master column and a right stacking column. The -master column contains a single window, the left stacking column all other -windows. Dialog windows are treated floating. -.P -In floating mode -.B dwm -manages all windows in a conventional way. They can be resized and moved freely -with the mouse. -.P -Windows are grouped by tags. You can view all windows with a specific tag per -time. However, each window is allowed to contain more than one tag, which -allows to make windows visible in all views. +In tiling mode windows are managed in a master and stacking column. The master +column contains the window which needs most attention at a time, whereas the +stacking column contains all other windows in a stack. Dialog windows are +managed floating, however. In floating mode windows can be resized and moved +freely. .P -.B dwm -reads from standard input to display status text, if written. +Windows are grouped by tags. All windows with a specific tag can be viewed at a +time. But each window may contain more than one tag, which makes it visible in +several views. .P .B dwm -draws 1-pixel borders around windows to indicate the focus state and providing as -much screen real estate as possible. Unfocused windows contain a small bar -in front of the window indicating the tags and the window title. +has a small status bar which reads the text displayed from standard +input, if written. It draws 1-pixel borders around windows to indicate the +focus state. Unfocused windows contain a small bar in front of the window +displaying the tags and the window title. .SH OPTIONS .TP .B \-v prints version information to standard output, then exits. -.SH CUSTOMIZATION -.B dwm -is customized through editing its source code. It is assumed that -.B dwm -users know to patch it for their needs. This keeps it fast, secure and simple, -because it does not process any input data, except window properties and -the status text read from standard input. -.SS Keyboard Control -.TP 16 -.I Key -.I Action +.SH USAGE .TP .B Mod1-Return Zoom @@ -72,14 +56,12 @@ Focus tag .TP .B Mod1-space -(Re-)arrange -.B all -windows tiled -.TP -.B Mod1-Shift-space -(Re-)arrange -.B all -windows floating +Toggle between +.B tiled +and +.B floating +mode (affects +.BR "all windows" ) .TP .B Mod1-Shift-[0..n] Apply @@ -95,20 +77,11 @@ Quit Start .B terminal .TP -.B Mod1-Shift-w -Start -.B web browser -.TP -.B Mod1-Shift-l -Lock -.B screen -.TP -.B Control-[0..n] +.B Mod1-Control-[0..n] Append .B nth -tag to cureent +tag to current .B window -.SS Mouse Control .TP .B Mod1-Button1 Moves current @@ -123,3 +96,7 @@ Lowers current Resizes current .B window while dragging +.SH CUSTOMIZATION +.B dwm +is customized through editing config.h of the source code. This keeps it fast, +secure and simple.