-.TH DWM 1 dwm-VERSION
+.TH DWM 1 dwm\-VERSION
.SH NAME
dwm \- dynamic window manager
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B dwm
.RB [ \-v ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
-.B dwm
-is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiling and floating
-modes. Either mode can be applied dynamically, optimizing the environment for
-the application in use and the task performed.
+dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiled, monocle
+and floating layouts. Either layout can be applied dynamically, optimising the
+environment for the application in use and the task performed.
.P
-In tiling mode windows are managed in a master and stacking column. The master
-column contains the window which currently needs most attention, whereas the
-stacking column contains all other windows. In floating mode windows can be
-resized and moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating,
-regardless of the mode selected.
+In tiled layouts windows are managed in a master and stacking area. The master
+area contains the window which currently needs most attention, whereas the
+stacking area contains all other windows. In monocle layout all windows are
+maximised to the screen size. In floating layout windows can be resized and
+moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating, regardless of the
+layout applied.
.P
Windows are grouped by tags. Each window can be tagged with one or multiple
-tags. Selecting a certain tag for viewing will display all windows with that
-tag.
+tags. Selecting certain tags displays all windows with these tags.
.P
-.B dwm
-contains a small status bar which displays all available tags, the mode, the
-title of the focused window, and the text read from standard input. The tags of
-the focused window are highlighted with a small point.
+dwm contains a small status bar which displays all available tags, the layout,
+the title of the focused window, and the text read from standard input. A
+floating window is indicated with an empty square and a maximised
+floating window is indicated with a filled square before the windows
+title. The selected tags are indicated with a different color. The tags of
+the focused window are indicated with a filled square in the top left
+corner. The tags which are applied to one or more windows are indicated
+with an empty square in the top left corner.
.P
-.B dwm
-draws a 1-pixel border around windows to indicate the focus state.
-Unfocused windows contain a small bar in front of them displaying their title.
+dwm draws a small border around windows to indicate the focus state.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-v
is read and displayed in the status text area.
.TP
.B Button1
-click on a tag label views all windows with that
-.BR tag ,
-click on the mode label toggles between
-.B tiled
-and
-.B floating
-mode.
+click on a tag label to display all windows with that tag, click on the layout
+label toggles between tiled and floating layout.
.TP
.B Button3
-click on a tag label adds/removes all windows with that
-.B tag
-to/from the view.
-.TP
-.B Mod1-Button1
-click on a tag label applies that
-.B tag
-to the focused
-.BR window .
-.TP
-.B Mod1-Button3
-click on a tag label adds/removes that
-.B tag
-to/from the focused
-.BR window .
+click on a tag label adds/removes all windows with that tag to/from the view.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-Button1
+click on a tag label applies that tag to the focused window.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-Button3
+click on a tag label adds/removes that tag to/from the focused window.
.SS Keyboard commands
.TP
-.B Mod1-Shift-Return
+.B Mod1\-Shift\-Return
Start
-.BR xterm (1).
-.TP
-.B Mod1-Tab
-Focus next
-.BR window .
-.TP
-.B Mod1-Shift-Tab
-Focus previous
-.BR window .
-.TP
-.B Mod1-Return
-Zoom current
-.B window
-to the
-.B master
-column
-.RB ( tiling
-mode only).
-.TP
-.B Mod1-m
-Maximize current
-.BR window .
-.TP
-.B Mod1-g
-Grow current
-.BR column
-.RB ( tiling
-mode only).
-.TP
-.B Mod1-s
-Shrink current
-.BR column
-.RB ( tiling
-mode only).
-.TP
-.B Mod1-Shift-[1..n]
+.BR xterm.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-b
+Toggles bar on and off.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-space
+Toggles between layouts.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-j
+Focus next window.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-k
+Focus previous window.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-h
+Decrease master area size.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-l
+Increase master area size.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-m
+Toggle focused window between maximisation and normal state.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-Return
+Zooms/cycles focused window to/from master area (tiled layouts only).
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-Shift\-c
+Close focused window.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-Shift\-space
+Toggle focused window between tiled and floating state.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-Tab
+Toggles to the previously selected tags.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-Shift\-[1..n]
Apply
-.B nth tag
-to current
-.BR window .
+.RB nth
+tag to focused window.
.TP
-.B Mod1-Control-Shift-[1..n]
+.B Mod1\-Shift\-0
+Apply all tags to focused window.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-Control\-Shift\-[1..n]
Add/remove
-.B nth tag
-to/from current
-.BR window .
-.TP
-.B Mod1-Shift-c
-Close focused
-.B window.
-.TP
-.B Mod1-space
-Toggle between
-.B tiled
-and
-.B floating
-mode (affects
-.BR "all windows" ).
-.TP
-.B Mod1-[1..n]
+.B nth
+tag to/from focused window.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-[1..n]
View all windows with
-.BR "tag n" .
+.BR nth
+tag.
.TP
-.B Mod1-0
-View all windows with any
-.BR "tag" .
+.B Mod1\-0
+View all windows with any tag.
.TP
-.B Mod1-Control-[1..n]
+.B Mod1\-Control\-[1..n]
Add/remove all windows with
-.B tag n
-to/from the view.
+.BR nth
+tag to/from the view.
.TP
-.B Mod1-Shift-q
-Quit
-.B dwm.
+.B Mod1\-Shift\-q
+Quit dwm.
.SS Mouse commands
.TP
-.B Mod1-Button1
-Move current
-.B window
-while dragging
-.RB ( floating
-mode only).
-.TP
-.B Mod1-Button2
-Zoom current
-.B window
-to the
-.B master
-column
-.RB ( tiling
-mode only).
-.TP
-.B Mod1-Button3
-Resize current
-.B window
-while dragging
-.RB ( floating
-mode only).
+.B Mod1\-Button1
+Move focused window while dragging. Tiled windows will be toggled to the floating state.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-Button2
+Toggles focused window between floating and tiled state.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-Button3
+Resize focused window while dragging. Tiled windows will be toggled to the floating state.
.SH CUSTOMIZATION
-.B dwm
-is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source
+dwm is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source
code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.
-.SH CAVEATS
-The status bar may display
-.B broken pipe
-when
-.B dwm
-has been started by
-.BR xdm (1),
-because it closes standard output before executing
-.BR dwm .
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR dmenu (1)
+.SH BUGS
+The status bar may display
+.BR "EOF"
+when dwm has been started by an X session manager like
+.BR xdm (1),
+because those close standard output before executing dwm.
+.P
+Java applications which use the XToolkit/XAWT backend may draw grey windows
+only. The XToolkit/XAWT backend breaks ICCCM-compliance in recent JDK 1.5 and early
+JDK 1.6 versions, because it assumes a reparenting window manager. As a workaround
+you can use JDK 1.4 (which doesn't contain the XToolkit/XAWT backend) or you
+can set the following environment variable (to use the older Motif
+backend instead):
+.BR AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit .
+.P
+GTK 2.10.9+ versions contain a broken
+.BR Save\-As
+file dialog implementation,
+which requests to reconfigure its window size in an endless loop. However, its
+window is still respondable during this state, so you can simply ignore the flicker
+until a new GTK version appears, which will fix this bug, approximately
+GTK 2.10.12+ versions.
Got questions, comments, patches, etc.? Contact Jason Woofenden