several additions in mouse handling ;)

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@@ -5,63 +5,44 @@ dwm \- dynamic window manager
 .B dwm
 .RB [ \-v ]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.SS Overview
 .B dwm
-is a dynamic window manager for X11. It consists of a small status bar at the
-top of the screen and arranges windows in either a tiled or floating mode.
+is a dynamic window manager for X11. It consists of a small status bar and
+arranges windows in either a tiled or floating mode.
 .P
-If 
+In tiled mode
 .B dwm
-is in tiled mode, it consists of two columns. The left master column
-contains only one window per time, the right column contains all other windows 
-in a stack. In tiled mode
-.B dwm
-.B don't
-handles incremental resizals, some terminal programs like
-.B xterm
-may not work correctly with this in tiled mode.
+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
-If
-.B dwm
-is in floating mode, it arranges all windows with the reqyested geometry and
-allows the user to move or resize them. Some windows, like
-dialog windows, are treated floating even if
+In floating mode
 .B dwm
-is in tiled mode. In floating mode
-.B dwm
-handles incremental resizals.
+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.
 .P
 .B dwm
-reads from
-.I stdin
-to display status text, if written.
+reads from standard input to display status text, if written.
 .P
 .B dwm
-draws 1-pixel borders around windows to indicate the focus state and save as
+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.
-.SS Options
+.SH OPTIONS
 .TP
 .B \-v
-prints version information to
-.I stdout
-, then exits.
-.SS Customization
+prints version information to standard output, then exits.
+.SH CUSTOMIZATION
 .B dwm
 is customized through editing its source code. It is assumed that
-dwm users are high experienced users who know how a window manager works
-and who are able to patch
-.B dwm
-for their needs. This keeps
 .B dwm
-fast, secure and simple, because it does not process any input data, except
-window properties and the status text read from
-.I stdin .
-.SS Default Key Bindings
+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
@@ -71,7 +52,7 @@ Zoom
 .B window
 to the 
 .B master
-track
+column
 .TP
 .B Mod1-k
 Focus previous
@@ -127,7 +108,7 @@ Append
 .B nth
 tag to cureent
 .B window
-.SS Default Mouse Bindings
+.SS Mouse Control
 .TP
 .B Mod1-Button1
 Moves current
@@ -142,7 +123,3 @@ Lowers current
 Resizes current
 .B window
 while dragging
-.SH BUGS
-Some terminal programs do not behave correctly in tiled mode, because
-incremental resizals are ignored to use maximum screen real estate. You can
-patch the code to fix this.