added MODKEY-{plus,minus} shortcuts (increasing/decreasing master clients)

[dwm.git] / dwm.1

diff --git a/dwm.1 b/dwm.1
index 45b962c..8742fa8 100644 (file)
--- a/dwm.1
+++ b/dwm.1
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ 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.
 .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
+In tiling mode 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 floating mode windows can be
 resized and moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating,
 regardless of the mode selected.
 .P
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ tags. Selecting certain tags displays all windows with these tags.
 .P
 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
-selected tags are highlighted with a different color, the tags of the focused
-window are highlighted with a small point.
+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
 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.
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ is read and displayed in the status text area.
 .TP
 .B Button1
 click on a tag label to display all windows with that tag, click on the mode
-label toggles between tiled and floating mode.
+label toggles between tiling and floating mode.
 .TP
 .B Button3
 click on a tag label adds/removes all windows with that tag to/from the view.
@@ -60,18 +62,28 @@ Focus next window.
 Focus previous window.
 .TP
 .B Mod1-Return
-Zooms/cycles current window to/from master column (tiling mode), toggles maximization (floating mode).
+Zooms/cycles current window to/from master area (tiling mode), toggles maximization current window (floating mode).
+.TP
 .B Mod1-g
-Grow current column (tiling mode only).
+Grow master area (tiling mode only).
 .TP
 .B Mod1-s
-Shrink current column (tiling mode only).
+Shrink master area (tiling mode only).
+.TP
+.B Mod1-plus
+Increase clients of master area (tiling mode only).
+.TP
+.B Mod1-minus
+Decrease clients of master area (tiling mode only).
 .TP
 .B Mod1-Shift-[1..n]
 Apply
 .RB nth
 tag to current window.
 .TP
+.B Mod1-Shift-0
+Apply all tags to current window.
+.TP
 .B Mod1-Control-Shift-[1..n]
 Add/remove
 .B nth
@@ -81,7 +93,10 @@ tag to/from current window.
 Close focused window.
 .TP
 .B Mod1-space
-Toggle between tiled and floating mode (affects all windows).
+Toggle between tiling and floating mode (affects all windows).
+.TP
+.B Mod1-Shift-space
+Toggle focused window between floating and non-floating state (tiling mode only).
 .TP
 .B Mod1-[1..n]
 View all windows with
@@ -104,7 +119,7 @@ Quit dwm.
 Move current window while dragging (floating mode only).
 .TP
 .B Mod1-Button2
-Zoom current window to the master column (tiling mode only).
+Zoom current window to the master area (tiling mode only).
 .TP
 .B Mod1-Button3
 Resize current window while dragging (floating mode only).
@@ -113,9 +128,17 @@ 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
-.BR "broken pipe"
-when dwm has been started by
+.BR "EOF"
+when dwm has been started by an X session manager like
 .BR xdm (1),
-because it closes standard output before executing dwm.
+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 .
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .BR dmenu (1)