-.TH DWM 1 dwm-VERSION
+.TH DWM 1 dwm\-VERSION
.SH NAME
dwm \- dynamic window manager
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B dwm
.RB [ \-v ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
-dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiling and
+dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiled and
floating layouts. Either layout can be applied dynamically, optimizing the
environment for the application in use and the task performed.
.P
-In tiling layout windows are managed in a master and stacking area. The master
-area contains the windows which currently need most attention, whereas the
+In tiled layout 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 layout windows can be
resized and moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating,
regardless of the layout applied.
tags. Selecting certain tags displays all windows with these tags.
.P
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. 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.
+the title of the focused window, and the text read from standard input. A
+floating window is indicated with an empty square and a maximized
+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
dwm draws a small border around windows to indicate the focus state.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B Button1
click on a tag label to display all windows with that tag, click on the layout
-label toggles between tiling and floating layout.
+label toggles between tiled and floating layout.
.TP
.B Button3
click on a tag label adds/removes all windows with that tag to/from the view.
.TP
-.B Button4
-click on the layout label increases the number of windows in the master area (tiling layout only).
-.TP
-.B Button5
-click on the layout label decreases the number of windows in the master area (tiling layout only).
-.TP
-.B Mod1-Button1
+.B Mod1\-Button1
click on a tag label applies that tag to the focused window.
.TP
-.B Mod1-Button3
+.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).
+.BR xterm.
.TP
-.B Mod1-Tab
-Focus next window.
+.B Mod1\-Return
+Zooms/cycles current window to/from master area (tiled layout only).
.TP
-.B Mod1-Shift-Tab
-Focus previous window.
+.B Mod1\-Tab
+Toggles to the previously selected tags.
.TP
-.B Mod1-Return
-Zooms/cycles current window to/from master area (tiling layout), toggles maximization of current window (floating layout).
+.B Mod1\-b
+Shows/hides the status bar.
.TP
-.B Mod1-g
-Grow master area (tiling layout only).
+.B Mod1\-h
+Decreases the master area width about 5% (tiled layout only).
.TP
-.B Mod1-s
-Shrink master area (tiling layout only).
+.B Mod1\-j
+Focus next window.
.TP
-.B Mod1-i
-Increase the number of windows in the master area (tiling layout only).
+.B Mod1\-k
+Focus previous window.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-l
+Increases the master area width about 5% (tiled layout only).
.TP
-.B Mod1-d
-Decrease the number of windows in the master area (tiling layout only).
+.B Mod1\-m
+Maximizes current window (floating layout/window only).
.TP
-.B Mod1-Shift-[1..n]
+.B Mod1\-r
+Re-applies tagging rules to all windows.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-Shift\-[1..n]
Apply
.RB nth
tag to current window.
.TP
-.B Mod1-Shift-0
+.B Mod1\-Shift\-0
Apply all tags to current window.
.TP
-.B Mod1-Control-Shift-[1..n]
+.B Mod1\-Control\-Shift\-[1..n]
Add/remove
.B nth
tag to/from current window.
.TP
-.B Mod1-Shift-c
+.B Mod1\-Shift\-c
Close focused window.
.TP
-.B Mod1-space
-Toggle between tiling and floating layout (affects all windows).
+.B Mod1\-space
+Toggle between tiled and floating layout (affects all windows).
.TP
-.B Mod1-Shift-space
-Toggle focused window between floating and non-floating state (tiling layout only).
+.B Mod1\-Shift\-space
+Toggle focused window between tiled and floating state.
.TP
-.B Mod1-[1..n]
+.B Mod1\-[1..n]
View all windows with
.BR nth
tag.
.TP
-.B Mod1-0
+.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
.BR nth
tag to/from the view.
.TP
-.B Mod1-Shift-q
+.B Mod1\-Shift\-q
Quit dwm.
.SS Mouse commands
.TP
-.B Mod1-Button1
-Move current window while dragging (floating layout only).
+.B Mod1\-Button1
+Move current window while dragging. Tiled windows will be toggled to the floating state.
.TP
-.B Mod1-Button2
-Zooms/cycles current window to/from master area (tiling layout), toggles maximization of current window (floating layout).
+.B Mod1\-Button2
+Zooms/cycles current window to/from master area. If it is floating (but not fixed) it will be toggled to the tiled state instead.
.TP
-.B Mod1-Button3
-Resize current window while dragging (floating layout only).
+.B Mod1\-Button3
+Resize current window while dragging. Tiled windows will be toggled to the floating state.
.SH CUSTOMIZATION
dwm is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source
code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.
can set the following environment variable (to use the older Motif
backend instead):
.BR AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit .
+.P
+Recent 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