-.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
-floating modes. Either mode can be applied dynamically, optimizing the
+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 mode windows are managed in a master and stacking area. The master
-area contains the windows which currently need most attention, whereas the
-stacking area contains all other windows. In floating mode windows can be
+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 mode applied.
+regardless of the layout applied.
.P
Windows are grouped by tags. Each window can be tagged with one or multiple
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 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.
+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 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
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 tiling and 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 tag to/from the view.
.TP
-.B Button4
-click on the mode label increases the number of windows in the master area (tiling mode only).
-.TP
-.B Button5
-click on the mode label decreases the number of windows in the master area (tiling mode 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 mode), toggles maximization current window (floating mode).
+.B Mod1\-b
+Shows/hides the status bar.
.TP
-.B Mod1-g
-Grow master area (tiling mode only).
+.B Mod1\-h
+Decreases the master area width about 5% (tiled layout only).
.TP
-.B Mod1-s
-Shrink master area (tiling mode only).
+.B Mod1\-j
+Focus next window.
.TP
-.B Mod1-i
-Increase the number of windows in the master area (tiling mode 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 mode 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 mode (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 mode 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 mode only).
+.B Mod1\-Button1
+Move current window while dragging. Tiled windows will be toggled to the floating state.
.TP
-.B Mod1-Button2
-Zoom current window to the master area (tiling mode only).
+.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 mode 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