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2.2 KiB
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48 lines
2.2 KiB
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A simple dynamic window manager for X, with features nicked from ratpoison
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and dwm:
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* Musca operates as a tiling window manager by default. It uses manual
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tiling, which means the user determines how the screen is divided into
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non-overlapping frames, with no restrictions on layout. Application
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windows always fill their assigned frame, with the exception of transient
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windows and popup dialog boxes which float above their parent application
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at the appropriate size. Once visible, applications do not change frames
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unless so instructed.
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* Since not all applications suit tiling, a more traditional stacking
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window manager mode is also available, allowing windows to float at any
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screen location and overlap.
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* There are no built in status bars, panels, tabs or window decorations
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to take up screen real estate. If the user wants any of these things,
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there are plenty of external applications available to do the job. Window
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decoration is limited to a slender border, which is coloured to indicate
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keyboard focus.
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* Windows are placed in named groups which can be used in a similar
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fashion to virtual desktops. Groups can be added and removed on the fly,
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and each group has its own frame layout.
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* The excellent dmenu utility is used to execute commands and launch
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applications, and it can also act as a window and group switcher. Basic
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EWMH support allows use of common panels, pagers and wmctrl.
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* Windows and frames are navigated and focused on any mouse button
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click, including rolling the wheel, or alternatively driven entirely
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by the keyboard. Simple key combinations exist for window switching,
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group switching, frame control and screen switching.
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* Frames can be dedicated to a single application window, preventing new
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windows usurping said frame. One frame per group can also be flagged as
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a catch-all so that all new application windows open there. The frame
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border colour changes to reflect these modes.
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* Musca has multi-screen support out of the box, and will automatically
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create groups for every available screen.
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Musca requires the following additional software (available here at
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slackbuilds.org):
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dmenu
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