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Description

xswm is a minimal stacking and non-reparenting window-manager for X with only one task. Open every window maximized. Zero configuration required. Due to its limited scope it is very minimal and performant (~550 SLOC). No built-in:

  • Hotkeys
  • Notifications
  • Statusbar
  • Window-Decorations
  • Window-Switcher
  • etc.

Just a window-manager. Tries to be ICCCM and EWMH compliant insofar it makes sense, is necessary to make applications work properly and aligns with the design-goals of xswm.

Dependencies

  • libx11

Installation

Installs by default under /usr/local/bin

make install

To install somewhere else set PREFIX to the preferred installation-directory.

make install PREFIX=/some/where/else

Configuration

$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/xswm/autostart.sh can be used to autostart programs.

Remote-Control

xswm can be remotely controlled with xswm <cmd>. The following commands are supported:

  • xswm close to close the focused window
  • xswm last to focus the last window
  • xswm quit to quit xswm

Recommended Programs

Since xswm is just a window-manager it should be used in combination with other programs. Some recommendations are:

  • Hotkey-Daemon like sxhkd
  • Application-Launcher like dmenu
  • Window-Switcher like alttab
  • xhidecursor to hide the cursor when typing and unhide it when moving the mouse

Note: No status-bar, multi-monitor or -desktop support (at least for now).