https://github.com/sagb/alttab

The task switcher for minimalistic window managers or standalone X11 session
https://github.com/sagb/alttab

alttab i3 standalone switcher task task-switcher window x11 xlib

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The task switcher for minimalistic window managers or standalone X11 session

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/sagb/alttab
• Owner: sagb
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2016-10-15T13:21:51.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-10-24T10:59:28.000Z (6 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-25T09:43:56.846Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: alttab, i3, standalone, switcher, task, task-switcher, window, x11, xlib
• Language: C
• Size: 3.6 MB
• Stars: 389
• Watchers: 10
• Forks: 45
• Open Issues: 23
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: ChangeLog
  • License: COPYING

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README

        

![Default options, raw X11](doc/screenshots/alttab-default-rawx.png?raw=true)

![Low DPI](doc/screenshots/alttab-high.png?raw=true)

![Translucent](doc/screenshots/alttab-jtaala.png?raw=true)

How these screenshots were [obtained](doc/screenshots/screenshots.md)

![CI status](https://github.com/sagb/alttab/actions/workflows/c-cpp.yml/badge.svg)

**alttab** is X11 window switcher designed for minimalistic window managers

or standalone X11 session.

```

  alttab  [-w N] [-d N] [-sc N] [-mk ] [-kk ] [-bk ]

  [-pk ] [-nk ] [-ck ] [-dk ] [-mm ] [-bm ]

  [-t NxM] [-i NxM] [-vp str] [-p str] [-s N] [-theme name] [-bg color]

  [-fg color] [-frame color] [-inact color] [-bc color] [-bw ]

  [-font name] [-vertical] [-e] [-b N] [-ns] [-v|-vv]

```

(see man page for details)

Unlike task switchers integrated in most simple window managers (WM) or

dmenu-like switchers, alttab features visual interface and convenient

tactile behaviour: press modifier (Alt) - multiple switch with

a key (Tab) - release modifier.

Also, it's lightweight and depends only on basic X11 libs, conforming

to the usage of lightweight WM.

# Installation

```

git clone https://github.com/sagb/alttab.git

cd alttab

./configure && sudo make install

```

See [INSTALL.md](INSTALL.md) for details, [doc/wm-setup.md](doc/wm-setup.md)

for window manager settings,

[doc/mobile.md](doc/mobile.md) for usage on mobile devices.

Usually it should run fully functional without any argument: `alttab`.  

# See also

[no-wm](https://github.com/patrickhaller/no-wm): use X11 without a window manager  

   

   

alttab (C) Alexander Kulak <sa-dev AT odd POINT systems> 2016-2024