https://github.com/sduverger/fpwm

python tiling window manager
https://github.com/sduverger/fpwm

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python tiling window manager

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/sduverger/fpwm
• Owner: sduverger
• Created: 2012-05-29T08:49:27.000Z (over 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2012-06-04T12:56:04.000Z (over 12 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-11T06:34:44.182Z (6 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 316 KB
• Stars: 11
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
FPWM

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A fucking python tiling window manager.

What is it ?

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Fpwm is a tiling window manager written in python. One can configure it and access its internals using python. It's a little bit what xmonad offers, without the purely functional approach of Haskell.

What fpwm offers ?

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* tiling, floating clients

* multi-screens (xrandr)

* multi-workspaces (shared between screens)

* multi-layouts (per workspace)

* keyboard/mouse bindings

* cycle/resize layouts

* move/resize client

* next/prev client

* up/down client into a layout

* next/prev workspaces

* goto/sendto workspace

* status info and available space (ie. for dzen)

* toggle fullscreen/show desktop

* spawn external programs

* ignored clients

* quake console

Why another tiling window manager ?

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* wanted to know how it works

* used to xmonad ... but Haskell

* easy to read/understand

* simple/stupid, minimalistic and highly configurable

* good for imperative minds and not functional ones ... even if i should admit xmonad really rocks !

Limitations ?

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* you will cry blood if you're a good python programmer

* there are bugs, they will be fixed

* check TODO and BUGS files

How to use it ?

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* ensure to have xcb libs (>= 1.8) and python xcb bindings (python-xpyb under Debian)

* clone it `git clone [email protected]:sduverger/fpwm.git`

* ninja it `mv fpwm .fpwm`

* edit `config.py`

* run it `~/.fpwm/fpwm.py | dzen2 -w  -x `