https://github.com/spolu/dwm.vim

Tiled Window Management for Vim
https://github.com/spolu/dwm.vim

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Tiled Window Management for Vim

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/spolu/dwm.vim
• Owner: spolu
• Created: 2012-08-22T13:57:36.000Z (about 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-05-15T03:36:59.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-05T20:32:43.962Z (3 months ago)
• Language: VimL
• Homepage: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=4186
• Size: 221 KB
• Stars: 700
• Watchers: 29
• Forks: 77
• Open Issues: 25
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  • Readme: Readme.md

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### dwm.vim : Tiled Window Management for Vim

dwm.vim adds tiled window management capabilities to Vim. It is highly inspired by [dwm](http://dwm.suckless.org/) (Dynamic Window Manager) tiled layout management. 

Download page on vim.org: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=4186

Windows are always organised as follows: 

```

===================================

|              |        S1        | 

|              |===================

|      M       |        S2        | 

|              |===================

|              |        S3        | 

===================================

```

Use the following commands to create, browse and close windows: 

- `C-N` Creates a new window and place it in the master pane [M] & stacks all previous windows in the stacked pane [S]

- `C-C` Close the current window if no unsaved changes 

- `C-J` Jumps to next window (clockwise) 

- `C-K` Jumps to previous window (anti-clockwise) 

- `C-Space` Focus the current window, that is, place it in the master pane [M] & stacks all other windows in the stacked pane [S]

### ScreenShot

![](http://i.imgur.com/TKL4i.png)

### Installation

Install to `~/.vim/plugin/dwm.vim`.

Or copy and paste:

```

mkdir -p ~/.vim/plugin ~/.vim/doc; \

wget -qO ~/.vim/plugin/dwm.vim \

    https://raw.github.com/spolu/dwm.vim/master/plugin/dwm.vim; \

wget -qO ~/.vim/doc/dwm.txt \

    https://raw.github.com/spolu/dwm.vim/master/doc/dwm.txt;

```

You can use `curl -so` if you prefer it over `wget`.

### Optional Settings

- `g:dwm_map_keys`: if set to a falsey value, prevents key mapping.

- `g:dwm_master_pane_width`: set the width of the master pane (e.g. `g:dwm_master_pane_width=85`)

To use a mouse to select windows and resize panes:

- `set mouse=a`: enable the use of the mouse in all modes

- `set ttymouse=xterm2`: recognize mouse codes for the xterm2 terminal type

### Remarks

There is only one tiled layout available right now, but do not hesitate to *fork it*!

For fun, I urge you to try using `dwm.vim` in `vim`, in `tmux`, in `ssh`, in `tmux`, in `xterm`, in `dwm`.

Thanks Uriel (✝) (*luriel* on HackerNews) for this awesome comment on the [HN post](http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4419530) 

related to `dwm.vim`:

> As one of the original instigators of dwm and wmii before that (mostly by shouting at garbeam) 

> I want to point out that this kind of tiled window management was first introduced in larswm 

> (that is sadly discontinued), which in turn was heavily inspired by Rob Pike's Acme editing 

> environment ( http://acme.cat-v.org ). 

> So in a way we have gone full circle, from text editor, to window managers, back to text editor.

> That said, I still prefer Acme to vim, but would be really cool if somebody added mouse chording to vim :)

### Contributors

```

@dsapala (Dan Sapala)

@rhacker

@matze (Matthias Vogelgesang)

@mitnk

@tony (Tony Narlock)

@lmarburger (Larry Marburger)

@afriggeri (Adrien)

@n4kz (Alexander Nazarov)

```