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@@ -5,63 +5,44 @@ dwm \- dynamic window manager .B dwm .RB [ \-v ] .SH DESCRIPTION -.SS Overview .B dwm -is a dynamic window manager for X11. It consists of a small status bar at the -top of the screen and arranges windows in either a tiled or floating mode. +is a dynamic window manager for X11. It consists of a small status bar and +arranges windows in either a tiled or floating mode. .P -If +In tiled mode .B dwm -is in tiled mode, it consists of two columns. The left master column -contains only one window per time, the right column contains all other windows -in a stack. In tiled mode -.B dwm -.B don't -handles incremental resizals, some terminal programs like -.B xterm -may not work correctly with this in tiled mode. +manages all windows in a left master column and a right stacking column. The +master column contains a single window, the left stacking column all other +windows. Dialog windows are treated floating. .P -If -.B dwm -is in floating mode, it arranges all windows with the reqyested geometry and -allows the user to move or resize them. Some windows, like -dialog windows, are treated floating even if +In floating mode .B dwm -is in tiled mode. In floating mode -.B dwm -handles incremental resizals. +manages all windows in a conventional way. They can be resized and moved freely +with the mouse. .P Windows are grouped by tags. You can view all windows with a specific tag per time. However, each window is allowed to contain more than one tag, which allows to make windows visible in all views. .P .B dwm -reads from -.I stdin -to display status text, if written. +reads from standard input to display status text, if written. .P .B dwm -draws 1-pixel borders around windows to indicate the focus state and save as +draws 1-pixel borders around windows to indicate the focus state and providing as much screen real estate as possible. Unfocused windows contain a small bar in front of the window indicating the tags and the window title. -.SS Options +.SH OPTIONS .TP .B \-v -prints version information to -.I stdout -, then exits. -.SS Customization +prints version information to standard output, then exits. +.SH CUSTOMIZATION .B dwm is customized through editing its source code. It is assumed that -dwm users are high experienced users who know how a window manager works -and who are able to patch -.B dwm -for their needs. This keeps .B dwm -fast, secure and simple, because it does not process any input data, except -window properties and the status text read from -.I stdin . -.SS Default Key Bindings +users know to patch it for their needs. This keeps it fast, secure and simple, +because it does not process any input data, except window properties and +the status text read from standard input. +.SS Keyboard Control .TP 16 .I Key .I Action @@ -71,7 +52,7 @@ Zoom .B window to the .B master -track +column .TP .B Mod1-k Focus previous @@ -127,7 +108,7 @@ Append .B nth tag to cureent .B window -.SS Default Mouse Bindings +.SS Mouse Control .TP .B Mod1-Button1 Moves current @@ -142,7 +123,3 @@ Lowers current Resizes current .B window while dragging -.SH BUGS -Some terminal programs do not behave correctly in tiled mode, because -incremental resizals are ignored to use maximum screen real estate. You can -patch the code to fix this. |