##snapwm-stable

it's minimal and dynamic

I started this from catwm 31/12/10 ( https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=100215&p=1 ) See snapwm.c for thanks and licensing. Screenshots and ramblings/updates at https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=126463

###Summary

snapwm is a xinerama and Xrandr aware, minimal and lightweight dynamic tiling window manager.

All configuration is read from three files in ~/.config/snapwm/ . There are well commented samples of each file to assit in initial setting up.

rc.conf has colours and window manager configurations.

key.conf is mandatory for shortcuts and commands to run.

apps.conf is optional and where apps settings are read from.

###Development

Enhancements and bugfixes are developed and tested in the Nextwm repository first.

###Modes

It allows the "normal" method of tiling window managers with the new window as the master or with the new window opened at the bottom or the top of the stack.

There's vertical tiling mode:

--------------
|        | W |
|        |___|
| Master |   |
|        |___|
|        |   |
--------------

Horizontal tiling mode:

-------------
|           |
|  Master   |
|-----------|
| W |   |   |
-------------

Grid tiling mode:

-------------
|      | W  |
|Master|    |
|------|----|
|      |    |
-------------

Stacking mode:

-------------
|   _______  |
|  |  ___  | |
|  | |___| | |
|  |_______| |
-------------

Fullscreen mode(which you'll know when you see it)

All accessible with keyboard shortcuts defined in key.conf file.

• The window W at the top of the stack can be resized on a per desktop basis.
• Changing a tiling mode or window size on one desktop doesn't affect the other desktops.
• Windows can be added/removed to/from the master area with keyboard shortcuts
• There is a bar with a desktop switcher, space to show the focused window's name and space to show external text.
• The rc files are reloadable 'on the run'.

###Installation

Need Xlib, Xinerama and Xrandr, then:

Copy the sample.rc.conf file to $HOME/.config/snapwm/rc.conf and edit it to suit.

Copy the sample.apps.conf file to $HOME/.config/snapwm/apps.conf and edit it to suit.

Copy the sample.key.conf file to $HOME/.config/snapwm/key.conf and edit it to suit.

$ make
# make install
$ make clean

###Output in the Bar

To have the time shown in the bar using bash:

while true; do sleep 1; line=$(date +%H:%M:%S); xsetroot -name "$line"; done

###Bugs

[ * No bugs for the moment ;) (I mean, no importants bugs ;)]