SimpleWM

A simple window manager with Xlib written to fit my specific needs, and also to teach myself the basics of window management.

Description

• Minimal stacking window manager
• Written in C++
• Features:
  • No frills (menu, titlebar, icons, pixmap themes, autostart etc...)
  • Text config file (default $HOME/.config/simplewm/configrc)
  • Clients can be fixed (visible on all tags), iconified (i.e. hidden), or marked (marked clients can perform group actions)

Usage:

> simplewm [--config file][--debug][--version][--help]

Client marks and group actions

1. Multiple clients can be marked with MOD4+m (can be customized in config file)
   • The clients can be in different tags
2. The marked clients can perform group actions
   • Fix (visible on all tags) with MOD4+f
   • Iconify (minimize) with MOD4+i
   • Send to tag with MOD4+Shift+[1-n_tags] (tag index)
3. The marked clients can be de-marked with MOD4+m

Screenshots

v0.2

Version log

• 0.3 (Work in progress)
  • Goal: Simplify code in order to minimize potential bugs. Remove features that complicate code structures
  • Remove window groups
  • Remove Frame class (now part of Client class)
  • Remove rules
  • Add group actions (fix, iconify, and send to tag) on marked clients
• 0.2 (2019-09-01) (download)
  • Goal: Code clean up and maximize efficiency
  • Removed root menu to simplify things. There are other external tools that can be used
• 0.1 (2016-09-08) (download)
  • Goal: Getting the base WM

To do / Known issues:

Please use GitHub Issues Tracker to report bugs and issues.

• BUG: Cannot set input on certain WINE applications
• BUG: Random crashes, sources unknown
• Code clean up
• Implement Maximized/Fullscreen EMWH request
• Implement group action on marked clients (v0.3)
• Implement rules (removed v0.3)
• Implement EWMH properties (v0.2)
• Implement window grouping (v0.1, removed v0.3)
• Implement fixed state for frames (v0.1)
• Implement iconic state for frames (v0.1)