aewm++(1x)aewm++(1x)NAME
aewm++ - a minimalistic window manager for X11
SYNOPSIS
aewm++ -display [display], -fn [font], -fg|-bg|-bd [color], -fm [fol‐
low|sloppy|click], -bw [width], -md [max desktops], -tj [left|cen‐
ter|right], -es [true|false], -wm [true|false], -new1|-new2 [cmd],
-usage, -help
DESCRIPTION
aewm++ is an X11 window manager with a minimal set of features. It pro‐
vides the most common features found a window manager. For instance you
can iconify, maximize, shade and close windows. You can separate your
windows via virtual desktops. Virtual desktops are separate workspaces
in which to perform work. Switching them is as easy as pressing
alt+ctrl+page up or alt+ctrl+page down key combinations. By default
there are 4 virtual desktops.
aewm++ was written from the aewm source code. The reason behind this is
simple. aewm is probably the most popular window manager for hackers to
fork and hack on. Many window managers were written from its source.
However the source code is in C and there are hackers out there I am
sure that would like to hack a small window manager written in C++.
Hence aewm++ was born. While aewm has minimal features aewm++ will try
to build upon it with more features that the author feels necessary in
a good minimal window manager.
The titlebar has a lot of functionality. Double clicking with the 1st
button will maximize a window. Double clicking a maximized window
returns it to its original size, Double clicking a shaded window
unshades the window. Clicking with the first button and dragging will
move the window. Using the middle button and clicking the titlebar will
shade the window. Do this again on a shaded window and it unshades it.
Middle clicking in the box on the right edge of the titlebar will allow
you to resize the window. Clicking with the 1st button will iconify the
window. Clicking with the 3rd button will delete the window.
If there are windows which are iconified you can press the middle but‐
ton on the root window and it will pop up an icon menu. Clicking on
items in the icon menu will uniconify them.
Virtual Desktops are cycled with the page up and page down keys. If you
don't specify the -md [max number of desks] on the command line then
you will start with 4 virtual desktops. Currently there is no way to
move windows back and forth between desktops. There is also no such
thing as sticky windows yet in aewm++.
aewm++ is meant to be used with a 3 button mouse. If you don't have one
feel free to hack the code to change the functionality of the buttons.
As of version 1.0.13 there is now an icon menu. If you middle click on
the root window you will see the icon menu if you have clients that are
iconified. If no clients are iconified you will see nothing. If you
middle click on the root window again while the menu is open it will
hide. Icons for the current desktop are the only ones that show. Once
you switch desktops whatever icons on that desktop will show.
To get the real effect of aewm++ I highly recommend you use it with
fspanel. This will give you a nice task bar which will show icons, a
clock and buttons to switch virtual desktops.
OPTIONS-display display
Specifies which display to start aewm++ on. This is useful if
you want to test aewm++ inside of Xnest.
-md number
Specifies the number of max virtual desktops to start with. The
default number of desktops is 4.
-tj left|center|right
Specifies the text justification for window titles in the title‐
bar. The options are left, center or right.
-es true|false
Specifies if edge snapping is turned on or not. Edge snapping
occurs when a window is dragged within 10 pixels of the edge. It
is then snapped to the edge. Specify true or false with this
option. Default is true.
-wm true|false
Specifies if wire move is on or not. If its off then windows are
moved via an opaque move. In other words the entire contents of
the window are moved when the window is dragged. You specify
true or false with this option. Default is true.
-fn font-spec
Draw window titles with the user defined font.
-fm follow|sloppy|click
Defines what focus model you wish to use. The choices are follow
which is focus follows the mouse pointer, sloppy provides focus
follows mouse with the exception that the root window doesn't
get focus, and last but not least there is click which provides
the click to focus model. Clicking on a window will give it
focus until another client is clicked then focus is transferred
to that client. The default value is "click".
-bw width
Defines how wide window borders will be.
-new1 cmd, -new2 cmd
Change the command executed when each mouse button is clicked on
the root window. Button mouse-3, which is modified with option
-new2, runs "x-terminal-emulator -ls -sb -bg black -fg white" by
default.
-fg color, -bg color, -bd color
Use color for the foreground, background, and borders of window
frames, respectively.
-version
Print version information to stdout and exit.
SEE ALSOappbar(1), aewm++_fspanel(1), setrootimage(1), aewm++_xsession(1)AUTHOR
aewm++ by Frank Hale <frankhale@yahoo.com>
WEBSITE
http://sapphire.sourceforge.net/
aewm++(1x)
