CATWM

 /\___/\
( o   o )  Made by cat...
(  =^=  )
(        )            ... for cat!
(         )
(          ))))))________________ Cute And Tiny Window Manager

Summary

catwm is a very simple and lightweight tiling window manager. I will try to stay under 1000 SLOC.

Status

• 17.06.15

  -Added -pedantic flag in config.mk.

  -Fixed warning in config.h and config.def.h, if enabled -pedantic gcc flag.

• 14.04.15 -> v0.5

  -Added function client_to_desktop, to move selected window to any tag.

  -Trivial changes in config.def.h, config.h, and catwm.1.

• 13.04.15

  -Prevents catwm crash, with nest if, in increase() void.

  -Trivial changes in config.def.h, config.h, and catwm.1.

• 11.04.15

  -Reactivated, header for multimedia keys.

• 09.04.15

  -Minor changes in catwm.c

• 08.04.15

  -Fixed possible "memory steal"

  -Reactivated cleanup() void.

  -Updated trivial things.

• 01.04.15

  -Fixed stupid bug "ghost window".

  -Commented cleanup() void.

  -Updated trivial changes.

• 26.07.14 -> v0.4

  -Minor changes in catwm.c

  -Added a x error handler (if other wm is running in the same display)...

  -Updated Makefile, in dwm's style

  -Added a config.mk to custom makefile flags, etc

  -Added a manpage aka catwm.1

  -Installation route is changed to /usr/local/...

  -Destroyed quit and bool_quit functions, are little boggus

  -"Adopted" cleanup() function, from monsterwm.c

• 25.07.14

  -Minor changes in catwm.c

  -Added a x error handler (if other wm is running in the same display)...

• 24.07.14

  -Minor changes in catwm.c

• 23.07.14

  -Removed function client_to_desktop, more buggy o_O

  -Desktops are now 10 aka 10 tags or workspaces...

  -Added a quick, and dirty hack in unmapnotify, for molest resize if have, more windows with dialogs...

  -Added catkill function, to close X, in dwm's style

• 22.07.14

  -About: catwm -v,

  -Removed a obsolete header,

  -changed volume keybindings.

• 21.07.14

  -Numlock not affects keyboard shotcurts.

  -Multiple desktops works now ok,

  -Added space to use a toolbar, ex: dzen2

  -unmapnotify function, for, rares windows, ex: thunderbird, firefox...

  Before this, catwm crashes, with about dialogs or new window, from these windows..

• 05.07.10 -> v0.3. Multiple desktops and correct some bugs

• 30.06.10 -> v0.2. Back again \o/

• 15.03.10 -> v0.2. The wm is functional -> I only use this wm!

• 24.02.10 -> First release, v0.1. In this release 0.1, the wm is almost functional

Modes

It allow the "normal" modes of tiling window managers:

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|        |___|
|        |___|
| Master |___|
|        |___|
|        |___|
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Horizontal tiling mode:

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|           |
|  Master   |
|-----------|
| W |   |   |
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and fullscreen mode:

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|           |
| no        |
| borders!  |
|           |
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Installation

In debian and derivatives:

# apt-get install build-essential libx11-dev

If use slackware, archlinux, headers is present now, in default installation...

Need Xlib, then:

$ nano config.h

$ make

# make install

$ make clean

Needs

• [dmenu] (http://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/)

• [dzen] (https://github.com/robm/dzen/) "Optional"

• rxvt-unicode (urxvt)

Bugs

• No bugs for the moment ;) (I mean, no importants bugs ;)

Todo

• Add multiple view ("desktop") >> "cutre" multihead supported

  see not mine screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/VdLGm22.png

• Switch to XCB

If you have some particular request, just send me an e-mail, and I will see for it!

Here a screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/836W9nk.png

License

Licensed under GNU GPL version 3, see LICENSE file for more copyright and license information.

Thanks

• the suckless team
• moetunes
• c00kiemon5ter
• pyknite