Description

xswm is a minimal stacking and non-reparenting window-manager for X with only one task. Open every window maximized. Zero configuration required. Due to its limited scope it is very minimal and performant (~550 SLOC). No built-in:

• Hotkeys
• Notifications
• Statusbar
• Window-Decorations
• Window-Switcher
• etc.

Just a window-manager. Tries to be ICCCM and EWMH compliant insofar it makes sense, is necessary to make applications work properly and aligns with the design-goals of xswm.

Dependencies

• libx11

Installation

Installs by default under /usr/local/bin

make install

To install somewhere else set PREFIX to the preferred installation-directory.

make install PREFIX=/some/where/else

Configuration

$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/xswm/autostart.sh can be used to autostart programs.

Remote-Control

xswm can be remotely controlled with xswm <cmd>. The following commands are supported:

• xswm close to close the focused window
• xswm last to focus the last window
• xswm quit to quit xswm

Recommended Programs

Since xswm is just a window-manager it should be used in combination with other programs. Some recommendations are:

• Hotkey-Daemon like sxhkd
• Application-Launcher like dmenu
• Window-Switcher like alttab
• xhidecursor to hide the cursor when typing and unhide it when moving the mouse

Note: No status-bar, multi-monitor or -desktop support (at least for now).