LeftWM
LeftWM is an X11 tiling window manager designed around the idea of do one thing and one thing well. It is extended via theming, using scripts and/or binaries.
LeftWM has been built with multiple screens and ultrawide monitors support in mind, supporting the creation of several workspaces on one screen and a single workspace across multiple screens. It also manages keybindings
Starting
From tty
Run dbus-launch leftwm with xinit.
Display manager
LeftWM includes leftwm.desktop as Xsession which starts the window manager.
Usage
See the GitHub Readme for more information.
Default keys
| Keybinding | Description |
|---|---|
Mod+(1-9) |
Switch to a desktop/tag |
Mod+Shift+(1-9) |
Move the focused window to desktop/tag |
Mod+W |
Switch the desktops for each screen. Desktops [1][2] changes to [2][1] |
Mod+Shift+W |
Move window to the other desktop |
| Focus on the different windows in the current workspace | |
| Move the different windows in the current workspace | |
| Move selected window to the top of the stack in the current workspace | |
| Switch between different layouts | |
Mod+Shift+(Left/Right) |
Switch between different workspaces |
| Open a terminal | |
| Lock the screen | |
| Exit LeftWM | |
Mod+Shift+q |
Close the current window |
| Reload LeftWM and its config | |
| Use dmenu to start application |
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