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# bxwm
-A very basic X window manager, a.k.a Brett's X window manager.
+A very basic X window manager.
## Yet Another Window Manager?
-I went down the path of minimalist window managers a very long time
-ago. I used [dwm](https://dwm.suckless.org/) for many years. I tried out both
- [i3](https://i3wm.org/) and [bspwm](https://github.com/baskerville/bspwm). I've relied on [cwm](https://cvsweb.openbsd.org/xenocara/app/cwm/) for the most recent several years.
+Over the years, I have relied on or tried out a number of minimalist
+window managers. dwm](https://dwm.suckless.org/) was a mainstay for
+a long time. I tried out both [i3](https://i3wm.org/) and [bspwm](https://github.com/baskerville/bspwm). [cwm](https://cvsweb.openbsd.org/xenocara/app/cwm/) was my choice the last few years.
-One day not too long ago when I should've been working, I daydreamed
-about a window manager that did nothing more nor less than what I
-needed a window manager to do. That matched my worflow without
-tweaking or patching or scripting or hacking.
+Each has some great design principles and features, and each had
+things that I tried to tweak or patch or script or hack my way
+around. What if there were a window manager that did nothing more
+nor less than what I needed a window manager to do? That matched my
+worflow without the work arounds?
-Dreaming led to looking up minimal window manager source code, then
-learning to read C code, then designing, then roadmapping, then
-stumbling along writing C code, a lot of trial and error. And voilà.
+These questions led to looking up the source code of a number of
+minimalist window managers, followed by starting to learnto read C
+code, then designing, then roadmapping, then stumbling along writing
+C code, a lot of trial and error. And voilà.
-Here is yet another window manager. My window manager. __bxwm__.
-A stacking window manager that is purposely opinionated regarding
-window placement and sizing, provides a straight forward work
-environment, and prefers simplicity and tranquility.
+Here is yet another window manager. My window manager. A stacking
+window manager that is purposely opinionated regarding window
+placement and sizing, provides a straight forward work environment,
+and prefers simplicity and tranquility.
In addition to being the window manager I use every day, __bxwm__
also serves as my primary project for transitioning from writing
## Dependencies
- Xlib
- - A C compiler compliant with the C11 standard (e.g. cproc or gcc).
+ - A C compiler compliant with the C11 standard.
- bxhkd, basic X hotkey daemon (required for managing key commands).
## Build
## Configuration
-__bxwm__ is configured at compile-time by editing config.def.h. After
-making changes, the program must be recompiled and reinstalled. See
-bxwm(1) for details.
+__bxwm__ is configured by config.def.h. User customizations should
+be made in config.h. After making changes, the program must be
+recompiled and reinstalled. See bxwm(1) for details.
## Design & Functionality
- Window Sizing & Placement
- New windows are opened
- small, centered on the screen, and,
- - at a gold ratio dimension.
+ - at a golden ratio dimension.
- Windows can be moved and resized to
- centered half the width of the screen and full height,
- right half of the screen and full height,
- Workspaces are navigated via key command.
Window and workspace management and navigation commands via hotkeys
-are sent to __bxwm__ via __bxhkd__.
+are sent to __bxwm__ from __bxhkd__.
Add the following lines to `~/.xinitrc` to start __bxwm__.
