commit cf3d90294043244ce4e78bfaffc409381ac826cc from: Brett Fisher date: Mon Jun 15 20:06:51 2026 UTC README.md: Some more edits. commit - 3f753c589ef7ac7e41c6daddea83b1714116c7fb commit + cf3d90294043244ce4e78bfaffc409381ac826cc blob - 9e5e60bd040e92a09a2fa313bfd380c5a66dbe31 blob + c35bd371d538475bd939d2ebaf0edd7751b54733 --- README.md +++ README.md @@ -2,27 +2,27 @@ A very basic X window manager. -## Yet Another Window Manager? +## Yet Another Window Manager -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. +Over the years, I have made use of 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. 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? +nor nothing less than what I needed a window manager to do? That +matched my worflow without the work arounds? These questions led to looking up the source code of a number of -minimalist window managers, followed by starting to learnto read C +minimalist window managers, followed by starting to learn to read C code, then designing, then roadmapping, then stumbling along writing -C code, a lot of trial and error. And voilĂ . +C code, then a lot of trial and error. And voilĂ . 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. +placement and sizing, that provides a straight forward work +environment, and that 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 @@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ make uninstall ## Configuration -__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. +__bxwm__ is configured in config.def.h. User customizations should be +made in config.h after the initial compile. After making changes, the +program must be recompiled and reinstalled. See bxwm(1) for details. ## Design & Functionality