hootwm
A very simple tiling window manager written from scratch using C and xcb, inspired by catwm.
hootwm ignores all keyboard events, but it can be controlled by sending commands to the named pipe located in /tmp/hoot by default.
A grabbing keys utility such as xbindkeys or sxhkd may be used to implement hotkeys.
Commands
| Command | Arguments | Description |
|---|---|---|
move |
up/down |
Move current window up or down |
focus |
up/down |
Shift focus up or down |
grow |
int32_t | Grow or shrink master area. Positive ints grow, negative ints shrink |
quit |
- | Exit the program cleanly |
Example: echo move down > /tmp/hoot echo grow -10 > /tmp/hoot
Initial gap and border size, master proportion and pipe filename can be defined at compile time by editing config.h.
A config file to be evaluated at startup may be added in the future.
Modes
hootwm tiles windows using one master area and a stacking area on the right.
+--------+---+
| | |
| +---+
| Master | |
| +---+
| | |
+--------+---+
Tiled
More modes will be added in the future.
Installation
- Install xcb
- Compile with
make