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| author | Philip Wittamore <philip@wittamore.com> | 2026-07-12 11:08:50 +0200 |
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| committer | Philip Wittamore <philip@wittamore.com> | 2026-07-12 11:08:50 +0200 |
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diff --git a/articles/2025/dwm-windowmanager-2.html b/articles/2025/dwm-windowmanager-2.html new file mode 100755 index 0000000..27e5a63 --- /dev/null +++ b/articles/2025/dwm-windowmanager-2.html @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +<!doctype html> +<html lang="EN"> + <head> + <meta charset="utf-8"> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css"> + <title>DWM window manager [2]</title> + </head> + <body> + <header> + <h1>Bloggings</h1> + <a href="/index.php">Back</a> + + </header> + +<main> +<article> +<h2>DWM window manager [2]</h2> +<h3>2025-04-23</h3> +<h4>the simpler the better</h4> +<p>Mucking around with DWM proves the old adge that less is more. +So far I haven't needed to add any of the myriad of patches available for DWM, it works as it is for me.</p> +<p>I've tried dwm-blocks but right now I'm using dwm-bar as I like the battery icon to update along with the charge.</p> +<p>I have edited config.h though and changed the keybindings to work better with a French keyboard and launch a few apps.</p> +<img src="/images/blog/dwm-btop.png" alt="dwm running btop"> +<p>Editing config.h is an ongoing job, but you can <a href=/txt/dwm-config.txt>see a snapshot here</a></p> +<p>ST is the default terminal emulator for DWM but I rather like Ghostty even if it consumes a bit more +memory. Adding <code>window-decoration = none</code> to <b>.config/ghostty/config</b> makes it look better in DWM.</p> +<p>I also added <code>gtk-single-instance = true</code> to make ghostty's startup faster.</p> +<p>Being able to swap between display layouts on the fly is cool. I mostly use monocle layout, +but flipping to tiling or floating comes in handy.</p> +<p>I removed the lightdm display manager and installed Slim. Here is my <b>.xinitrc</b></p> +<pre> +#!/bin/sh + +# Source global X session scripts. +if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ]; then + for f in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/*; do + [ -x "$f" ] && . "$f" + done + unset f +fi + +bluetooth off +clipmenud & +xscreensaver --no-splash & +ghostty & +feh --bg-scale --randomize ~/Pictures/wallpaper/* & +~/.local/src/dwm-bar/dwm_bar.sh & +# if dwm exits 0, restart -- this allows hot reloading of config.h +while type dwm >/dev/null ; do dwm && continue || break ; done +</pre> +<p>And here is my DWM configuration file (it probably isn't the latest version) <br> +<a href="/txt/dwm-config.txt">config.h</a></p> +</article> +</main> +<footer> + +<p> </p> + +<p>ยง</p> + </footer> +</body> +</html> |