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
Installation
Install the leftwmAUR package available in the AUR.
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 |
Mod + (⬆️⬇️) | Focus on the different windows in the current workspace |
Mod + Shift + (⬆️⬇️) | Move the different windows in the current workspace |
Mod + Enter | Move selected window to the top of the stack in the current workspace |
Mod + Ctrl + (⬆️⬇️) | Switch between different layouts |
Mod + Shift + (⬅➡) | Switch between different workspaces |
Mod + Shift + Enter | Open a terminal |
Mod + Ctrl + L | Lock the screen |
Mod + Shift + X | Exit LeftWM |
Mod + Shift + Q | Close the current window |
Mod + Shift + R | Reload LeftWM and its config |
Mod + p | Use dmenu to start application |