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hAuthor: z3bra <willy@mailoo.org>	URL:mailto:willy@mailoo.org	z3bra.org	70
iDate:   Thu,  6 Aug 2015 15:37:58 +0200	Err	z3bra.org	70
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it@@ -83,4 +83,192 @@ some nice scripts in there !	Err	z3bra.org	70
i Now throw your window manager away, you don't need it anymore. **YOU ARE THE WM	Err	z3bra.org	70
i !**	Err	z3bra.org	70
i 	Err	z3bra.org	70
i-<!-- vim: set ft=markdown ts=4 et tw=80: -->	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+**EDIT:** I was asked on reddit to explain my wmutils setup. I gave a fairly	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+detailed answer which might also be useful for others, so I figured out I could	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+add it here (original comment [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/3b42zj/people_using_wmutils_how_do_you_use_it/csj8iq4)	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+I Have both `wmutils/core` and `wmutils/opt` installed. I need the latter for	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+`wew`, an X event watcher.	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+MANAGING WINDOWS	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+================	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+The central piece of my workflow is `sxhkd`. This is a software one can use to	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+bind key combos to commands, or **scripts**. I use it both to start my	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+applications, but also to manage my windows via `wmutils` tools, and scripts.	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+For instance, here is the entry that let me move windows around the screen using	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+the keyboard (`pfw` returns the ID of the currently focused window. It's a	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+rather important piece of software!):	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+    # move windows around	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+    super + {left,down,up,right}	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+          wmv {-20 0, 0 20, 0 -20, 20, 0} $(pfw)	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+    # resize windows	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+    super + alt + {left,down,up,right}	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+          wrs {-20 0, 0 20, 0 -20, 20, 0} $(pfw)	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+That's for tools that can be bound "directly" via sxhkd. For more complex tasks,	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+I use a few scripts of my own:	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i++ `vroum` - manage window focus	Err	z3bra.org	70
i++ `groaw` - manage window groups	Err	z3bra.org	70
i++ `focus` - finer way to focus windows	Err	z3bra.org	70
i++ `corner` - move windows to screen's corner	Err	z3bra.org	70
i++ `fullscreen` - put a window in fullscreen mode	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+`vroum`	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+-------	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+It can take 3 arguments: "next, prev, $wid". "next" will focus the next	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+window on the stack, previous will focus the previously focused window, and	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+every argument starting by `0x` will be considered a window ID to be focused	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+directly. It will also change the border of all the inactive windows, and the	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+active window. I use this script to cycle between them:	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+    # cycle through windows	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+    alt {, + shift} + tab	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+        vroum {next, prev}	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+`groaw`	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+-------	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+This is my "group" manager (think of it as workspaces on steroid). By	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+default, new windows are not assigned any groups. Without much explaning how	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+each flag works, I just need it to perform 3 tasks:	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+1. add the current window to a specific group	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+2. toggle visibility state of a specific group	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+3. remove current window from all groups	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+This result in the following entries:	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+    # add window to a group	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+    super + shift + {1,2,3,4,5}	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+        groaw -d all; \	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+        groaw -a {1,2,3,4,5}	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+    # toggle groups' visibility	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+    super + {1,2,3,4,5}	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+        groaw -t {1,2,3,4,5}	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+    # remove window from all groups	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+    super + Backspace	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+        groaw -d all	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+`focus`	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+-------	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+A script I'm really proud of! It focus windows besed on their cardinal	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+positions. It takes exactly 4 different arguments:	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+            north	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+              ^	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+              |	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+     west <---+---> east	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+              |	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+              v	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+            south	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+It will then focus the nearest window in the given direction (using top/left	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+edge of the window) It's bound like so	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+    # select windows using directions	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+    alt + {left,down,up,right}	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+          focus {west, south, north, east} $(pfw)	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+`corner`	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+--------	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+There's nothing special about it. It put the window in the corner passed as	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+argument (Top-Left, Top-Right, Bottom-Left, Bottom-Right, MiDdle)	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+    # move windows to corners	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+    super + {y,u,b,n,g}	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+        corner {tl, tr, bl, br, md} $(pfw)	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+`fullscreen`	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+------------	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+Set a window in fullscreen mode (change its size to the size of the monitor, and	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+remove borders. The previous position/size of the window is saved to a file, so	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+when you disable fullscreen mode, or move another window in fullscreen, the	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+window takes its old position back	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+    # set window fullscreen	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+    super + x	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+        fullscreen $(pfw)	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+DEALING WITH EVENTS	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+===================	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+The above only applies to existing windows. But when a new window gets created,	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+I need to run a few commands against it, to integrate it to my workflow. This is	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+what `wew` is for. It prints X events to stdout, and the window ID the event	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+applies to. For example:	Err	z3bra.org	70
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i+    16:0x000c00ea	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+    19:0x000c00ea	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+Event number 16 is "window creation", 19 is "mapping request". I have a parser	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+script that will perform different actions depending on the fired event (it's	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+called `yawee`, I like weird names):	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+    #!/bin/sh	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+    while IFS=: read ev wid; do	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+        case $ev in	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+            # window creation: center window on the screen (except docks, menus or similar)	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+            16) wattr o $wid || corner md $wid ;;	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+            # mapping requests: just set a special border for docks, menus and	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+            # similar. Focus other windows	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+            19) wattr o $wid \	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+                && chwb -s 2 -c 0x323232 $wid \	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+                || vroum $wid ;;	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+            # when a window gets deleted, focus another one	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+            18) wattr $(pfw) || vroum prev 2>/dev/null;;	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+            # Focus windows when the mouse cursor enter them	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+            7) wattr o $wid || vroum $wid ;;	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+        esac	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+    done	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+In my `$HOME/.xinitrc`, it's started as:	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+    wew | yawee &	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+Pretty straighforward :)	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+USING THE MOUSE	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+===============	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+Nobody's perfect. I use the mouse from time to time to manage my windows. It is	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+sometimes more efficient to get a window out of your way quickly, or resize one	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+approximatively.	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+For this purpose, I STILL use sxhkd! Baskerville did an amazing job with this	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+software, as it support integer replacement of the mouse coordinate	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+    # move windows with the mouse:	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+    super + !button{1,3}	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+        {wmv, wrs} -a %i %i $(pfw)	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+As simple as that!	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+MISCELLANOUS	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+============	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+For eye candy purpose, I wrote a `pulsar` script, to make my currently active	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+window standout. It make the window's border "pulse" like in the following	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+video: http://raw.z3bra.org/dev/random/wall-border.webm. It uses a `$HOME/.colors`	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+file containing the colors to be used for the gradient. It will then run `chwb`	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+at a regular interval to change the current window's borders.	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+That's pretty much it! If you have any question, do not hesitate to ask.	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+Also, sorry for the huge wall of text, I was trying to be as precise as	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+possible.	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+As a bonus, to congratulate you from reading it all, here is a video from my	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+actual workflow with this setup (writing my latest blogpost:	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+http://raw.z3bra.org/dev/random/monochromatic-0x0017-writeup.webm (grab some	Err	z3bra.org	70
i+popcorns, it's 57 minutes long)	Err	z3bra.org	70
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