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QLWM(1)                DragonFly General Commands Manual               QLWM(1)

NAME
       qlwm - X11 window manager

SYNOPSIS
       qlwm [ -toolkitoption ...  ] [ -c configdir ] [ --version ]

DESCRIPTION
       qlwm is yet another window manager for the X11 system. It is based on
       Qt4 and designed to be small and easy to maintain.

       One of the design rules was to get a non-intrusive environment that
       does not bother the user with unnecessary details or features while
       providing comfort and high functionality.  qlwm does not make any
       preferences for the toolkits that applications use.

WINDOW BUTTONS
       Left button
              Left mouse button is used to iconify the window. Middle mouse
              button toggles screen tiling on/off. Right mouse button is used
              to (un)maximize to the rim of the toolbar.

       Window title
              Left mouse button moves the window. Middle mouse button shows a
              settings menu and window information. Right mouse button is used
              to (un)maximize to full screen size.

              Opening the settings window and pressing the permanent button
              will modify the file appdefaults in your private configuration
              directory and apply changes to all windows with the same
              reference. The temporary button applies changes only to the
              current window.  Note that the appdefaults file must already
              exists and must be writeable to use the permanent function.

       Right button
              Used for soft kill. For hanging windows use the kill window
              function from the menu button.

TOOLBAR
       Use the pager to flip between virtual desktops. The workspace is a
       continuous geometry and the pager will show a miniature of the desktop
       layout.

       The winlist button can be used to show a list of all currently active
       windows and allows direct access. The right mouse button will bring the
       last fully obscured window into the foreground.

       Icon handling:

       qlwm uses autoscaling of server supplied icons. If no icon is present
       it will utilize the additional space for text. There is no manual user
       configuration required (and not possible).

       To save space on the toolbar, the application buttons will appear if
       the user iconifies a window. The buttons of mapped windows will
       disappear automatically if new space is required.

DISPLAY MODES
       In addition to floating windows, qlwm supports a fullscreen and a
       tiling window management. Screenmode is mainly useful for text based
       applications for which window frames are not necessary. The <ALT+F11>
       key combination is used to toggle this on/off.  In screenmode it is
       possible to navigate between windows on a desktop with the <ALT+Tab>
       and <ALT+Shift+Tab> key combinations or to add windows from other
       desktops by using the winlist. Tiling mode can be toggled on/off for
       the current desktop with the <ALT+F10> key combination. The purpose is
       to have the best overview on a desktop and to automate window placement
       with a good screen utilization. All tileable windows will be shown
       without overlapping and a larger frame on the left side contains the
       maximized window. The second maximize function (right click on the
       window title) will swap the selected window with the maximized window
       on the left frame. From the keyboard this can be accomplished by
       selecting a window with the <ALT+Tab> and <ALT+Shift+Tab> key
       combinations.

KEYBOARD
       Key assignment is currently compile stuff and can be changed in
       keyboard.h

       <ALT+Shift+Tab>
              Goto previous window on virtual desktop.

       <ALT+Tab>
              Goto next window on virtual desktop.

       <Ctrl+Shift+Tab>
              Goto previous virtual desktop.

       <Ctrl+Tab>
              Goto next virtual desktop.

       <ALT+F12>
              Bring the last window into foreground that is either fully
              obscured by other windows or behind tiled windows.

       <ALT+F11>
              Toggle screenmode. In screenmode the windowmanager becomes
              invisible. You can use the keyboard to navigate between windows
              on the current desktop but always in fullscreen.

       <ALT+F10>
              Toggle tiling mode. This will show all tileable windows on a
              desktop.

       <ALT+F9>
              Hide window (show it on the winlist but don't add a button).

       <Ctrl+Esc>
              Popup window list.

       <Alt+Esc>
              Popup menu.

CUSTOMIZATION
       Three documented files are used: defaults for general startup settings,
       appdefaults for application specific settings (including the toolbar
       applets) and menuconfig for the menu button.

       The files appear in the global directory <BASE>/files and, if present,
       in the directory ~/.qlwm below the users home directory. Generally, all
       files from the global directory can be copied into the local directory.

FILES
       ~/.qlwm User specific customization

AUTHOR
       Alexander Linden <alinden@gmx.de>

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