-.\" $scrotwm$
-.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2009 Marco Peereboom <marco@peereboom.us>
.\" Copyright (c) 2009 Darrin Chandler <dwchandler@stilyagin.com>
.\"
The file supports the following keywords:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width "title_class_enabledXXX" -offset indent -compact
+.It Cm autorun
+Launch an application in a specified workspace at start-of-day.
+Defined in the format ws[<idx>]:application, e.g. ws[2]:xterm launches an
+xterm in workspace 2.
.It Cm color_focus
Border color of the currently focussed window.
.It Cm color_unfocus
.It Cm bar_border Ns Bq Ar x
Color of the status bar border in screen
.Ar x .
+.It Cm bar_border_width
+Set status bar border thickness in pixels.
+Disable border by setting to 0.
.It Cm bar_color Ns Bq Ar x
Color of the status bar window in screen
.Ar x .
such as battery life.
.It Cm bar_delay
Update frequency, in seconds, of external script that populates the status bar.
+.It Cm bar_at_bottom
+Place the statusbar at the bottom of each region instead of the top.
.It Cm stack_enabled
Enable or disable displaying the current stacking algorithm in the status bar.
.It Cm clock_enabled
Enable or disable displaying the clock in the status bar.
Disable by setting to 0
-so a custom clock could be used in the bar_action script.
+so a custom clock could be used in the
+.Pa bar_action
+script.
.It Cm dialog_ratio
Some applications have dialogue windows that are too small to be useful.
This ratio is the screen size to what they will be resized.
For example, 0.6 is 60% of the physical screen size.
+.It Cm layout
+Select layout to use at start-of-day.
+Defined in the format
+ws[idx]:master_grow:master_add:stack_inc:layout:always_raise:stack_mode, e.g.
+ws[2]:-4:0:1:0:horizontal sets worskspace 2 to the horizontal stack mode and
+shrinks the master area by 4 ticks and adds one window to the stack, while
+maintaining default floating window behavior.
+Possible stack_mode values are
+.Pa vertical ,
+.Pa horizontal
+and
+.Pa fullscreen .
+.Pp
+See
+.Pa master_grow ,
+.Pa master_shrink ,
+.Pa master_add ,
+.Pa master_del ,
+.Pa stack_inc ,
+.Pa stack_del ,
+and
+.Pa always_raise
+for more information.
+Note that the stacking options are complicated and have side-effects.
+One should familiarize oneself with these commands before experimenting with the
+.Pa layout
+option.
+.Pp
+This setting is not retained at restart.
.It Cm region
Allocates a custom region, removing any autodetected regions which occupy the same
space on the screen.
Defined in the format screen[<idx>]:WIDTHxHEIGHT+X+Y,
e.g.\& screen[1]:800x1200+0+0.
+.Pp
+To make a screen span multiple monitors, create a region big enough to cover
+them all, e.g. screen[1]:2048x768+0+0 makes the screen span two monitors with
+1024x768 resolution sitting one next to the other.
.It Cm term_width
-Set a preferred minimum width for the terminal
+Set a preferred minimum width for the terminal.
If this value is greater than 0,
.Nm
will attempt to adjust the font sizes in the terminal to keep the terminal
binary without the setgid bit set.
.It Cm title_class_enabled
Enable or disable displaying the window class in the status bar.
-Enable by setting to 1
+Enable by setting to 1.
.It Cm title_name_enabled
Enable or disable displaying the window title in the status bar.
-Enable by setting to 1
+Enable by setting to 1.
+.It Cm urgent_enabled
+Enable or disable the urgency hint.
+Note that many terminal emulators require this to be enabled for it to
+propagate. In xterm, for example, one needs to add the following line
+.Pa xterm.urgentOnBell: true
+to
+.Pa .Xdefaults .
+.It Cm window_name_enabled
+Enable or disable displaying the window name in the status bar.
+Enable by setting to 1.
+.It Cm verbose_layout
+Enable or disable displaying the current master and stack values in the status
+bar.
+Enable by setting to 1.
.It Cm modkey
Change mod key.
Mod1 is generally the ALT key and Mod4 is the windows key on a PC.
.It Cm focus_mode
-Using a value of follow_cursor will make the window manager focus the window
+Using a value of
+.Pa follow_cursor
+will make the window manager focus the window
under the mouse when switching workspaces and creating windows.
+.It Cm disable_border
+Remove border when bar is disabled and there is only one window on the screen.
+.It Cm border_width
+Set window border thickness in pixels.
+Disable all borders by setting to 0.
.It Cm program Ns Bq Ar p
Define new action to spawn a program
.Ar p .
specification and fonts need to be specified per the
.Xr XQueryFont 3
specification.
+.Pp
+To list the available fonts in your system see
+.Xr fc-list 1
+or
+.Xr xlsfonts 1
+manpages.
+The
+.Xr xfontsel 1
+application can help you to show the X Logical Font Description ("XLFD") used
+as setting in the keyword
+.Pa bar_font .
.Sh PROGRAMS
.Nm
allows you to define custom actions to launch programs of your choice and then
quit
.It Cm M-q
restart
-.Nm
.It Cm M- Ns Aq Cm Space
cycle_layout
.It Cm M-S- Ns Aq Cm Space
ws_next
.It Cm M- Ns Aq Cm Left
ws_prev
+.It Cm M-a
+ws_prior
.It Cm M-S- Ns Aq Cm Right
screen_next
.It Cm M-S- Ns Aq Cm Left
version
.It Cm M-t
float_toggle
-.It Cm M-S Aq Cm Delete
+.It Cm M-S- Ns Aq Cm Delete
lock
.It Cm M-S-i
initscr
+.It Cm M-w
+iconify
+.It Cm M-S-w
+uniconify
+.It Cm M-S-r
+always_raise
+.It Cm M-v
+button2
+.It Cm M--
+width_shrink
+.It Cm M-=
+width_grow
+.It Cm M-S-
+height_shrink
+.It Cm M-S-=
+height_grow
+.It Cm M-[
+move_left
+.It Cm M-]
+move_right
+.It Cm M-S-[
+move_up
+.It Cm M-S-]
+move_down
.El
.Pp
The action names and descriptions are listed below:
Spawn a new terminal
(see
.Sx PROGRAMS
-above)
+above).
.It Cm menu
Menu
(see
.Sx PROGRAMS
-above)
+above).
.It Cm quit
Quit
-.Nm
+.Nm .
.It Cm restart
Restart
-.Nm
+.Nm .
.It Cm cycle_layout
-Cycle layout
+Cycle layout.
.It Cm reset_layout
-Reset layout
+Reset layout.
.It Cm master_shrink
-Shrink master area
+Shrink master area.
.It Cm master_grow
-Grow master area
+Grow master area.
.It Cm master_add
-Add windows to master area
+Add windows to master area.
.It Cm master_del
-Remove windows from master area
+Remove windows from master area.
.It Cm stack_inc
-Add columns/rows to stacking area
+Add columns/rows to stacking area.
.It Cm stack_del
-Remove columns/rows from stacking area
+Remove columns/rows from stacking area.
.It Cm swap_main
-Move current window to master area
+Move current window to master area.
.It Cm focus_next
-Focus next window in workspace
+Focus next window in workspace.
.It Cm focus_prev
-Focus previous window in workspace
+Focus previous window in workspace.
.It Cm focus_main
-Focus on main window in workspace
+Focus on main window in workspace.
.It Cm swap_next
-Swap with next window in workspace
+Swap with next window in workspace.
.It Cm swap_prev
-Swap with previous window in workspace
+Swap with previous window in workspace.
.It Cm bar_toggle
-Toggle status bar in all workspaces
+Toggle status bar in all workspaces.
.It Cm wind_del
-Delete current window in workspace
+Delete current window in workspace.
.It Cm wind_kill
-Destroy current window in workspace
+Destroy current window in workspace.
.It Cm ws_ Ns Ar n
Switch to workspace
.Ar n ,
where
.Ar n
-is 1 through 10
+is 1 through 10.
.It Cm mvws_ Ns Ar n
Move current window to workspace
.Ar n ,
where
.Ar n
-is 1 through 10
+is 1 through 10.
.It Cm ws_next
-Switch to next workspace with a window in it
+Switch to next workspace with a window in it.
.It Cm ws_prev
-Switch to previous workspace with a window in it
+Switch to previous workspace with a window in it.
+.It Cm ws_prior
+Switch to last visited workspace.
.It Cm screen_next
-Move pointer to next region
+Move pointer to next region.
.It Cm screen_prev
-Move pointer to previous region
+Move pointer to previous region.
.It Cm screenshot_all
Take screenshot of entire screen (if enabled)
(see
.Sx PROGRAMS
-above)
+above).
.It Cm screenshot_wind
Take screenshot of selected window (if enabled)
(see
.Sx PROGRAMS
-above)
+above).
.It Cm version
-Toggle version in status bar
+Toggle version in status bar.
.It Cm float_toggle
-Toggle focused window between tiled and floating
+Toggle focused window between tiled and floating.
.It Cm lock
Lock screen
(see
.Sx PROGRAMS
-above)
+above).
.It Cm initscr
Reinitialize physical screens
(see
.Sx PROGRAMS
-above)
+above).
+.It Cm iconify
+Minimize (unmap) currently focused window.
+.It Cm uniconify
+Maximize (map) window returned by dmenu selection.
+.It Cm always_raise
+When set tiled windows are allowed to obscure floating windows.
+.It Cm button2
+Fake a middle mouse button click (mouse button 2).
+.It Cm width_shrink
+Shrink the width of a floating window.
+.It Cm width_grow
+Grow the width of a floating window.
+.It Cm height_shrink
+Shrink the height of a floating window.
+.It Cm height_grow
+Grow the height of a floating window.
+.It Cm move_left
+Move a floating window a step to the left.
+.It Cm move_right
+Move a floating window a step to the right.
+.It Cm move_up
+Move a floating window a step upwards.
+.It Cm move_down
+Move a floating window a step downwards.
.El
.Pp
Custom bindings in the configuration file are specified as follows:
.It Gimp:gimp
FLOAT + ANYWHERE
.It MPlayer:xv
-FLOAT + FULLSCREEN
+FLOAT + FULLSCREEN + FOCUSPREV
.It OpenOffice.org 2.4:VCLSalFrame
FLOAT
.It OpenOffice.org 3.1:VCLSalFrame
Adjust xterm fonts when resizing.
.It FULLSCREEN
Remove border to allow window to use full screen size.
+.It FOCUSPREV
+On exit force focus on previously focused application not previous application
+in the stack.
.El
.Pp
Custom quirks in the configuration file are specified as follows:
is one of the quirks from the list above.
For example:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
-quirk[MPlayer:xv] = FLOAT + FULLSCREEN # let mplayer play
+quirk[MPlayer:xv] = FLOAT + FULLSCREEN + FOCUSPREV
quirk[pcb:pcb] = NONE # remove existing quirk
.Ed
.Pp
.Bd -literal -offset indent
quirk[Firefox:Navigator] = FLOAT
.Ed
+.Pp
+.Nm
+also automatically assigns quirks to windows based on the value
+of the window's _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE property as follows:
+.Pp
+.Bl -tag -width "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_TOOLBAR<TAB>XXX" -offset indent -compact
+.It _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DOCK
+FLOAT + ANYWHERE
+.It _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_TOOLBAR
+FLOAT + ANYWHERE
+.It _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_UTILITY
+FLOAT + ANYWHERE
+.It _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_SPLASH
+FLOAT
+.It _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DIALOG
+FLOAT
+.El
+.Pp
+In all other cases, no automatic quirks are assigned to the window.
+Quirks specified in the configuration file override the automatic quirks.
+.Sh EWMH
+.Nm
+partially implements the Extended Window Manager Hints (EWMH) specification.
+This enables controlling windows as well as
+.Nm
+itself from external scripts and programs. This is achieved by
+.Nm
+responding to certain ClientMessage events. From the terminal these events
+can be conveniently sent using tools such as
+.Xr wmctrl 1
+and
+.Xr xdotool 1 .
+For the
+actual format of these ClientMessage events, see the EWMH specification.
+.Pp
+The id of the currently focused window is stored in the _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW
+property of the root window. This can be used for example to retrieve the
+title of the currently active window with
+.Xr xprop 1
+and
+.Xr grep 1 :
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+$ WINDOWID=`xprop \-root _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW | grep \-o "0x.*"`
+$ xprop \-id $WINDOWID WM_NAME | grep \-o "\\".*\\""
+.Ed
+.Pp
+A window can be focused by sending a _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW client message
+to the root window. For example, using
+.Xr wmctrl 1
+to send the message
+(assuming 0x4a0000b is the id of the window to be focused):
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+$ wmctrl \-i \-a 0x4a0000b
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Windows can be closed by sending a _NET_CLOSE_WINDOW client message
+to the root window. For example, using
+.Xr wmctrl 1
+to send the message
+(assuming 0x4a0000b is the id of the window to be closed):
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+$ wmctrl \-i \-c 0x4a0000b
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Windows can be floated and un-floated by adding or removing the
+_NET_WM_STATE_ABOVE atom from the _NET_WM_STATE property of the window.
+This can be achieved by sending a _NET_WM_STATE client message to the
+root window. For example, the following toggles the floating state of
+a window using
+.Xr wmctrl 1
+to send the message (assuming 0x4a0000b is the id of the window floated
+or un-floated):
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+$ wmctrl \-i \-r 0x4a0000b \-b toggle,_NET_WM_STATE_ABOVE
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Floating windows can also be resized and moved by sending a
+_NET_MOVERESIZE_WINDOW client message to the root window. For example,
+using
+.Xr wmctrl 1
+to send the message (assuming 0x4a0000b is the id of
+the window to be resize/moved):
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+$ wmctrl \-i \-r 0x4a0000b \-e 0,100,50,640,480
+.Ed
+.Pp
+This moves the window to (100,50) and resizes it to 640x480.
+.Pp
+Any _NET_MOVERESIZE_WINDOW events received for stacked windows are ignored.
+.Pp
+.Sh SIGNALS
+Sending
+.Nm
+a HUP signal will restart it.
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width "/etc/scrotwm.confXXX" -compact
.It Pa ~/.scrotwm.conf
was inspired by xmonad & dwm.
.Sh AUTHORS
.An -nosplit
-.Pp
.Nm
-was written by
-.An Marco Peereboom Aq marco@peereboom.us ,
-.An Ryan Thomas McBride Aq mcbride@countersiege.com
-and
-.An Darrin Chandler Aq dwchandler@stilyagin.com .
+was written by:
+.Pp
+.Bl -tag -width "Ryan Thomas McBride Aq mcbride@countersiege.com " -offset indent -compact
+.It Cm Marco Peereboom Aq marco@peereboom.us
+.It Cm Ryan Thomas McBride Aq mcbride@countersiege.com
+.It Cm Darrin Chandler Aq dwchandler@stilyagin.com
+.It Cm Pierre-Yves Ritschard Aq pyr@spootnik.org
+.It Cm Tuukka Kataja Aq stuge@xor.fi
+.It Cm Jason L. Wright Aq jason@thought.net
+.El
.Sh BUGS
Currently the menu, invoked with
.Cm M-p ,