w9wm(1x)																  w9wm(1x)

NAME

       w9wm - 8-1/2-like Window Manager for X

SYNOPSIS

       w9wm  [	-grey  ]  [ -version ] [ -font fname ] [ -nokeys ] [ -nostalgia ] [ -debug ] [ -pass ] [ -term termprog ] [ -virtuals n ] [ exit |
       restart ]

DESCRIPTION

       w9wm is a window manager for X which attempts to emulate the window management policies of Plan 9's 8-1/2  window  manager  but	adds  some
       candy stuff like virtual screens and keyboard shortcuts.

       The  -grey  option makes the background light grey, as does 8-1/2.  Use this option for maximum authenticity.  -font fname sets the font in
       w9wm's menu to fname, overriding the default.  -nokeys option inhibits keyboard shortcups (Ctrl+Tab and Shift+Ctrl+Tab) -nostalgia  applies
       some useless modifications to w9wm look & feel (windows border and cursor appearance) -debug triggers debug mode -pass uses click-to-focus-
       passes-through-click, which means that clicking on a nonactive window with whatever mouse button activates it and  follows  click  to  this
       window  -term  termprog	specifies an alternative program to run when the New menu item is selected.  -virtuals n set the number of virtual
       screens used -version prints the current version on standard error, then exits.

       To make w9wm exit, you have to run w9wm exit on the command line.  There is no ``exit'' menu item.

       w9wm is click-to-type: it has a notion of the current window, which is usually on top, and always  has  its  border  darkened.	Characters
       typed at the keyboard go to the current window, and mouse clicks outside the current window are swallowed up by w9wm.  To make another win-
       dow the current one, click on it with button 1 or type Ctrl+Tab (this shortcut is not ``stable'', which means that I  could  change  it	in
       case  it  would	eventually be annoying).  Unlike other X window managers, w9wm implements `mouse focus': mouse events are sent only to the
       current window.

       A menu of window operations is available by pressing button 3 outside the current window.  The first of these, New,  attempts  to  spawn  a
       9term  process  (or xterm if 9term is not available).  The new 9term will request that its outline be swept using button 3 of the mouse, by
       changing the cursor.  (xterm defaults to a fixed size, and thus wants to be dragged; pressing button 3 places it.)

       The next four menu items are Reshape, Move, Delete, and Hide.  All of the operations change the cursor into a target, prompting the user to
       click button 3 on one of the windows to select it for the operation.  At this stage, clicking button 1 or 2 will abort the operation.  Oth-
       erwise, if the operation was Resize, the user is prompted to sweep out the new outline with button 3.  If it was Move, the user should keep
       the  button held down after the initial click that selected the window, and drag the window to the right place before releasing.  In either
       case, button 1 or 2 will abort the operation.

       If the Delete operation is selected, the window will be deleted when the button is released.  This typically kills the client that owns the
       window.	 The  Hide operation just makes the window invisible.  While hidden, the window's name appears on the bottom of the button 3 menu.
       Selecting that item brings the window back (unhides it).  This operation replaces the iconification feature provided by other  window  man-
       agers.

       A  menu is provided to switch from a virtual screen to another.	This popup is triggered by using the button 2, which displays a menu look-
       ing like the previous one but with four entries, One, Two, Three, and Four.  Selecting one of these entries will switch to another  virtual
       screen.

       There  is also a menu to run programs using button 1.  Hold both "shift" and "left ctrl" keys and press button 1.  w9wm will then display a
       menu that allows you to exec programs specified in the $HOME/.w9wmrc file.  Put each command in one line.  w9wm does not yet  support  args
       for these commands, write a one-line shell script if you need this.q

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

       Is not completely compatible with 8-1/2.

       There is a currently a compiled-in limit of 32 hidden windows.

       Also, you cannot put more than 32 commands in your .w9wmrc file

SEE ALSO

       9term(1), 9wm(1), 9menu(1), xterm(1).

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