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Window Managers: How-to share settings, autostart etc.

Post author:ManyRoads
Post published:April 13, 2020
Post category:Knowledgebase tutorials

If you are like me and prefer Window Managers (bspwm, dwm, openbox, hlwm, spectrwm, etc.) to Desktop Environments (gnome, KDE, xfce, budgie, etc.), you may find this little tutorial/ adventure…

An adventure creating a single user environment with 4 desktops.

Post author:ManyRoads
Post published:February 17, 2020
Post category:Linux tutorials

Creating a single user with 4 desktop environments... an adventure. I have begun a project to create a single user environment that offers 4 desktop options, 2 beyond the current…

bspwm (+ hlwm) setup

Post author:ManyRoads
Post published:January 14, 2020
Post category:Distro Respins & Customization Tiling Window Managers tutorials

This is an update/ report on my bspwn Journey. I continue to especially enjoy using bspwm... I hope folks find some of my learnings reasonably helpful. Below you will find…

Super + F1- Keybinding Index shown on a bspwm Desktop.

Build & Maintain Help Across Distinct Desktops- Part 2

Post author:ManyRoads
Post published:November 27, 2019
Post category:Dialog Tools tutorials

To begin this second post of shared help series, I will provide a bit of detail on the environment this help system is designed to support. You should consider this…

Rofi Menu on hlwm

Build & Maintain Help Across Distinct Desktops- Part 1

Post author:ManyRoads
Post published:November 23, 2019
Post category:Dialog Tools tutorials

Because my "remembry" (to quote Winnie the Pooh) is not what it used to be, I have begun a project to make it easier for me to access and remember…

Creating a homogeneous look & feel for multiple window managers- Part 1

Post author:ManyRoads
Post published:November 18, 2019
Post category:Distro Respins & Customization Panels & Menus tutorials

This is the first article in a series. Yes, it is possible to create a homogeneous look across multiple window managers (wm). In this series, I will discuss and demonstrate…

Getting BunsenLabs (Lithium) to run on MX19 & antiX19 (a tutorial)

Post author:ManyRoads
Post published:October 9, 2019
Post category:antiX Distro Respins & Customization MXLinux OpenBox

For those who are interested in having a version of BunsenLabs (Lithium) running on MX19 and/or antiX19, I have begun work on that task. Right now I have no plans…

YAD (Yet Another Dialog) Scripts/ Examples

Post author:ManyRoads
Post published:August 30, 2019
Post category:Dialog Tools

I have to say, I am a fan of Yad (Yet Another Dialog). I use Yad as my primary "dialog tool" (in bspwm) to manage actual work & task functions…

Single workspace tasks shown on tint2 bar (bottom)

Task Management (across Workspaces & across the entire Desktop)

Post author:ManyRoads
Post published:August 8, 2019
Post category:Panels & Menus Tiling Window Managers tutorials

Because I frequently want to know what is active on my current 'workspace,' as well as across all my workspaces, I have enabled and use two tools/approaches: rofi: rofi provides…