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Anyone interested in Tilers (Tiling Window Managers)?

Post author:ManyRoads
Post published:May 2, 2020
Post category:Tiling Window Managers

[soapbox] Personally, I think that thing thing that prevents many people from using tilers has more to do with "fear of the unknown" than anything else. I can say, It…

HLWM (HerbstluftWM) version 0.8 Install/ Setup

Post author:ManyRoads
Post published:April 17, 2020
Post category:Knowledgebase Tiling Window Managers

I just completed an install and setup of HLWM version 0.8 on my ArchLabs laptop. Here's a screenshot. The hlwm autostart dotfile is here: autostart.tar The infrastructure setup (for all…

DWM & learning how-to build “a nice setup”

Post author:ManyRoads
Post published:April 15, 2020
Post category:Knowledgebase Tiling Window Managers tutorials

Along with my 'other' Covid-19 related adventures' I have just completed my first dwm (Dynamic Window Manager) desktop setup. I thought I would share what I created and hope "someone…

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…

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…