7 awesome - awesome window manager
12 awesome [ -v | --version ] [ -h | --help ] [ -k | --check ] [ -s | --sync ] [ --config | -c configuration file ]
17 +awesome+ is a window manager for X. It manages windows in different layouts, like
18 floating or tiled. Either layout can be applied dynamically, optimizing the
19 environment for the application in use and the task performed.
21 In tiled layout windows are managed in a master and stacking area. The master
22 area contains windows which currently need most attention, whereas the
23 stacking area contains all other windows. In floating layout windows can be
24 resized and moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating,
25 regardless of the layout applied. The spiral and dwindle layout are special cases
26 of the tiled layout where the stacking area is arranged in a spiral for the
27 former or as a rectangular fractal for the later.
29 Windows are grouped by tags. Each window can be tagged with one or multiple
30 tags. Selecting certain tags displays all windows with these tags.
32 awesome contains a small status bar which displays all available tags, the layout,
33 the title of the focused window, and a status text. A
34 floating window is indicated with an empty circle and a maximized
35 floating window is indicated with a circle square before the windows
36 title. The selected tags are indicated with a different color. The tags of
37 the focused window are indicated with a filled square in the top left
38 corner. The tags which are applied to one or more windows are indicated
39 with an empty square in the top left corner.
40 awesome can draw a small border around windows to indicate the focus state.
45 Prints version information to standard output, then exits.
47 Prints help information, then exits.
49 Use an alternate configuration file instead of $HOME/.awesomerc.
51 Check configuration file syntax.
53 Enable X11 synchronization mode. All X11 calls will be synchronized,
54 so you can break on exit to retrieve a backtrace of X errors.
56 DEFAULTS MOUSE BINDINGS
57 -----------------------
58 *Button1* on tag name::
60 *Mod4 + Button1* on tag name::
61 Tag current client with this tag.
62 *Button3* on tag name::
63 Add this tag to current view.
64 *Mod4 + Button3* on tag name::
65 Toggle this tag for client.
66 *Button4*, *Button5* on tag name::
67 Switch to previous or next tag.
68 *Button1*, *Button3*, *Button4*, *Button5* on layout symbol::
69 Switch to previous or next layout.
70 *Button4*, *Button5* on root window::
71 Switch to previous or next tag.
72 *Mod4 + Button1* on client window::
74 *Mod4 + Button2* on client window::
76 *Mod4 + Button3* on client window::
82 Spawn awesome-menu to read manual pages.
84 Spawn awesome-menu to execute a program.
86 Spawn awesome-menu to ssh to an host.
88 Spawn terminal emulator.
90 Switch to next layout.
91 *Mod4 \+ Shift \+ space*::
92 Switch to previous layout.
98 Focus previous client.
99 *Mod4 \+ Shift \+ j*::
100 Switch client with next client.
101 *Mod4 \+ Shift \+ k*::
102 Switch client with previous client.
103 *Mod4 \+ Control \+ j*::
105 *Mod4 \+ Control \+ k*::
106 Focus previous screen.
108 Decrease master width factor by 5%.
110 Increase master width factor by 5%.
111 *Mod4 \+ Shift \+ h*::
112 Increase number of master windows by 1.
113 *Mod4 \+ Shift \+ l*::
114 Decrease number of master windows by 1.
115 *Mod4 \+ Control \+ h*::
116 Increase number of column for non-master windows by 1.
117 *Mod4 \+ Control \+ l*::
118 Decrease number of column for non-master windows by 1.
120 View previously selected tag.
126 Set client maximized.
127 *Mod4 \+ Control \+ Return*::
129 *Mod4 \+ Control \+ space*::
131 *Mod4 \+ Shift \+ c*::
133 *Mod4 \+ Shift \+ q*::
135 *Mod4 \+ Control \+ r*::
138 Switch to tag 1-9, 0 for all.
139 *Mod4 \+ Control \+ 0-9*::
141 *Mod4 \+ Shift \+ 0-9*::
143 *Mod4 \+ Shift \+ Control \+ 0-9*::
144 Toggle tag on client.
148 awesome is customized by creating a custom $HOME/.awesomerc file.
152 awesomerc(5) awesome-menu(1) awesome-client(1) awesome-message(1)
156 Of course there's no bug in awesome. But there may be unexpected behaviours.
158 Java applications which use the XToolkit/XAWT backend may draw grey windows
159 only. The XToolkit/XAWT backend breaks ICCCM-compliance in recent JDK 1.5 and early
160 JDK 1.6 versions, because it assumes a reparenting window manager. As a workaround
161 you can use JDK 1.4 (which doesn't contain the XToolkit/XAWT backend) or you
162 can set the following environment variable (to use the older Motif
163 backend instead): AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit
167 Julien Danjou <julien@danjou.info>
171 http://awesome.naquadah.org