7 awesome - awesome window manager
12 *awesome* [*-v* | *--version*] [*-h* | *--help*] [*-c* | *--config* '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 the 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* can contain small statusbars which can display anything you want:
33 all available tags, the layout, the title of the visible windows, a text, etc.
38 Print version information to standard output, then exit.
40 Print help information, then exit.
41 *-c*, *--config* 'FILE'::
42 Use an alternate configuration file instead of '$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/awesome/rc.lua'.
44 DEFAULT MOUSE BINDINGS
45 -----------------------
50 *Button1* on tag name::
52 *Button4*, *Button5* on tag name::
53 Switch to previous or next tag.
54 *Button4*, *Button5* on root window::
55 Switch to previous or next tag.
56 *Button1*, *Button3*, *Button4*, *Button5* on layout symbol::
57 Switch to previous or next layout.
62 *Mod4 \+ Button1* on tag name::
63 Tag current client with this tag only.
64 *Mod4 \+ Button3* on tag name::
65 Toggle this tag for client.
66 *Button3* on tag name::
67 Add this tag to current view.
68 *Mod4 \+ Button1* on client window::
70 *Mod4 \+ Button3* on client window::
76 Birth and annihilation
77 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
80 Spawn terminal emulator.
85 *Mod4 \+ Shift \+ c*::
87 *Mod4 \+ Control \+ r*::
89 *Mod4 \+ Shift \+ q*::
98 Focus previous client.
100 Focus first urgent client.
108 Go to next client in a tabbed display.
109 *Mod4 \+ Control \+ j*::
111 *Mod4 \+ Control \+ k*::
112 Focus previous screen.
117 *Mod4 \+ Shift \+ j*::
118 Switch client with next client.
119 *Mod4 \+ Shift \+ k*::
120 Switch client with previous client.
122 Decrease master width factor by 5%.
124 Increase master width factor by 5%.
125 *Mod4 \+ Shift \+ h*::
126 Increase number of master windows by 1.
127 *Mod4 \+ Shift \+ l*::
128 Decrease number of master windows by 1.
129 *Mod4 \+ Control \+ h*::
130 Increase number of columns for non-master windows by 1.
131 *Mod4 \+ Control \+ l*::
132 Decrease number of columns for non-master windows by 1.
133 *Mod4 \+ Control \+ y*::
134 Move next client to a tabbed display in current client.
135 *Mod4 \+ Shift \+ y*::
136 Move client out of a tabbed display.
138 Switch to next layout.
139 *Mod4 \+ Shift \+ space*::
140 Switch to previous layout.
141 *Mod4 \+ Control \+ space*::
142 Toggle client floating status.
143 *Mod4 \+ Control \+ Return*::
144 Swap focused client with master.
145 *Mod4 \+ Control \+ 1-9*::
147 *Mod4 \+ Shift \+ 1-9*::
149 *Mod4 \+ Shift \+ Control \+ 1-9*::
150 Toggle tag on client.
154 *Mod4 \+ Shift \+ i*::
155 Print the client class and instance.
159 *awesome* is customized by creating a custom '$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/awesome/rc.lua' file.
163 *awesome* can be restarted by sending it a SIGHUP.
167 *awesomerc*(5) *awesome-client*(1)
171 Of course there's no bug in *awesome*. But there may be unexpected behaviors.
173 Java applications which use the XToolkit/XAWT backend may draw gray windows
174 only. The XToolkit/XAWT backend breaks ICCCM-compliance in recent JDK 1.5 and early
175 JDK 1.6 versions because it assumes a reparenting window manager. As a workaround
176 you can use JDK 1.4 (which doesn't contain the XToolkit/XAWT backend), or you
177 can set the following environment variable (to use the older Motif
178 backend instead): AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit
182 Julien Danjou <julien@danjou.info> and others.
186 http://awesome.naquadah.org