added the related bug reported by voltaic

[dwm.git] / dwm.1

diff --git a/dwm.1 b/dwm.1
index 48318e4..7ed8ead 100644 (file)
--- a/dwm.1
+++ b/dwm.1
@@ -5,27 +5,28 @@ dwm \- dynamic window manager
 .B dwm
 .RB [ \-v ]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B dwm
 .RB [ \-v ]
 .SH DESCRIPTION

-dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiled and
-floating layouts. Either layout can be applied dynamically, optimizing the
+dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiled, monocle
+and floating layouts. Either layout can be applied dynamically, optimising the

 environment for the application in use and the task performed.
 .P
 environment for the application in use and the task performed.
 .P

-In tiled layout windows are managed in a master and stacking area. The master
-area contains the windows which currently need most attention, whereas the
-stacking area contains all other windows. In floating layout windows can be
-resized and moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating,
-regardless of the layout applied.
+In tiled layouts windows are managed in a master and stacking area. The master
+area contains the window which currently needs most attention, whereas the
+stacking area contains all other windows. In monocle layout all windows are
+maximised to the screen size. In floating layout windows can be resized and
+moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating, regardless of the
+layout applied.

 .P
 Windows are grouped by tags. Each window can be tagged with one or multiple
 tags. Selecting certain tags displays all windows with these tags.
 .P
 .P
 Windows are grouped by tags. Each window can be tagged with one or multiple
 tags. Selecting certain tags displays all windows with these tags.
 .P

-dwm contains a small status bar which displays all available tags, the layout,
-the title of the focused window, and the text read from standard input. A
-floating window is indicated with an empty square and a maximized
-floating window is indicated with a filled square before the windows
-title.  The selected tags are indicated with a different color. The tags of
-the focused window are indicated with a filled square in the top left
-corner.  The tags which are applied to one or more windows are indicated
-with an empty square in the top left corner.
+Each screen contains a small status bar which displays all available tags, the
+layout, the title of the focused window, and the text read from the root window
+name property, if the screen is focused. A floating window is indicated with an
+empty square and a maximised floating window is indicated with a filled square
+before the windows title.  The selected tags are indicated with a different
+color. The tags of the focused window are indicated with a filled square in the
+top left corner.  The tags which are applied to one or more windows are
+indicated with an empty square in the top left corner.

 .P
 dwm draws a small border around windows to indicate the focus state.
 .SH OPTIONS
 .P
 dwm draws a small border around windows to indicate the focus state.
 .SH OPTIONS


@@ -35,8 +36,10 @@ prints version information to standard output, then exits.
 .SH USAGE
 .SS Status bar
 .TP
 .SH USAGE
 .SS Status bar
 .TP

-.B Standard input
-is read and displayed in the status text area.
+.B X root window name
+is read and displayed in the status text area. It can be set with the
+.BR xsetroot (1)
+command.

 .TP
 .B Button1
 click on a tag label to display all windows with that tag, click on the layout
 .TP
 .B Button1
 click on a tag label to display all windows with that tag, click on the layout


@@ -54,10 +57,34 @@ click on a tag label adds/removes that tag to/from the focused window.
 .TP
 .B Mod1\-Shift\-Return
 Start
 .TP
 .B Mod1\-Shift\-Return
 Start

-.BR xterm.
+.BR uxterm (1).

 .TP
 .TP

-.B Mod1\-Return
-Zooms/cycles current window to/from master area (tiled layout only).
+.B Mod1\-,
+Focus previous screen, if any.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-.
+Focus next screen, if any.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-Shift\-,
+Send focused window to previous screen, if any.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-Shift\-.
+Send focused window to next screen, if any.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-b
+Toggles bar on and off.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-t
+Sets tiled layout.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-f
+Sets floating layout.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-m
+Sets monocle layout.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-space
+Toggles between current and previous layout.

 .TP
 .B Mod1\-j
 Focus next window.
 .TP
 .B Mod1\-j
 Focus next window.


@@ -65,84 +92,78 @@ Focus next window.
 .B Mod1\-k
 Focus previous window.
 .TP
 .B Mod1\-k
 Focus previous window.
 .TP

-.B Mod1\-Shift\-j
-Increase the number of windows in the master area (tiled layout only).
-.TP
-.B Mod1\-Shift\-k
-Decrease the number of windows in the master area (tiled layout only).
+.B Mod1\-h
+Decrease master area size.

 .TP
 .B Mod1\-l
 .TP
 .B Mod1\-l

-Increase master area width (tiled layout only).
+Increase master area size.

 .TP
 .TP

-.B Mod1\-h
-Decrease master area width (tiled layout only).
+.B Mod1\-Return
+Zooms/cycles focused window to/from master area (tiled layouts only).

 .TP
 .TP

-.B Mod1\-m
-Toggles maximization of current window (floating layout only).
+.B Mod1\-Shift\-c
+Close focused window.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-Shift\-space
+Toggle focused window between tiled and floating state.
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-Tab
+Toggles to the previously selected tags.

 .TP
 .B Mod1\-Shift\-[1..n]
 .TP
 .B Mod1\-Shift\-[1..n]

-Apply
-.RB nth
-tag to current window.
+Apply nth tag to focused window.

 .TP
 .B Mod1\-Shift\-0
 .TP
 .B Mod1\-Shift\-0

-Apply all tags to current window.
+Apply all tags to focused window.

 .TP
 .B Mod1\-Control\-Shift\-[1..n]
 .TP
 .B Mod1\-Control\-Shift\-[1..n]

-Add/remove
-.B nth
-tag to/from current window.
-.TP
-.B Mod1\-Shift\-c
-Close focused window.
-.TP
-.B Mod1\-space
-Toggle between tiled and floating layout (affects all windows).
-.TP
-.B Mod1\-Shift\-space
-Toggle focused window between tiled and floating state (tiled layout only).
+Add/remove nth tag to/from focused window.

 .TP
 .B Mod1\-[1..n]
 .TP
 .B Mod1\-[1..n]

-View all windows with
-.BR nth
-tag.
+View all windows with nth tag.

 .TP
 .B Mod1\-0
 View all windows with any tag.
 .TP
 .B Mod1\-Control\-[1..n]
 .TP
 .B Mod1\-0
 View all windows with any tag.
 .TP
 .B Mod1\-Control\-[1..n]

-Add/remove all windows with
-.BR nth
-tag to/from the view.
+Add/remove all windows with nth tag to/from the view.

 .TP
 .B Mod1\-Shift\-q
 Quit dwm.
 .SS Mouse commands
 .TP
 .B Mod1\-Button1
 .TP
 .B Mod1\-Shift\-q
 Quit dwm.
 .SS Mouse commands
 .TP
 .B Mod1\-Button1

-Move current window while dragging (floating layout only).
+Move focused window while dragging. Tiled windows will be toggled to the floating state.

 .TP
 .B Mod1\-Button2
 .TP
 .B Mod1\-Button2

-Zooms/cycles current window to/from master area (tiled layout only).
+Toggles focused window between floating and tiled state.

 .TP
 .B Mod1\-Button3
 .TP
 .B Mod1\-Button3

-Resize current window while dragging (floating layout only).
+Resize focused window while dragging. Tiled windows will be toggled to the floating state.

 .SH CUSTOMIZATION
 dwm is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source
 code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .BR dmenu (1)
 .SH BUGS
 .SH CUSTOMIZATION
 dwm is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source
 code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .BR dmenu (1)
 .SH BUGS

-The status bar may display
-.BR "EOF"
-when dwm has been started by an X session manager like
-.BR xdm (1),
-because those close standard output before executing dwm.
-.P

 Java applications which use the XToolkit/XAWT backend may draw grey windows
 only. The XToolkit/XAWT backend breaks ICCCM-compliance in recent JDK 1.5 and early
 Java applications which use the XToolkit/XAWT backend may draw grey windows
 only. The XToolkit/XAWT backend breaks ICCCM-compliance in recent JDK 1.5 and early

-JDK 1.6 versions, because it assumes a reparenting window manager. As a workaround
-you can use JDK 1.4 (which doesn't contain the XToolkit/XAWT backend) or you
-can set the following environment variable (to use the older Motif
-backend instead):
-.BR AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit .
+JDK 1.6 versions, because it assumes a reparenting window manager. Possible workarounds
+are using JDK 1.4 (which doesn't contain the XToolkit/XAWT backend) or setting the
+environment variable
+.BR AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit
+(to use the older Motif backend instead) or running
+.B xprop -root -f _NET_WM_NAME 32a -set _NET_WM_NAME LG3D
+or
+.B wmname LG3D
+(to pretend that a non-reparenting window manager is running that the
+XToolkit/XAWT backend can recognize) or when using OpenJDK setting the environment variable
+.BR _JAVA_AWT_WM_NONREPARENTING=1 .
+.P
+GTK 2.10.9+ versions contain a broken
+.BR Save\-As
+file dialog implementation,
+which requests to reconfigure its window size in an endless loop. However, its
+window is still respondable during this state, so you can simply ignore the flicker
+until a new GTK version appears, which will fix this bug, approximately
+GTK 2.10.12+ versions.