Ubuntu Manpage: cwmrc — calm window manager configuration file

NAME

       cwmrc — calm window manager configuration file

DESCRIPTION

This manual page describes the openbsd-cwm(1) configuration file.

The current line can be extended over multiple lines using a backslash (‘\’). Comments can be put
anywhere in the file using a hash mark (‘#’), and extend to the end of the current line. Care should be
taken when commenting out multi-line text: the comment is effective until the end of the entire block.

Arguments containing whitespace should be surrounded by double quotes (").

The following options are accepted:

autogroup group windowclass
autogroup group windowname,windowclass
Automatically add new windows to group if their class property matches windowclass, or if their
name and class properties match windowname and windowclass, respectively. The more specific last
match wins. group is a number between 0 and 9. If group is 0, matching windows will not be
added to any group; this may be used to override “sticky group mode”.

The name and class values, respectively, for existing windows are both set in the WM_CLASS
property and may be obtained using xprop(1).

bind keys command
Cause the creation of a key binding, or replacement of a default key binding. The modifier keys
come first, followed by a ‘-’.

The following modifiers are recognised:

C The Control key.
M The Meta key.
S The Shift key.
4 The Mod4 key (normally the windows key).

The ‘-’ should be followed by a keysym name, taken from /usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h. The
command may either be one from the “BIND COMMAND LIST” (see below) or the command line that is to
be executed.

A special command keyword “unmap” can be used to remove the named key binding. This can be used
to remove a binding which conflicts with an application.

borderwidth pixels
Set the window border width to pixels.

color activeborder color
Set the color of the active border.

color font color
Set menu font color.

color selfont color
Set font color for selected menu item.

color groupborder color
Set the color of the border while grouping a window.

color inactiveborder color
Set the color of the inactive border.

color menubg color
Set menu background color.

color menufg color
Set menu foreground color.

color urgencyborder color
Set the color of the border of a window indicating urgency.

color ungroupborder color
Set the color of the border while ungrouping a window.

command name path
Every name entry is shown in the application menu. When selected, the defined path is executed
with execve(2).

The name entries term and lock have a special meaning. They point to the terminal and screen
locking programs specified by key bindings. The defaults are xterm(1) and xlock(1),
respectively.

fontname font
Change the default font for Xft(3).

gap top bottom left right
Define a “gap” in pixels at the edge of the screen, so that when a window is maximized it will
not overlap this area. This “gap” can be used for applications such as xclock(1), where the user
may wish to remain visible.

ignore windowname
Ignore, and do not warp to, windows with the name windowname when drawing borders and cycling
through windows.

mousebind buttons command
Cause the creation of a mouse binding, or replacement of a default mouse binding. The modifier
keys come first, followed by a ‘-’.

The following modifiers are recognised:

C The Control key.
M The Meta key.
S The Shift key.
4 The Mod4 key (normally the windows key).

The ‘-’ should be followed by number:

1 Left mouse button.
2 Middle mouse button.
3 Right mouse button.
4 Scroll up mouse button.
5 Scroll down mouse button.

The command may be taken from the “MOUSEBIND COMMAND LIST” (see below).

moveamount pixels
Set a default size for the keyboard movement bindings, in pixels. The default is 1.

snapdist pixels
Minimum distance to snap-to adjacent edge, in pixels. The default is 0.

sticky yes|no
Toggle sticky group mode. The default behavior for new windows is to not assign any group. By
enabling sticky group mode, openbsd-cwm(1) will assign new windows to the currently selected
group.

EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION

       # Set default Xft(3) font
       fontname "sans-serif:pixelsize=14:bold"

       # Turn on sticky-group mode
       sticky yes

       # Any entry here is shown in the application menu
       command firefox         firefox
       command xmms            xmms
       command top             "xterm -e top"

       # Autogroup definitions
       autogroup 3 "aterm,XTerm"
       autogroup 3 "xterm,XTerm"

       # Ignore programs by that name by not drawing borders around them.
       ignore XMMS
       ignore xwi
       ignore xapm
       ignore xclock

       # Key bindings
       bind CM-r       label
       bind CS-Return  "xterm -e top"
       bind 4-o        unmap
       bind CM-equal   unmap
       bind CMS-equal  unmap
       bind C4-equal   vmaximize
       bind C4S-equal  hmaximize
       bind M-1        grouponly1
       bind M-2        grouponly2
       bind M-3        grouponly3
       bind MS-1       movetogroup1
       bind MS-2       movetogroup2
       bind MS-3       movetogroup3

       # Mouse bindings
       mousebind M-2   window_lower
       mousebind M-3   window_resize

BIND COMMAND LIST

restart Restart the running openbsd-cwm(1).
quit Quit openbsd-cwm(1).
terminal Spawn a new terminal.
lock Lock the screen.
search Launch window search menu.
menusearch Launch application search menu.
exec Launch “exec program” menu.
exec_wm Launch “exec WindowManager” menu.
ssh Launch “ssh” menu.
group[n] Select group n, where n is 1-9.
grouponly[n] Like group[n] but also hides the other groups.
nogroup Select all groups.
grouptoggle Toggle group membership of current window.
movetogroup[n] Hide current window from display and move to group n, where n is 1-9.
cyclegroup Forward cycle through groups.
rcyclegroup Reverse cycle through groups.
cycle Forward cycle through windows.
rcycle Reverse cycle through windows.
cycleingroup Forward cycle through windows in current group.
rcycleingroup Reverse cycle through windows in current group.
delete Delete current window.
hide Hide current window.
lower Lower current window.
raise Raise current window.
label Label current window.
freeze Freeze current window geometry.
sticky Stick current window to all groups (same as assigning to nogroup).
fullscreen Full-screen current window (gap + border removed).
maximize Maximize current window (gap + border honored).
vmaximize Vertically maximize current window (gap + border honored).
hmaximize Horizontally maximize current window (gap + border honored).
moveup Move window moveamount pixels up.
movedown Move window moveamount pixels down.
moveright Move window moveamount pixels right.
moveleft Move window moveamount pixels left.
bigmoveup Move window 10 times moveamount pixels up.
bigmovedown Move window 10 times moveamount pixels down.
bigmoveright Move window 10 times moveamount pixels right.
bigmoveleft Move window 10 times moveamount pixels left.
resizeup Resize window moveamount pixels up.
resizedown Resize window moveamount pixels down.
resizeright Resize window moveamount pixels right.
resizeleft Resize window moveamount pixels left.
bigresizeup Resize window 10 times moveamount pixels up.
bigresizedown Resize window 10 times moveamount pixels down.
bigresizeright Resize window 10 times moveamount pixels right.
bigresizeleft Resize window 10 times moveamount pixels left.
ptrmoveup Move pointer moveamount pixels up.
ptrmovedown Move pointer moveamount pixels down.
ptrmoveright Move pointer moveamount pixels right.
ptrmoveleft Move pointer moveamount pixels left.
bigptrmoveup Move pointer 10 times moveamount pixels up.
bigptrmovedown Move pointer 10 times moveamount pixels down.
bigptrmoveright Move pointer 10 times moveamount pixels right.
bigptrmoveleft Move pointer 10 times moveamount pixels left.
htile Current window is placed at the top of the screen and maximized horizontally, other
windows in its group share remaining screen space.
vtile Current window is placed on the left of the screen and maximized vertically, other
windows in its group share remaining screen space.

MOUSEBIND COMMAND LIST

       window_move         Move current window.
       window_resize       Resize current window.
       window_lower        Lower current window.
       window_raise        Raise current window.
       window_hide         Hide current window.
       window_grouptoggle  Toggle group membership of current window.
       cyclegroup          Forward cycle through groups.
       rcyclegroup         Reverse cycle through groups.
       menu_group          Launch group list.
       menu_unhide         Launch hidden window list.
       menu_cmd            Launch command list.

FILES

       ~/.cwmrc     default openbsd-cwm(1) configuration file

HISTORY

       The cwmrc file format first appeared in OpenBSD 4.4.

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