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NAME

       lwm - Lightweight Window Manager for the X Window System

SYNTAX

       lwm [ -s session-id ]

DESCRIPTION

       Lwm  is a window manager for the X Window System. It provides enough features to allow the user to manage
       their windows, and no more.

       Windows are surrounded by a frame with a titlebar at the top next to a small box. The  frame  is  a  grey
       colour for all windows except that which has the input focus, where it is black.

       In  the default configuration, lwm uses the enter-to-focus scheme, where moving the pointer into a window
       gives that window the input focus.  Lwm may also be configured to use the click-to-focus scheme, where  a
       window must be clicked on (with any button) to receive the input focus. Clicking on a window in this mode
       causes the window to be raised. Note that a click used to focus a window is always swallowed by  lwm,  so
       clicking a button in a new window requires two clicks.

       A  button  1  click  on a window frame brings that window to the top. Dragging button 1 on the frame of a
       resizable window repositions that edge of the window. If a corner rather than an edge  is  dragged,  then
       both  edges forming the corner are repositioned. While you're reshaping a window, a little window pops up
       to show you the window's current size.

       In the default configuration, button 1 on the root window does nothing.

       Button 2 is used to drag a window by its frame, repositioning the window but maintaining its position  in
       the window stack.

       In the default configuration, button 2 on the root window brings up a new shell.

       A  button  3 click on a window frame hides that window.  Pressing button 3 on the root window brings up a
       menu of all the hidden windows.  Releasing the button while over an item will unhide the named window.

       A button 3 click in the frame while Shift is held down pushes the window to the  back,  under  any  other
       windows. (Users with 4-button mice are encouraged to use their fourth button for this function.)

       A click with any button inside the little white box in a window's frame can be used to close the window.

OPTIONS

       Lwm accepts the following command line options:

       -s      specifies  a  client  ID  for the X Session Management system, and is used exclusively by session
               managers.

RESOURCES

       Lwm understands the following X resources:

       titlefont   font used in window titles

       popupFont   font used in popup window (menu/size indicator)

       border      width in pixels of window borders

       button1     program spawned when button 1 is clicked on the root window

       button2     program spawned when button 2 is clicked on the root window

       focus       focus mode, one of "enter" for enter-to-focus (or sloppy focus),  or  "click"  for  click-to-
                   focus

SEE ALSO

       X(7)

AUTHORS

       Elliott Hughes <ehughes@bluearc.com>, James Carter <james@jfc.org.uk>

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