QLWM(1)

NAME
qlwm - X11 window manager

SYNOPSIS
qlwm [ --version ]

DESCRIPTION
qlwm is yet another window manager for the X11 system. Because it makes heavy use of the Qt high level API it can be kept small, stable and easy to maintain. One of the design rules was to get a non-intrusive environment that does not bother the user with unnecessary details or features while providing comfort and high functionality. qlwm does not make any preferences for the toolkits that applications use. Functions of the window titlebar: Left button: Used to iconify the window and (un)maximize to the rim of the toolbar. Title bar: Used to move the window and (un)maximize to full screen size. The mid mouse button will show a popup with additional window information. Right button: Used for soft kill. For hanging windows use the kill window function from the menu button. Toolbar functions: Use the pager to flip between virtual desktops. The workspace is a continuous geometry and the pager will show a miniature of the desktop layout. The window button can be used to show a list of all currently active windows and allows direct access. The right mouse button will bring the last completely obscured window into the foreground. If all windows are somehow accessible it has no effect. Icon handling: qlwm uses autoscaling of server supplied icons. If no icon is present it will utilize the additional space for text. There is no manual user configuration required (and not possible). To save space on the toolbar, the application buttons will appear if the user iconifies a window. The buttons of mapped windows will disappear automatically if new space is required.

KEYBOARD
Key assignment is currently compile stuff and can be changed in keyboard.h

<ALT+Shift+Tab>
    goto previous window on virtual desktop

<ALT+Tab>
    goto next window on virtual desktop

<Ctrl+Shift+Tab>
    goto previous virtual desktop

<Ctrl+Tab>
    goto next virtual desktop

<ALT+F12>
    bring the last fully obscured window into foreground

<ALT+F11>
    Toggle between windowmode and screenmode. In screenmode the windowmanager becomes invisible. You can use the keyboard to navigate between windows on the current desktop but always in fullscreen.

<Ctrl+Esc>
    popup window list

<Alt+Esc>
    popup menu

CUSTOMIZATION
Three documented files are used: defaults for general startup settings, appdefaults for application specific settings (including the toolbar applets) and menuconfig for the menu button. The files appear in the global directory <BASE>/files and, if present, in the directory ~/.qlwm below the users home directory. Generally, all files from the global directory can be copied into the local directory.

FILES
~/.qlwm User specific customization

AUTHOR
Alexander Linden <alinden@gmx.de>