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  1. Switched back to #cwm after using #herbstluftwm for a while. The main reason was wanting a more minimalist feel, especially since it's included in OpenBSD by default
    I had to invest some time trying to replicate the hc keybindings to get some sort of tiling effects.

  2. For those looking for an easy cwm status bar on FreeBSD, I recommend polybar.

  3. Is there a way to add padding to cwm menus text?

  4. For years I have been looking for a floating WM that would adopt tags and the closest thing I have managed to achieve was adding a script to a floating WM like 2bwm.

    Only today I realize that I have had one under my nose for years; namely cwm!

    Cwm uses groups, let's say a kind of tag with toggle.

    Honestly, more than "groups", I conceive them as "layers" to show/hide/overlay at will.

    Just to reiterate:
    blog.z3bra.org/2014/11/avoid-w

  5. For years I have been looking for a floating WM that would adopt tags and the closest thing I have managed to achieve was adding a script to a floating WM like 2bwm.

    Only today I realize that I have had one under my nose for years; namely cwm!

    Cwm uses groups, let's say a kind of tag with toggle.

    Honestly, more than "groups", I conceive them as "layers" to show/hide/overlay at will.

    Just to reiterate:
    blog.z3bra.org/2014/11/avoid-w

    #cwm #x11 #uxn #RunBSD #FreeBSD

  6. fishriotwm

    twm configuration with plan9's rio window-border operations and default cwm keybindings

    (It's basically cwm that you can also use with just a mouse)

    nein.triapul.cz/twm

    #openbsd #rio #twm #cwm #serpico

  7. fishriotwm

    twm configuration with plan9's rio window-border operations and default cwm keybindings

    (It's basically cwm that you can also use with just a mouse)

    nein.triapul.cz/twm

    #openbsd #rio #twm #cwm #serpico

  8. Kinda frustrated with the state of #desktops in #Linux / #BSD / #Unix

    You can either have a fully functional, but kind of frustrating-to-use (too mouse-centric) desktop with Gnome or KDE Plasma, or you can have a lean, efficient, and fast wm/compositor like #i3, #sway #awesomewm #evilwm, #cwm, #bspwm, or whatever you like, BUT you will constantly be scratching your head when #Gnome and #GTK programs either start very slowly or refuse to run at all, and are constantly trying to figure out what combination of configuration, daemon, and small animal sacrifices are necessary to do what the big, bloated desktops do automatically.

    It's freaking exhausting, and I want to go back to the days that every one just ran #IceWM, #Enlightenment, or #WindowMaker.

    P.S., Just for clarity, I really do love #KDE #Plasma. I think it's a wonderful, easy-to-use, and extremely flexible desktop. But sometimes I really don't want a desktop, I just want a lean-and-basic UI that stays out of my way (for home stuff vs. work stuff, generally).

  9. Kinda frustrated with the state of #desktops in #Linux / #BSD / #Unix

    You can either have a fully functional, but kind of frustrating-to-use (too mouse-centric) desktop with Gnome or KDE Plasma, or you can have a lean, efficient, and fast wm/compositor like #i3, #sway #awesomewm #evilwm, #cwm, #bspwm, or whatever you like, BUT you will constantly be scratching your head when #Gnome and #GTK programs either start very slowly or refuse to run at all, and are constantly trying to figure out what combination of configuration, daemon, and small animal sacrifices are necessary to do what the big, bloated desktops do automatically.

    It's freaking exhausting, and I want to go back to the days that every one just ran #IceWM, #Enlightenment, or #WindowMaker.

    P.S., Just for clarity, I really do love #KDE #Plasma. I think it's a wonderful, easy-to-use, and extremely flexible desktop. But sometimes I really don't want a desktop, I just want a lean-and-basic UI that stays out of my way (for home stuff vs. work stuff, generally).

  10. Day 08 of :freebsd:

    Today I'm exploring the portable version of OpenBSD's cwm (calm window manager).

    First impression is... What a lightweight delight! ❤️ It includes enough out-of-box to be immediately useful, and together with excellent man pages cwm(1) and cwmrc(5) its proving easy to customize in a single plain text config file:

    github.com/leahneukirchen/cwm

  11. Day 08 of #31DaysOfFreeBSD :freebsd:

    Today I'm exploring the portable version of OpenBSD's cwm (calm window manager).

    First impression is... What a lightweight delight! ❤️ It includes enough out-of-box to be immediately useful, and together with excellent man pages cwm(1) and cwmrc(5) its proving easy to customize in a single plain text config file:

    github.com/leahneukirchen/cwm

    #cwm #windowmanager #FreeBSD #RunBSD

  12. i have started using #cwm within the last week or so, too.

    So far, I really like it.
  13. Getting closer to what I'd like.

    #cwm - Calm Window Manager
    #ghostty terminal - trying it out
    #devuan #linux
    #rofi for application launcher (not shown)
    #zsh

    Now I need to work on fine tuning keyboard shortcuts, colors and rofi themes and function.
  14. Running linux code in #freebsd, Pillars Of Eternity, GOG Version.

    #cwm
    #firefox
    #mutt

  15. @lobre @arosano Hi there, I answer from my other account. I sidelined my #hachyderm presence.
    I use #cwm on an #openbsd with a 24” monitor. My workflow is that I start 3 consoles and #cwm tiles them for me. The big one on the left is for editing code. The top right is for builds and tests, the bottom right for various related tasks. I could probably do the same with #tmux or #screen. This works for me.
    I will normally have a browser running behind the consoles, to take up when I need a search or something. I mad a right click menu with a few apps that I use a lot.

  16. I am in the process of creating muscle memory out of using #cwm.

  17. @wdormann I suggest you change to the #cwm where this is easily done with the keyboard.

  18. @paul @ireneista @PetraOleum

    Personal preference; I kinda like them. Where I can't get them (#cwm), I always make sure the active window border is a bright color like a golden yellow or a bright purple.

  19. ❌ Denbighshire road closures:
    - Barkby Avenue, #Prestatyn
    - Bastion Road, Prestatyn
    - Plassau Farm, #Cwm
    - Lower Denbigh Road, #StAsaph

    (#Denbighshire County Council)

  20. ❌ Denbighshire road closures:
    - Barkby Avenue, #Prestatyn
    - Bastion Road, Prestatyn
    - Plassau Farm, #Cwm
    - Lower Denbigh Road, #StAsaph

    (#Denbighshire County Council)

  21. ❌ Denbighshire road closures:
    - Barkby Avenue, #Prestatyn
    - Bastion Road, Prestatyn
    - Plassau Farm, #Cwm
    - Lower Denbigh Road, #StAsaph

    (#Denbighshire County Council)

  22. ❌ Denbighshire road closures:
    - Barkby Avenue, #Prestatyn
    - Bastion Road, Prestatyn
    - Plassau Farm, #Cwm
    - Lower Denbigh Road, #StAsaph

    (#Denbighshire County Council)

  23. Watching videos with #dmenu and #links2

    This is the barebones script for video-watching from my ratpoison companion #serpico, adapted for dmenu.

    Except for the search option, a valid video url must be selected, either with cursor keys or hovered over with a mouse.

    Links2 must be focused for it to work, so execute the script externally (either with a delay, or through a key-binding). The example uses a #cwm keybiding Super+l.

    triapul.cz/files/prog/links-vi

    #invidious #links2gang #ksh #openbsd