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+# vxwm - Versatile X Window Manager for x11 forked from dwm
+
+# About
+vxwm represents a significantly enhanced version of dwm that maintains its lightweight nature while offering modular flexibility. Instead of manually applying patches, you can toggle pre-installed features directly in the configuration by switching values between 0 and 1, it is all manageable via modules.def.h.
+
+The defining feature of vxwm is its implementation of infinite tags. While traditional tiling managers act like a slide projector, swapping one static view for another, vxwm treats the screen as a viewport over a vast, continuous canvas. Windows aren't hidden or layered; they exist on an infinite surface, and you simply move your perspective across it. You can slide your view to find more space, snap focus to a specific window, or return to the origin using the homecanvas bind. Even though this sounds complex, this isn't resource hungry and isn't hard to use.
+
+vxwm has repositories on:   
+[codeberg](https://codeberg.org/wh1tepearl/vxwm)   
+[github](https://github.com/wh1tepearll/vxwm) (readonly mirror)
+
+# Requirements
+
+In order to build vxwm you need the Xlib, Xft and Xinerama header files.
+
+## Deps Installation
+
+Arch Linux:
+
+    sudo pacman -Sy libx11 libxft libxinerama
+
+Void Linux:
+
+    sudo xbps-install -S libX11 libX11-devel libXft libXft-devel libXinerama libXinerama-devel
+
+Gentoo Linux:
+    
+    sudo emerge -av x11-libs/libX11 x11-libs/libXft x11-libs/libXinerama
+
+# Getting Started:
+
+## Installation
+
+Clone this repository and cd into it.
+
+    git clone https://codeberg.org/wh1tepearl/vxwm.git
+    cd vxwm
+
+Edit config.mk to match your local setup (vxwm is installed into
+the /usr/local namespace by default).
+
+Afterwards enter the following commands to build and install vxwm:
+    
+    make
+    sudo make clean install
+
+(yes, run make first and only then sudo make clean install)
+
+## Running vxwm
+
+You will need startx utility installed.
+
+Add the following line to your .xinitrc to start vxwm using startx:
+
+    exec vxwm
+
+If you want to restart vxwm without losing your session 
+or for hot configuration reload, add something like this to your .xinitrc:
+
+    vxwm &
+    exec sleep infinity
+
+And then for restarting vxwm use the rvx utility.
+
+In order to connect vxwm to a specific display, make sure that
+the DISPLAY environment variable is set correctly, e.g.:
+
+    DISPLAY=:1 exec vxwm
+
+(This will start vxwm on display :1)
+
+In order to display status info in the bar, you can do something
+like this in your .xinitrc:
+
+    while xsetroot -name "`date` `uptime | sed 's/.*,//'`"
+    do
+    	sleep 1
+    done &
+    exec vxwm
+
+
+# Configuration
+
+The configuration of vxwm is done by editing config.h and modules.h to
+match your preferences and (re)compiling the source code.
+
+## Adding custom keybinds
+
+Add this to config.h and replace yoursillyprogram with the actual cmd that will be executed in hte keybind (recommended adding it right before keys array):
+
+    static const char *yoursillyprogramcmd[]  = { "yoursillyprogram", NULL };
+
+If your cmd uses multiple arguments, you should write them like this:
+
+    static const char *yoursillyprogramcmd[]  = { "yoursillyprogram", "arg1", "arg2", NULL };
+
+etc.
+
+And then add this to keys massive:
+
+    { MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_u, spawn,          {.v = yoursillyprogramcmd } }, 
+
+## Modules
+
+Enable/disable (0/1) modules you need/don't need, thats it.
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> After any change in config/modules recompile vxwm and restart using rvx.
+
+# Acknowledgements
+
+vxwm was made by wh1tepearl, many thanks to suckless.org and the [dwm] developers for making dwm in first place.
+Thanks 5element developer and hevel wayland compositor developers for the inspiration of infinite tags.
+
+Also try:
+
+hevel wayland compositor: https://git.sr.ht/~dlm/hevel
+
+5element: https://hg.sr.ht/~umix11/5element
+
+
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> If you encounter any bugs - **please make an issue!**<br>
+> If you want something added - **please make an issue!**<br>
+> If you want to change something - **please make an issue!**
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