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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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