Xmonad
Xmonad is a minimalist, tiling window manager for X, written in
the functional programming language Haskell. Windows are managed using
automatic layout
algorithms, which can be dynamically reconfigured. At any time windows
are arranged so as to maximise the use of screen real estate.
All
features of the window manager are accessible purely from the keyboard:
a mouse is entirely optional.
Xmonad is configured in
Haskell, and custom layout algorithms may be implemented by the user in
config files. A principle of Xmonad is predictability: the user should
know in advance precisely the window arrangement that will result from
any action.
Features include:
- Very stable, fast, small and simple
- Automates the common task of arranging windows, so
you can concentrate on getting tasks completed
- First class keyboard support: a mouse is unnecessary
- Minimalistic - no window decorations,
no status bar, no icon dock
- Stable
- Extensible
- Per-screen workspaces
- Xinerama support for multihead displays
- Managehooks
- Tiling reflection
- State preservation
- Layout mirroring
- Full support for floating, tabbing and decorated windows
- Full support for GNOME
and KDE
utilities
- Per-workspace layout algorithms
- Per-screens custom status bars
- Compositing support
- Powerful, stable customisation and on-the-fly
reconfiguration
- Large extension library
- Locale support
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