awd 1.3.4

Description:

awd 1.3.4

awd
a window director;
awd directs ewmh-compatible x windows managers to layout windows;
awd is not a window manager; so there is no need to replace the current window
manager;
install
pip install awd

usage
to run awd in command line:
awd [options]

it is recommended to bind awd command to a keyboard shortcut; consult your
window manager documentation for how to do this; alternatively, use
xbindkeys;
example


cascade:
awd --cascade



horizontal tile:
awd --horizontal



vertical tile:
awd --vertical



troubleshoot
enable debug mode
enable debug mode for additional logs:
awd --debug

hide desktop icons
some file managers manage the desktop by adding a window containing icons; this
can be disabled with any of these commands:
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/background/show-desktop-icons false

gsettings set org.gnome.background show-desktop-icons false

exclude windows by names
if there are windows that awd doesnt handle properly, they can be excluded:
awd --exclude {name}

awd will ignore windows whose names contain name;
--exclude can be used multiple times;
license
Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Cyker Way
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.