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# LeftWM

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LeftWM is an X11 tiling window manager designed around the idea of do one thing and one thing well. It is extended via theming, using scripts and/or binaries.

LeftWM has been built with multiple screens and ultrawide monitors support in mind, supporting the creation of several workspaces on one screen and a single workspace across multiple screens. It also manages keybindings

## Installation

Install the leftwmAUR package available in the AUR.

## Starting

### From tty

Run `dbus-launch leftwm` with xinit.

### Display manager

LeftWM includes `leftwm.desktop` as Xsession which starts the window manager.

## Usage

See the GitHub Readme for more information.

## Default keys

Keybinding | Description
--- | ---
`Mod+(1-9)` | Switch to a desktop/tag
`Mod+Shift+(1-9)` | Move the focused window to desktop/tag
`Mod+W` | Switch the desktops for each screen. Desktops [1][2] changes to [2][1]
`Mod+Shift+W` | Move window to the other desktop
`Mod+(Up/Down)` | Focus on the different windows in the current workspace
`Mod+Shift+(Up/Down)` | Move the different windows in the current workspace
`Mod+Enter` | Move selected window to the top of the stack in the current workspace
`Mod+Ctrl+(Up/Down)` | Switch between different layouts
`Mod+Shift+(Left/Right)` | Switch between different workspaces
`Mod+Shift+Enter` | Open a terminal
`Mod+Ctrl+l` | Lock the screen
`Mod+Shift+x` | Exit LeftWM
`Mod+Shift+q` | Close the current window
`Mod+Shift+r` | Reload LeftWM and its config
`Mod+p` | Use dmenu to start application

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- Tiling window managers