Looking for a tiling window manager.

[AllRadioisDead]

Something you might want to check out is bluetile (just to play with, in case you find ScrotWM not what you were looking for after all).

Looks cool, I didn't know anything like that existed. I wanted to get away from gnome though, looks cool. I definitely will try it.

[Greg]

Looks cool, I didn't know anything like that existed. I wanted to get away from gnome though, looks cool. I definitely will try it.

It would probably work nicely en route to pure Xmonad...

[n0dix]

It would probably work nicely en route to pure Xmonad...

+1 agree. Xmonad ftw.

[AllRadioisDead]

I'm playing with dwm right now, it works the same way as scrotwm so it feels familiar.
Also, since there's no system tray, I need to use a third party app like trayer right?
I know openbox has an autostart.sh, but how can I autostart applications in dwm/scrotwm?
Sorry, I know this isn't support, and I know I'm nub.
Thanks

[AllRadioisDead]

I'm officially addicted to dwm. I love it.
I've installed a crunchbang lite system, and removed all the openbox stuff, it comes preinstalled with dwm, so I removed it and then downloaded the source, customized the config file and compiled. Works great!

[m_duck]

How are you starting dwm? Via xinitrc and startx or a login manager (... or some other way)? If via xinitrc there are a couple of possibilities, both amounting to being almost the same.

The first is just add the programs you want autostarted before the exec dwm line, such as:

# Wallpaper
eval `cat $HOME/.fehbg` &
pidgin &
exec dwm

The second is to move all that into a script to keep xinitrc looking nice, so you don't need to comment a bunch of stuff if you change window managers. So .xinitrc would look like:

exec $HOME/scripts/startdwm

Then you need to write a script called (in the case of the above) ~/scripts/startdwm:

#!/bin/bash
eval `cat $HOME/.fehbg` &
pidgin &
exec dwm

Once you have written the script, make it executable and you're good to go:

chmod +x ~/scripts/startdwm

Note that if you have not installed dwm as I mentioned in an earlier post (I think), where I have written exec dwm, it would need to be exec /path/to/dwm.

If you use a login manager... I'm not sure as I've not used one in a while. I should imagine the same basic idea would apply. Possibly you have to make a new .desktop file, and where the command /usr/bin/dwm would go, just point it to the script.

[n0dix]

I'm officially addicted to dwm. I love it.

I recommend you to use for a while and then change to another tiling. In my case i started to use awesome, then change to dwm, and i'm trying xmonad. I think this is the way you can form an opinion yourself.

Btw, to customize dwm: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=642808

[AllRadioisDead]

How are you starting dwm? Via xinitrc and startx or a login manager (... or some other way)? If via xinitrc there are a couple of possibilities, both amounting to being almost the same.

The first is just add the programs you want autostarted before the exec dwm line, such as:

# Wallpaper
eval `cat $HOME/.fehbg` &
pidgin &
exec dwm

The second is to move all that into a script to keep xinitrc looking nice, so you don't need to comment a bunch of stuff if you change window managers. So .xinitrc would look like:

exec $HOME/scripts/startdwm

Then you need to write a script called (in the case of the above) ~/scripts/startdwm:

#!/bin/bash
eval `cat $HOME/.fehbg` &
pidgin &
exec dwm

Once you have written the script, make it executable and you're good to go:

chmod +x ~/scripts/startdwm

Note that if you have not installed dwm as I mentioned in an earlier post (I think), where I have written exec dwm, it would need to be exec /path/to/dwm.

If you use a login manager... I'm not sure as I've not used one in a while. I should imagine the same basic idea would apply. Possibly you have to make a new .desktop file, and where the command /usr/bin/dwm would go, just point it to the script.

I am using a login manager, gdm. Upon compiling dwm for the first time, I did create a .desktop file for dwm and it works fine. If I'm using a login manager, will .xinitrc not work? I've done a little bit of digging but I can't find anything.

I recommend you to use for a while and then change to another tiling. In my case i started to use awesome, then change to dwm, and i'm trying xmonad. I think this is the way you can form an opinion yourself.

Btw, to customize dwm: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=642808

Thanks for the thread, I've already been reading it. The thread's a bit dated, but helpful nonetheless.

[RiceMonster]

I am using a login manager, gdm. Upon compiling dwm for the first time, I did create a .desktop file for dwm and it works fine. If I'm using a login manager, will .xinitrc not work? I've done a little bit of digging but I can't find anything.

Create a script, like so

#!/bin/bash
# Add whatever you want to autostart here (don't forget the & after each program)
trayer &
nitrogen --restore &
super-cool-awesome-autostart-this &

# THE BELOW LINE MUST BE LAST
exec dwm

Now edit the .desktop file you created, and point to the script at Exec=

[AllRadioisDead]

Create a script, like so

#!/bin/bash
# Add whatever you want to autostart here (don't forget the & after each program)
trayer &
nitrogen --restore &
super-cool-awesome-autostart-this &

# THE BELOW LINE MUST BE LAST
exec dwm

Now edit the .desktop file you created, and point to the script at Exec=

Thanks RiceMonster!
Worked like a charm.