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Blackbox

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Blackbox is an open-source stacking window manager written in C++ and licensed under the MIT License.

Installation

USE flags

USE flags for x11-wm/blackbox A small, fast, full-featured window manager for X

debug Enable extra debug codepaths, like asserts and extra output. If you want to get meaningful backtraces see https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Quality_Assurance/Backtraces
nls Add Native Language Support (using gettext - GNU locale utilities)
static-libs Build static versions of dynamic libraries as well
truetype Add support for FreeType and/or FreeType2 fonts

Emerge

Install x11-wm/blackbox:

root #emerge --ask x11-wm/blackbox

See also