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JWM
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JWM (Joe's Window Manager) is an extremely lightweight window manager for the X window system. Its installed size is less than 1.15 MB, regardless of the enabled USE flags.
Installation
USE flags
USE flags for x11-wm/jwm Very fast and lightweight still powerful window manager for X
debug
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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 |
iconv
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Enable support for the iconv character set conversion library |
jpeg
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Add JPEG image support |
nls
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Add Native Language Support (using gettext - GNU locale utilities) |
pango
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Bidirectional text layout support with pango using xft backend. |
png
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Add support for libpng (PNG images) |
svg
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Add support for SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) |
truetype
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Add support for FreeType and/or FreeType2 fonts |
xinerama
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Add support for querying multi-monitor screen geometry through the Xinerama API |
xpm
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Add support for XPM graphics format |
Emerge
root #emerge --ask x11-wm/jwmConfiguration
Files
Configuration files are in XML format.
- /etc/system.jwmrc - Global (system wide) configuration file.
- ~/.jwmrc - Local (per user) configuration file.
Additional information on configuring JWM can be found in the /usr/share/doc/jwm-2.3.6/ directory.
Usage
Invocation
user $jwm -hcompiled options: confirm icons jpeg nls png shape svg xbm xft xinerama xrender system configuration: /etc/system.jwmrc usage: jwm [ options ]
-display X Set the X display to use -exit Exit JWM (send _JWM_EXIT to the root) -f file Use specified configuration file -h Display this help message -p Parse the configuration file and exit -reload Reload menu (send _JWM_RELOAD to the root) -restart Restart JWM (send _JWM_RESTART to the root)-v Display version information
Removal
Unmerge
root #emerge --ask --depclean x11-wm/jwmSee also
- i3 — a minimalist window manager, focusing on keyboard commands to manipulate windows.