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date = "2006-07-30T18:07:00-07:00"
title = "Window Managers?"
categories = ["software"]
tags = ["cli","windowmanager"]
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Window Managers?
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Why would a web site dedicated to the CLI have a section on Window Managers? Well, simple.
Some times, you just have to have X running. Some web sites I have to do research at use Flash, or photo editing/managing, or my iPod (none of the CLI tools let me manage play lists very easily).
Plus, I cannot get the same resolution on the console as I can under X.
So, what is a CLI user to do? Why, get a Window Manager (wm) that is meant for us!
The features I look for include small footprint and full keyboard integration. The current one I use is wmi-10, but it is no longer under active development. The group working on it has moved to on to [wmii](https://github.com/0intro/wmii), but I do not like the changes, so I am off looking for a new one to use.
From time to time, I will post how my search is going so you can see what is out there.