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