NAME¶

DESCRIPTION¶

autogroup group windowclass

 

autogroup group windowname,windowclass

Automatically add new windows to group if their class property matches windowclass, or if their name and class properties match windowname and windowclass, respectively. The more specific last match wins. group is a number between 0 and 9. If group is 0, matching windows will not be added to any group; this may be used to override “sticky group mode”.

The name and class values, respectively, for existing windows are both set in the WM_CLASS property and may be obtained using xprop(1).

bind keys command

Cause the creation of a key binding, or replacement of a default key binding. The modifier keys come first, followed by a ‘-’.

The following modifiers are recognised:

C

The Control key.

M

The Meta key.

S

The Shift key.

4

The Mod4 key (normally the windows key).

The ‘-’ should be followed by a keysym name, taken from /usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h. The command may either be one from the BIND COMMAND LIST (see below) or the command line that is to be executed.

A special command keyword “unmap” can be used to remove the named key binding. This can be used to remove a binding which conflicts with an application.

borderwidth pixels

Set the window border width to pixels.

color activeborder color

Set the color of the active border.

color font color

Set menu font color.

color selfont color

Set font color for selected menu item.

color groupborder color

Set the color of the border while grouping a window.

color inactiveborder color

Set the color of the inactive border.

color menubg color

Set menu background color.

color menufg color

Set menu foreground color.

color urgencyborder color

Set the color of the border of a window indicating urgency.

color ungroupborder color

Set the color of the border while ungrouping a window.

command name path

Every name entry is shown in the application menu. When selected, the defined path is executed with execve(2).

The name entries term and lock have a special meaning. They point to the terminal and screen locking programs specified by key bindings. The defaults are xterm(1) and xlock(1), respectively.

fontname font

Change the default font for Xft(3).

gap top bottom left right

Define a “gap” in pixels at the edge of the screen, so that when a window is maximized it will not overlap this area. This “gap” can be used for applications such as xclock(1), where the user may wish to remain visible.

ignore windowname

Ignore, and do not warp to, windows with the name windowname when drawing borders and cycling through windows.

mousebind buttons command

Cause the creation of a mouse binding, or replacement of a default mouse binding. The modifier keys come first, followed by a ‘-’.

The following modifiers are recognised:

C

The Control key.

M

The Meta key.

S

The Shift key.

4

The Mod4 key (normally the windows key).

The ‘-’ should be followed by number:

1

Left mouse button.

2

Middle mouse button.

3

Right mouse button.

4

Scroll up mouse button.

5

Scroll down mouse button.

The command may be taken from the MOUSEBIND COMMAND LIST (see below).

moveamount pixels

Set a default size for the keyboard movement bindings, in pixels. The default is 1.

snapdist pixels

Minimum distance to snap-to adjacent edge, in pixels. The default is 0.

sticky yes|no

Toggle sticky group mode. The default behavior for new windows is to not assign any group. By enabling sticky group mode, openbsd-cwm(1) will assign new windows to the currently selected group.

EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION¶

# Set default Xft(3) font 
fontname "sans-serif:pixelsize=14:bold" 
 
# Turn on sticky-group mode 
sticky yes 
 
# Any entry here is shown in the application menu 
command firefox		firefox 
command xmms		xmms 
command top		"xterm -e top" 
 
# Autogroup definitions 
autogroup 3 "aterm,XTerm" 
autogroup 3 "xterm,XTerm" 
 
# Ignore programs by that name by not drawing borders around them. 
ignore XMMS 
ignore xwi 
ignore xapm 
ignore xclock 
 
# Key bindings 
bind CM-r	label 
bind CS-Return	"xterm -e top" 
bind 4-o	unmap 
bind CM-equal	unmap 
bind CMS-equal	unmap 
bind C4-equal	vmaximize 
bind C4S-equal	hmaximize 
bind M-1	grouponly1 
bind M-2	grouponly2 
bind M-3	grouponly3 
bind MS-1	movetogroup1 
bind MS-2	movetogroup2 
bind MS-3	movetogroup3 
 
# Mouse bindings 
mousebind M-2	window_lower 
mousebind M-3	window_resize

BIND COMMAND LIST¶

restart

Restart the running openbsd-cwm(1).

quit

Quit openbsd-cwm(1).

terminal

Spawn a new terminal.

lock

Lock the screen.

search

Launch window search menu.

menusearch

Launch application search menu.

exec

Launch “exec program” menu.

exec_wm

Launch “exec WindowManager” menu.

ssh

Launch “ssh” menu.

group[n]

Select group n, where n is 1-9.

grouponly[n]

Like group[n] but also hides the other groups.

nogroup

Select all groups.

grouptoggle

Toggle group membership of current window.

movetogroup[n]

Hide current window from display and move to group n, where n is 1-9.

cyclegroup

Forward cycle through groups.

rcyclegroup

Reverse cycle through groups.

cycle

Forward cycle through windows.

rcycle

Reverse cycle through windows.

cycleingroup

Forward cycle through windows in current group.

rcycleingroup

Reverse cycle through windows in current group.

delete

Delete current window.

hide

Hide current window.

lower

Lower current window.

raise

Raise current window.

label

Label current window.

freeze

Freeze current window geometry.

fullscreen

Full-screen current window (gap + border removed).

maximize

Maximize current window (gap + border honored).

vmaximize

Vertically maximize current window (gap + border honored).

hmaximize

Horizontally maximize current window (gap + border honored).

moveup

Move window moveamount pixels up.

movedown

Move window moveamount pixels down.

moveright

Move window moveamount pixels right.

moveleft

Move window moveamount pixels left.

bigmoveup

Move window 10 times moveamount pixels up.

bigmovedown

Move window 10 times moveamount pixels down.

bigmoveright

Move window 10 times moveamount pixels right.

bigmoveleft

Move window 10 times moveamount pixels left.

resizeup

Resize window moveamount pixels up.

resizedown

Resize window moveamount pixels down.

resizeright

Resize window moveamount pixels right.

resizeleft

Resize window moveamount pixels left.

bigresizeup

Resize window 10 times moveamount pixels up.

bigresizedown

Resize window 10 times moveamount pixels down.

bigresizeright

Resize window 10 times moveamount pixels right.

bigresizeleft

Resize window 10 times moveamount pixels left.

ptrmoveup

Move pointer moveamount pixels up.

ptrmovedown

Move pointer moveamount pixels down.

ptrmoveright

Move pointer moveamount pixels right.

ptrmoveleft

Move pointer moveamount pixels left.

bigptrmoveup

Move pointer 10 times moveamount pixels up.

bigptrmovedown

Move pointer 10 times moveamount pixels down.

bigptrmoveright

Move pointer 10 times moveamount pixels right.

bigptrmoveleft

Move pointer 10 times moveamount pixels left.

htile

Current window is placed at the top of the screen and maximized horizontally, other windows in its group share remaining screen space.

vtile

Current window is placed on the left of the screen and maximized vertically, other windows in its group share remaining screen space.

MOUSEBIND COMMAND LIST¶

window_move

Move current window.

window_resize

Resize current window.

window_lower

Lower current window.

window_raise

Raise current window.

window_hide

Hide current window.

window_grouptoggle

Toggle group membership of current window.

cyclegroup

Forward cycle through groups.

rcyclegroup

Reverse cycle through groups.

menu_group

Launch group list.

menu_unhide

Launch hidden window list.

menu_cmd

Launch command list.

FILES¶

~/.cwmrc

default openbsd-cwm(1) configuration file

SEE ALSO¶

HISTORY¶