From 18506e33c226db31f14a175eb341c7dd04725a64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Derek Taylor Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 12:27:45 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Adding a README for herbstluftwm. --- .config/herbstluftwm/README.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) create mode 100644 .config/herbstluftwm/README.md diff --git a/.config/herbstluftwm/README.md b/.config/herbstluftwm/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..338c8f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/.config/herbstluftwm/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ + +# My Herbstluftwm Configuration + +herbstluftwm is a manual tiling window manager for X. It licensed under the +"Simplified BSD License" (see `LICENSE`). + +- the layout is based on splitting frames into subframes which can be split again or can be filled with windows (similar to i3/ musca) +- tags (or workspaces or virtual desktops or …) can be added/removed at runtime. Each tag contains an own layout +- exactly one tag is viewed on each monitor. The tags are monitor independent (similar to xmonad) +- it is configured at runtime via ipc calls from herbstclient. So the configuration file is just a script which is run on startup. (similar to wmii/ musca) + +For more, see the herbstluftwm homepage http://herbstluftwm.org -- in +particular the [herbstluftwm tutorial](http://herbstluftwm.org/tutorial.html) +for the first steps (also available as `man herbstluftwm-tutorial` after +installing herbstluftwm on your system). + +You are welcome to join the IRC channel `#herbstluftwm` on `irc.freenode.net`.