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littlewin

littlewin is stand for "Window Management", a window management tool inspired by tiling window managers. Unlike tiling window managers, littlewin allows you to manage application windows without relying on a full tiling manager. It's designed to provide flexibility for arranging and managing windows in a non-intrusive way, without imposing a tiling window management style.

This project is mainly targeted for users who prefer to manage windows in a more manual, customizable fashion while still benefiting from automation in tasks such as window resizing, arrangement, and workspace management. ⚙️

Layout Visualizations

Here are various layout arrangements for windows. The configurations showcase how windows can be arranged in different layouts.

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Single Window Layout

+-----------------------+
|                       |
|                       |
|                       |
|           1           |
|           ^           |
|                       |
|                       |
+-----------------------+

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Two Window Layouts

Horizontal Split

+-----------------------+
|           |           |
|           |           |
|           |           |
|     1     |     2     |
|     ^     |     ^     |
|           |           |
|           |           |
+-----------------------+

Vertical Split

+-----------------------+
|           |           |
|           |     2     |
|           |           |
|     1     |-----------|
|     ^     |           |
|           |     3     |
|           |     ^     |
+-----------------------+

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Three Window Layout

Centered Split

+-----------------------+
|           |           |
|     1     |     2     |
|     ^     |           |
|-----------|-----------|
|           |           |
|     4     |     3     |
|           |           |
+-----------------------+

Note 📌:

Currently, littlewin only supports Linux with X11. It won’t work on Wayland or other windowing systems, and it’s not available on other operating systems (like macOS or Windows) at this time.

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Installation 🛠️

Dependencies 📦

Make sure you have the following installed:

• X11 development libraries (libx11-dev) 🖥️
• X11 utilities like xprop 🔧
• Other standard libraries for C development (e.g., gcc, cmake) 🛠️

Clone the Repository 📂

git clone https://github.com/zyxidra/littlewin.git
cd littlewin
chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh

Build the Project ⚙️

If you're using make, run the following commands to build littlewin:

make

Alternatively, if you're using CMake, create a build directory and run the following commands:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make

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Usage 🚀

Once compiled, you can run the littlewin executable to manage your windows. For example:

./littlewin

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Development 🧑‍💻

This project is open-source, and contributions are welcome. If you'd like to contribute, please fork the repository, create a branch, and submit a pull request with your changes. 🛠️

For further development, you may also want to modify the configuration settings based on your preferred window manager (e.g., X11, Wayland).

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Acknowledgements 🙏

• Inspired by tiling window managers. 💡
• Thanks to the X11 community for providing useful tools like xprop and xwininfo. 👏

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Alternative

• bspwm
• FancyWM (for Windows User)

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