About:
larswm is a modified version of the 9wm window manager that adds virtual desktops, automatic window tiling, and many other features designed to make it a highly efficient user environment. One of the design goals is that you should never have to manually shuffle windows around on the screen. Another is that it should use as little CPU time, RAM, and screen space for itself as possible.

Release focus: Minor bugfixes

Changes:
A couple of commands have been added to make it easier to work with untiled windows. Sometimes the wrong subdesktop would be active after restoring an untiled window. Tool space would be wasted on desktops with no auto resizing. Tool windows would sometimes get focus without the user explicitly selecting them.

Author:
Lars [contact developer]

Rating:	reset 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
8.27/10.00 (11 votes)

Homepage:
http://larswm.fnurt.net

Trove categories: [change]

[Development Status]		5 - Production/Stable
[Intended Audience]		End Users/Desktop
[License]		Freely Distributable, Freeware
[Operating System]		POSIX
[Topic]		Desktop Environment :: Window Managers

Dependencies: [change]
No dependencies filed

 Branches

Branch	Version	Last release	License	URLs
Default	7.5.3	15-Jul-2004	Freely Distributable

 Releases

Version	Focus	Date
7.5.3	Code cleanup	15-Jul-2004 20:01
7.5.2	Code cleanup	29-Jun-2004 06:55
7.5.1	Minor bugfixes	22-Jun-2004 00:31
7.5.0	Minor bugfixes	21-Jun-2004 01:44
7.4.9	Minor bugfixes	17-Jun-2004 05:12
7.4.8	Code cleanup	03-Jun-2004 17:02
7.3.9	Minor bugfixes	30-May-2004 05:50
7.3.6	Minor bugfixes	16-May-2004 03:14
7.3.5	Minor feature enhancements	08-May-2004 02:23
7.3.4	Minor feature enhancements	06-May-2004 03:32

 Comments

[»] well, uhhm...
by dondy - Dec 21st 2002 06:28:06

the windowmanager itself is ok, the idea of tiling is neat. but no, there is absolutely no dokumentation, not even in the code. it couldn't even set the titlebar to the top of my screen, that's not cool i think. well, but i use it anyway.

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you can't kill what doesn't die...

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[»] Re: well, uhhm...
by Björn Lindström - Apr 22nd 2003 10:45:09


> the windowmanager itself is ok, the idea
> of tiling is neat. but no, there is
> absolutely no dokumentation, not even in
> the code. it couldn't even set the
> titlebar to the top of my screen, that's
> not cool i think. well, but i use it
> anyway.
Absolutely no documentation? It has about the best man page I have seen for a GUI program, I think.

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[»] Bravo!
by StarFace - Sep 12th 2000 06:46:48

This is one of those obscure-ish window managers that is just lurking out there needing to be found. There are lots that get no press, and are fantastic and innovative. People often gripe about wanting to lose the WIMP interface, and they don't realize the options ARE out there, and the options go beyond just using CLI.

This is one of those WMs. If you are looking for something that redefines graphic usage, without being clumsy, you should check this out. The author of this WM has obviously put a lot of effort into making it useful. Not only that, a rarity: It is well documented, and docs are available in multiple formats.

I know I've seen the announcements for this WM fly by and I've consistently ignored it because I've never heard of it, what a shame. Now it is my WM of choice.

As the author says, it is kinda like vi, it sounds weird, but once you get the hang of it, watch out!

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[»] Re: Bravo!
by Piotr - Sep 17th 2007 03:40:17

I used to swap window managers every week or two. That changed since I found larswm. Why bother anymore?

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