b2dwm ("Box2D Window Manager")

Ever thought floating window managers were too unrealistic? Well, me neither, but here's the solution!

This is based off of sowm, I just patched box2D in!

Video here

Default Keybindings

Window Management

combo	action
Mouse	focus under cursor
MOD4 + Left Mouse	move window
MOD4 + Right Mouse	resize window
MOD4 + f	maximize toggle
MOD4 + c	center window
MOD4 + q	kill window
MOD4 + 1-9	desktop swap
MOD4 + Shift +1-9	send window to desktop
MOD1 + TAB (alt-tab)	focus cycle
MOD4 + g	toggle gravity

Programs

combo	action	program
MOD4 + Return	terminal	st
MOD4 + d	dmenu	dmenu_run
MOD4 + p	scrot	scr
MOD4 + w	wallpaper cycler	bud
XF86_AudioLowerVolume	volume down	amixer
XF86_AudioRaiseVolume	volume up	amixer
XF86_AudioMute	volume toggle	amixer
XF86_MonBrightnessUp	brightness up	bri
XF86_MonBrightnessDown	brightness down	bri

Dependencies

• xlib (usually libX11).
• box2d

Installation

1. Copy config.def.h to config.h and modify it to suit your needs.
2. Run make to build b2dwm.
3. Copy it to your path or run make install.
   • DESTDIR and PREFIX are supported.

Thanks

• sowm
• 2bwm
• SmallWM
• berry
• catwm
• dminiwm
• dwm
• monsterwm
• openbox
• possumwm
• swm
• tinywm