[Python Wpg] Window managers in Python!!

Scott Balneaves sbalneav at legalaid.mb.ca
Fri May 12 10:38:06 EDT 2006


So, for years, I've run my own, highly modified window manager based,
originally, on evilwm.  I prefer a "minimilistic" desktop, and my window
manager has a simple two-pixel border, 8 virtual consoles, complete
keyboard control of moving and resizing windows, etc.

I've maintained this for years.  It's been a lot of fun, and taught me a
lot about window management.  It's not large, only about 1800 lines of C
code, and fairly well laid out and commented.  However, with my new love
of Python, I've often fantisized about how I might translate it.

Well low-and-behold:

http://plwm.sourceforge.net/

It looks like it's "dead upstream", as the saying goes (hasn't been
touched since 2004), but it's still very cool looking.

So, looks like I've got my next project lined up after ldapfs :)

Scott

-- 
Scott L. Balneaves | "Looking beyond the embers of bridges glowing behind us
Systems Department |  To a glimpse of how green it was on the other side..."
Legal Aid Manitoba |    -- Pink Floyd "High Hopes"



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