Awesome is a highly configurable framework window manager extensible using lua.
Official site: http://awesome.naquadah.org/
Questions tagged [awesome]
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How to close any window in Awesome WM?
Desktop application developers are free to choose which keyboard shortcuts they want to support. On Windows the convention is pretty strong:
Alt-F4 closes most applications
Ctrl-F4 closes most major sub-windows
Esc dismisses most dialogue boxes.…
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Mouse clicks stop working after random time, using Awesome WM + Gnome
I'm using the Awesome Window Manager together with Gnome in Linux Mint. I experience the following problem several times a day:
Suddenly the mouse partially stops working, which means that I'm still able to move the cursor, but any mouse clicks…
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How to properly lock desktop when hibernating?
If I lock the screen, hibernate by closing the laptop lid, open the laptop lid and press the power button, the screen will just show a black surface and I can start typing the password immediately. If I don't lock the screen before hibernating, wait…
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Cannot add new mode in xrandr for external monitor
Today I was trying to connect my second monitor to my notebook. I have:
nvidia graphic card
304.43 drivers [support xrandr 1.2]
archlinux [up-to-date]
awesome wm
xrandr 1.3
My problem is with bigger resolution than 640x480 for my external monitor…
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Why does desktop locking stop working after some time?
xautolock is clearly running:
$ ps wafux | grep [x]autolock
user 21410 0.0 0.0 20124 2628 ? S Nov05 0:04 xautolock -time 10 -notify 30 -notifier notify-send --urgency low --expire-time=10000 -- 'Locking screen in 30 seconds'…
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How to fix Java applications mouse pointer offset in Awesome WM?
How to reproduce in Awesome WM v3.5.2 through 3.5.5 (so far):
Install OpenJDK or Oracle Java 7. This bug has been observed with both.
Start a new Awesome WM session with the default configuration.
Start either jEdit or PyCharm. This bug has been…
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How to separate Awesome's `rc.lua` configuration into multiple files?
I've just moved to Awesome WM from OpenBox. I like that it's very extensible, customizable and I have huge control about window layout. I like structured and organized things and I'd like to separate that huge .config/awesome/rc.lua configuration…
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Assigning awesome keybinding for more than 9 tags
I'm using the awesome WM and the nine default tags (or "virtual desktops") are not anywhere near enough for me: I've got a lot of VMs and remote VNCs etc. In the past I've used window managers with about 20 virtual desktops and that was about…
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How to maximise a window horizontal or vertically?
In awesome, what key binding can you use to maximise a window (in floating mode, of course) so that it maximise in just the horizontal or just the vertical direction?
I know that mod4 + m will maximise it fully in both directions so I kind of assume…
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In awesome window manager, how can I make key bindings send keyboard events?
I don't think that title probably helps very much, but here's my issue:
I'm using the awesome window manager and am trying to make my key bindings to be similar in flavor to OSX for special keys. I'm learning German, so I somewhat regularly need to…
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Spawn new terminal window with the same directory as the previous window
I'm running Awesome WM on the latest Arch Linux with Gnome Terminal and the default bash. I've managed to get this working, but I wonder if any form of improvement is possible with this implementation. The question does NOT relate to opening new…
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How to change the keyboard layout for a single application in Awesome WM?
I've added keyboard shortcuts to set the global keyboard layout, but how do I set it for a single application? The reason I'd like to do this is that I'm used to QWERTY for gaming, and I'd rather not spend 10 minutes in every game to set up a custom…
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DPI settings in Awesome window manager
I have a nice new shiny 4k monitor. I can increase the font size for most applications (including awesome) however, there are a few issues:
The wibar vicious widgets show a tiny font, not the one defined in theme.lia.
Any Gnome applications still…
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Can't export environment variables on X session start
My setup is:
Debian testing (stretch), up to date
LightDM with autologin enabled
Awesome window manager
bash, in ROXTerm or XTerm
I don't seem to be able to set own environment variables and get it sourced at X session startup. Here's what I…
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How can I remove the window padding on GTK3 apps in Awesome-WM?
I use awesome in a tiling mode for almost all my desktops. Since the advent of client side decorations in GTK3 some common Gnome project apps have taken to giving themselves a generous amount of padding outside of their main window border. I suspect…
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