"Multitask, prioritize, and execute effectively with DWM."
Most special combinations involve the key called Mod4 or Super or Windows .
There are nine workspaces, or numbered "tags" in this window manager configuration.
Switch to any tag: Super + number
Move a focused window (a.k.a "client") to a tag: Super + Shift + number
To bring up Rofi, the window list and application menu:
Super + r or Super + Shift + Enter
To exit your DWM session: Shift + Super + e or Ctrl + Alt + Delete
then select...
logout + Enter to logout
reboot + Enter to reboot
shutdown + Enter to shut down
To start...
...Gui File Browser: Super + f (Thunar)
...Terminal File Browser: Super + Shift + f (lf)
...Gui Web Browser: Super + i (Brave)
...Terminal Web Browser: Super + Shift + i (W3M)
...Gui Note-taking: Super + o (Obsidian)
...Terminal Note-taking: Super + Shift + o (Neovim)
...Network Manager: Super + n (Networkmanager_Dmenu)
...Bluetooth Manager: Super + b (Blueman-Manager)
...Video Player: Super + m (Smplayer)
...Audio Player: Super + d (Smplayer)
...Radio Playlist: Super + s (MPV)
...SDR Playlist: Super + Shift + s (Super SDR)
...SDR Client: Super + Ctrl + s (Super SDR)
...Volume Control: Super + v (Pavucontrol)
...Terminal: Super + Enter or Ctrl + Alt + t
...Bit Torrent: Super + q
...Calculator: Super + c
...Screenshot: Super + Print
...Bluetabs Super + t
To close a focused window: Ctrl + q
To forcefully close a focused window: Ctrl + Shift + q
To drag a floating window: Super + left mouse button and drag it.
To resize a floating window: Super + right mouse button and move the edges.
To resize a tiled window: Super + h or l and move the edges (Vim keys!).
To toggle a window between floating and tiled: Super + Shift + Space
To restart DWM in place: Super + Shift + r
To hide or show the status bar: Super + F11
Scratchpads are how you hide apps and prevent screen clutter.
Hide a focused window on the scratchpad: Super + Shift + F1
Retrieve windows from the scratchpad: Super + F1 repeat as necessary.
To disconnect a window from the scratchpad: Ctrl + Shift + F1
There is much more to DWM than this. Find good online resources and study
the efficacy and power of tiling window managers.
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