Contents

• 1 Abstract
  • 1.1 The purpose of this document
  • 1.2 Wmii--the second generation of window manager improved
  • 1.3 Target audience
  
  
• 2 Configuration and install
  • 2.1 Obtaining wmii
  • 2.2 Configuration and installation
  
  
• 3 Terminology
  • 3.1 Clients
  • 3.2 Focus
  • 3.3 Events
  • 3.4 Tags
  • 3.5 View
  • 3.6 Column
  • 3.7 Layout
  
  
• 4 Getting started
  • 4.1 First steps
  • 4.2 Using columns
  • 4.3 What about layouts?
  • 4.4 Floating layer
  • 4.5 Tags
  • 4.6 How do I close a window?
  • 4.7 How do I start programs?
  • 4.8 How do I quit wmii?
  
  
• 5 Looking under the hood
  • 5.1 Dynamic window management
  • 5.2 Modularity--using distinct tools for distinct tasks
  • 5.3 The glue that puts it all together--9P
  • 5.4 Tools
  • 5.5 Conclusion
  
  
• 6 Scripting wmii
  • 6.1 Language
  • 6.2 Actions
  • 6.3 wmiirc
  • 6.4 Changing the style
  • 6.5 Filling the status-bar
  • 6.6 Assigning new tags
  
  
• 7 The End
• 8 Appendix
  • 8.1 filesystem
  • 8.2 keybindings
  
  
• 9 Credits
• 10 Copyright notice