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Ratpoison

A keyboard-driven X11 tiling manager that replaces overlapping desktop windows, title bars and pointer-centric controls with maximised frames that can be split into panes. Commands and bindings are configured in a text file, and its deliberately minimal interface suits users who want to manage windows without a mouse. Ratpoison is a keyboard-driven X11 manager whose command-oriented interaction is modeled on GNU Screen.

Background and availability

Ratpoison is a keyboard-driven X11 manager whose command-oriented interaction is modeled on GNU Screen. History source ↗

Project facts

protocol
X11
layout
tiling
Configuration
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tag
keyboard-driven, frames

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