catwm, Cute and Tiny Window Manager

pyknite · 2010-06-30 20:22:27

Hi,

I started a very simple tiling window manager months ago... I'm taking back the dev and I have made a pkgbuild if some people are interested: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=38579

The manager is working but there is still some crappy bugs

hume's doona · 2010-06-30 20:54:54

What's it written in and configured with?

pyknite · 2010-06-30 21:01:14

hume's doona wrote:

What's it written in and configured with?

Sorry I don't understand the question (I'm not english)

You mean the language? It's written in C and you configure it dynamicly modifying the config.h file (like dwm)

hume's doona · 2010-06-30 21:02:54

You mean the language? It's written in C and you configure it dynamicly modifying the config.h file (like dwm)

Yes, that is what I meant

pyknite · 2010-06-30 21:26:19

hume's doona wrote:

You mean the language? It's written in C and you configure it dynamicly modifying the config.h file (like dwm)
Yes, that is what I meant

\o/

milomouse · 2010-07-01 00:01:29

Really neat. I like how simple and small it is. I haven't been using it long enough to find a bug yet but will report back when I do.

The only thing is that your "make clean" removes the catwm file. Also it doesn't seem to put anything into the pkgdir for installing, unless I missed something? Please forgive me if I did. So, I had to add this to my PKGBUILD:

pkgname=catwm-git
pkgver=20100630
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="Cute And Tiny Window Manager"
url="http://github.com/pyknite/catwm"
license=('GPL')
depends=('libx11')
makedepends=('gcc' 'make' 'git')
arch=(i686 x86_64)
source=()
md5sums=()
options=(!libtool)
 
_gitroot="git://github.com/pyknite/catwm.git"
_gitname="catwm"
 
build() {
  msg "Connecting to GIT server...."

  # if local repo already exist
  if [[ -d $startdir/src/$_gitname ]] ; then
    cd $_gitname
    git pull origin || return 1
    msg "The local files are updated."
  # else clone
  else
    git clone $_gitroot || return 1
  fi
 
  msg "GIT checkout done"
  msg "Starting make..."
 
  # build directory
  [[ -d $srcdir/$_gitname-build ]] && rm -rf $srcdir/$_gitname-build
  git clone $srcdir/$_gitname $srcdir/$_gitname-build
  cd $srcdir/$_gitname-build

  # edit config.h
  $EDITOR config.h

  # fix Makefile to keep catwm after compiling
  sed -i -re 's|rm -f c.*$|rm -f \*.o|' Makefile
  make || return 1
  make clean || return 1

  # install files to pkgdir
  mkdir -p $pkgdir/usr/bin
  cp $srcdir/$_gitname-build/catwm $pkgdir/usr/bin

}

P.S.: why all the "CACA MOTHERF**KER" stuff in stdout? o_O Had to remove that stuff too.

EDIT: Ok, yeah, a few bugs. Main one is when mplayer goes into fullscreen and continually adds blank windows each time I press fullscreen key. Other than that a few smaller bugs, it's still nice. Thanks

Last edited by milomouse (2010-07-01 01:00:18)

pyknite · 2010-07-01 07:14:04

milomouse wrote:

Really neat. I like how simple and small it is. I haven't been using it long enough to find a bug yet but will report back when I do.

The only thing is that your "make clean" removes the catwm file. Also it doesn't seem to put anything into the pkgdir for installing, unless I missed something? Please forgive me if I did. So, I had to add this to my PKGBUILD:

pkgname=catwm-git
pkgver=20100630
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="Cute And Tiny Window Manager"
url="http://github.com/pyknite/catwm"
license=('GPL')
depends=('libx11')
makedepends=('gcc' 'make' 'git')
arch=(i686 x86_64)
source=()
md5sums=()
options=(!libtool)
 
_gitroot="git://github.com/pyknite/catwm.git"
_gitname="catwm"
 
build() {
  msg "Connecting to GIT server...."

  # if local repo already exist
  if [[ -d $startdir/src/$_gitname ]] ; then
    cd $_gitname
    git pull origin || return 1
    msg "The local files are updated."
  # else clone
  else
    git clone $_gitroot || return 1
  fi
 
  msg "GIT checkout done"
  msg "Starting make..."
 
  # build directory
  [[ -d $srcdir/$_gitname-build ]] && rm -rf $srcdir/$_gitname-build
  git clone $srcdir/$_gitname $srcdir/$_gitname-build
  cd $srcdir/$_gitname-build

  # edit config.h
  $EDITOR config.h

  # fix Makefile to keep catwm after compiling
  sed -i -re 's|rm -f c.*$|rm -f \*.o|' Makefile
  make || return 1
  make clean || return 1

  # install files to pkgdir
  mkdir -p $pkgdir/usr/bin
  cp $srcdir/$_gitname-build/catwm $pkgdir/usr/bin

}

Oh, your right, my apologize... I did not test to install the package. I will change the pkgbuild on AUR thx

P.S.: why all the "CACA MOTHERF**KER" stuff in stdout? o_O Had to remove that stuff too.

Hahahah, sorry I forget to remove a debug printf I'll commit without that later

EDIT: Ok, yeah, a few bugs. Main one is when mplayer goes into fullscreen and continually adds blank windows each time I press fullscreen key. Other than that a few smaller bugs, it's still nice. Thanks

Yep it's one of the bugs I was talking, I really need to fix it this one.tarc

portix · 2010-07-01 08:19:31

Really nice. I think it would be a cleaner way to write a working install rule in your Makefile like

install: all
    install -Dm 755 catwm  $(DESTDIR)(BINDIR)

and putting

make DESTDIR=${pkgdir} install

in your PKGBUILD, instead of sed'ing your Makefile and then copying the binary.
catwm crashes if you resize the mein area too much.

pyknite · 2010-07-01 09:04:10

portix wrote:

Really nice. I think it would be a cleaner way to write a working install rule in your Makefile like
install: all
    install -Dm 755 catwm  $(DESTDIR)(BINDIR)
and putting
make DESTDIR=${pkgdir} install
in your PKGBUILD, instead of sed'ing your Makefile and then copying the binary.
catwm crashes if you resize the mein area too much.

I tried your way but it doesn't work (but I probably made a mistake I'm a noob in makefile and PKGBUILD)... It install it to pkg/usr/bin instead of pkg/usr/bin/catwm

CFLAGS+= -Wall                                                                  
LDADD+= -lX11 
LDFLAGS=
EXEC=catwm

PREFIX?= /usr
BINDIR?= $(PREFIX)/bin

CC=gcc

all: $(EXEC)

catwm: catwm.o
    $(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -Os -o $@ $+ $(LDADD)

install: all 
    install -Dm 755 catwm $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)

clean:
    rm -f catwm *.o

pkgname=catwm-git                                                                                                               
pkgver=20100701
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="Cute And Tiny Window Manager"
url="http://github.com/pyknite/catwm"
license=('GPL')
depends=('libx11')
makedepends=('gcc' 'make' 'git')
arch=(i686 x86_64)
source=()
md5sums=()
options=(!libtool)
 
_gitroot="git://github.com/pyknite/catwm.git"
_gitname="catwm"
 
build() {
  msg "Connecting to GIT server...."

  # if local repo already exist
  if [[ -d $startdir/src/$_gitname ]] ; then
    cd $_gitname
    git pull origin || return 1
    msg "The local files are updated."
  # else clone
  else
    git clone $_gitroot || return 1
  fi  
 
  msg "GIT checkout done"
  msg "Starting make..."
 
  # build directory
  [[ -d $srcdir/$_gitname-build ]] && rm -rf $srcdir/$_gitname-build
  git clone $srcdir/$_gitname $srcdir/$_gitname-build
  cd $srcdir/$_gitname-build

  # edit config.h
  $EDITOR config.h

  # fix Makefile to keep catwm after compiling
  make || return 1
  make clean || return 1

  # install files to pkgdir
  make DESTDIR=${pkgdir} install

I'll try to correct the bug you found this afternoon, btw thx for report

portix · 2010-07-01 09:38:50

I did a mistake. You can put

install -Dm 755 catwm $(BINDIR)$(DESTDIR)/catwm

in your Makefile
and use this PKGBUILD

pkgname=catwm-git
pkgver=20100701
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="Cute And Tiny Window Manager"
url="http://github.com/pyknite/catwm"
license=('GPL')
depends=('libx11')
makedepends=('gcc' 'make' 'git')
arch=(i686 x86_64)
source=()
md5sums=()
options=(!libtool)
 
_gitroot="git://github.com/pyknite/catwm.git"
_gitname="catwm"
 
build() {
    msg "Connecting to GIT server...."

    # if local repo already exist
    if [[ -d $startdir/src/$_gitname ]] ; then
        cd $_gitname
        git pull origin || return 1
        msg "The local files are updated."
        # else clone
    else
        git clone $_gitroot || return 1
    fi

    msg "GIT checkout done"
    msg "Starting make..."

    # build directory
    cd $srcdir/$_gitname

    # edit config.h
    $EDITOR config.h

    make DESTDIR=${pkgdir} install || return 1
}

or change the last line in the PKGBUILD to

make || return 1
install -Dm 755 catwm ${pkgdir}/usr/bin/catwm

pyknite · 2010-07-01 09:53:21

Thanks for your help, it work fine \o/

And I correctecd the "increase/decrease master area" bug

pyknite · 2010-07-02 11:40:04

milomouse wrote:

EDIT: Ok, yeah, a few bugs. Main one is when mplayer goes into fullscreen and continually adds blank windows each time I press fullscreen key. Other than that a few smaller bugs, it's still nice. Thanks

Bug corrected \o/

I think that the is almost usuable now... Need to implement "multiple desktop"...

milomouse · 2010-07-02 20:13:16

@portix: You're right about the proper install process. It's better than sed stuff as "make clean" should still delete binary if wanted.

@pyknite: Thanks! I'll update catwm when I get home and try it out (might be a couple days though). By the way, I'd like to put in a request for catwm to be able to resize the "slave" windows too, not just master.Thanks again for your hard work. :}

pyknite · 2010-07-02 22:56:39

milomouse wrote:

@pyknite: Thanks! I'll update catwm when I get home and try it out (might be a couple days though). By the way, I'd like to put in a request for catwm to be able to resize the "slave" windows too, not just master.Thanks again for your hard work. :}

Thx to try my little piece of code

What do you mean by resize the "slave" windows? If you have any others ideas, I'm open to any reflection (or if someone want to join the "project", it's not a problem)

dawn · 2010-07-02 23:18:40

pyknite,

thanks for that: the code is short and easy to understand. It's the kind of programs from which one can learn.

Regarding the code that needs to be rewritten in remove_window, wouldn't making the linked list circular simplify things ?

Edit: by the way, I'd like to "join the project", but I don't know anything about xlib and I've never seriously worked with c, so I'll play around with the code and get back to you if I feel up for it.

Last edited by dawn (2010-07-02 23:24:42)

pyknite · 2010-07-03 00:04:57

thanks for that: the code is short and easy to understand. It's the kind of programs from which one can learn.

Thank you

Regarding the code that needs to be rewritten in remove_window, wouldn't making the linked list circular simplify things ?

Because when I wrote the code I was lazy

Edit: by the way, I'd like to "join the project", but I don't know anything about xlib and I've never seriously worked with c, so I'll play around with the code and get back to you if I feel up for it.

Sure man, no problem

milomouse · 2010-07-03 12:15:06

pyknite wrote:

milomouse wrote:
@pyknite: Thanks! I'll update catwm when I get home and try it out (might be a couple days though). By the way, I'd like to put in a request for catwm to be able to resize the "slave" windows too, not just master.Thanks again for your hard work. :}
Thx to try my little piece of code
What do you mean by resize the "slave" windows? If you have any others ideas, I'm open to any reflection (or if someone want to join the "project", it's not a problem)

No problem, I like it alot. I'll look at the code myself when I get home (Monday night).

As far as the "slave windows", I mean the non-master windows created at the side of the master. I was wondering if it were possible to resize them individually. Example, you open three windows, 1 master window and 2 non-master (slaves). What I mean is to focus on one of the non-master (slave) windows and make it bigger (taller) than the other non-master (slave) window. I'm sorry if I'm not making sense, but like I said I'll look at the code myself when I get home. :}

pyknite · 2010-07-03 12:22:47

milomouse wrote:

pyknite wrote:
milomouse wrote:
@pyknite: Thanks! I'll update catwm when I get home and try it out (might be a couple days though). By the way, I'd like to put in a request for catwm to be able to resize the "slave" windows too, not just master.Thanks again for your hard work. :}
Thx to try my little piece of code
What do you mean by resize the "slave" windows? If you have any others ideas, I'm open to any reflection (or if someone want to join the "project", it's not a problem)
No problem, I like it alot. I'll look at the code myself when I get home (Monday night).
As far as the "slave windows", I mean the non-master windows created at the side of the master. I was wondering if it were possible to resize them individually. Example, you open three windows, 1 master window and 2 non-master (slaves). What I mean is to focus on one of the non-master (slave) windows and make it bigger (taller) than the other non-master (slave) window. I'm sorry if I'm not making sense, but like I said I'll look at the code myself when I get home. :}

Oh yeh I see what do you mean... You want something like in tmux. I will see if I can implement that, it's a good idea!!

gtklocker · 2010-07-03 12:50:40

I haven't tried it yet, but I can say one thing: the config.h is PRETTY AWESOME.

gtklocker · 2010-07-03 12:59:37

Oh, and catwm has now an IRC chan. Check #catwm at freenode

pyknite · 2010-07-03 12:59:46

gtklocker wrote:

I haven't tried it yet, but I can say one thing: the config.h is PRETTY AWESOME.

Thanks, but I think there is nothing very special in the config file??

gtklocker · 2010-07-03 13:01:11

pyknite wrote:

gtklocker wrote:
I haven't tried it yet, but I can say one thing: the config.h is PRETTY AWESOME.
Thanks, but I think there is nothing very special in the config file??

This is why I like it. It's unbloated and simple. Pure awesomeness.

Ah, and join the chan

pyknite · 2010-07-03 13:12:04

gtklocker wrote:

pyknite wrote:
gtklocker wrote:
I haven't tried it yet, but I can say one thing: the config.h is PRETTY AWESOME.
Thanks, but I think there is nothing very special in the config file??
This is why I like it. It's unbloated and simple. Pure awesomeness.
Ah, and join the chan

Ah ok, Thanks a lot

It seems there is some "fan" here \o/ Now I need to code more faster

sicpsnake · 2010-07-03 16:58:40

Very, very nice! It uses even less memory than DWM. I can't wait to see how awesome catwm will be in it's mature stages. I really would like to see a bottom stack layout implemented by default, but I'm not complaining. I really appreciate the work you've done so far.

zenny · 2010-07-04 23:44:28

compiled using makepkg and installed. Added 'exec catwm' in .xinitrc. Now I am confused with the usage? What key combinations gives what? New to this. Thanks.

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catwm, Cute and Tiny Window Manager

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