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authorJim Bottino <jim@bottino.com>2010-05-13 00:57:37 +0200
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+A simple dynamic window manager for X, with features nicked from ratpoison
+and dwm:
+
+* Musca operates as a tiling window manager by default. It uses manual
+tiling, which means the user determines how the screen is divided into
+non-overlapping frames, with no restrictions on layout. Application
+windows always fill their assigned frame, with the exception of transient
+windows and popup dialog boxes which float above their parent application
+at the appropriate size. Once visible, applications do not change frames
+unless so instructed.
+
+* Since not all applications suit tiling, a more traditional stacking
+window manager mode is also available, allowing windows to float at any
+screen location and overlap.
+
+* There are no built in status bars, panels, tabs or window decorations
+to take up screen real estate. If the user wants any of these things,
+there are plenty of external applications available to do the job. Window
+decoration is limited to a slender border, which is coloured to indicate
+keyboard focus.
+
+* Windows are placed in named groups which can be used in a similar
+fashion to virtual desktops. Groups can be added and removed on the fly,
+and each group has its own frame layout.
+
+* The excellent dmenu utility is used to execute commands and launch
+applications, and it can also act as a window and group switcher. Basic
+EWMH support allows use of common panels, pagers and wmctrl.
+
+* Windows and frames are navigated and focused on any mouse button
+click, including rolling the wheel, or alternatively driven entirely
+by the keyboard. Simple key combinations exist for window switching,
+group switching, frame control and screen switching.
+
+* Frames can be dedicated to a single application window, preventing new
+windows usurping said frame. One frame per group can also be flagged as
+a catch-all so that all new application windows open there. The frame
+border colour changes to reflect these modes.
+
+* Musca has multi-screen support out of the box, and will automatically
+create groups for every available screen.
+
+************************************************************************
+
+Musca requires the following additional software (available here at
+slackbuilds.org):
+
+dmenu