Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 6th May 2008 15:00 UTC, submitted by Julien Danjou
"Awesome is a floating and tiling window manager. It's extremely fast, small, dynamic and awesome. Windows can be managed in several layouts: tiled, maximized, dwindle, spiral, floating... Each layout can be applied on the fly, optimizing the environment for the application in use and the task performed. Managing windows in tiled mode assures that no space will be wasted on your screen. No gaps, no overlap. Other layouts can be used for different purpose. If you do not want to use the tiling management, you can use the floating layout wich will let you organize your windows as you wish, like any other window manager." Version 2.3-final has been released today.
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2008-05-07
First I discovered screen and I really liked it. Then, somewhere, I read "ratpoison tries to be screen for X Window" and in no time I tried it and was hooked.
Then I realized it's far too limiting and a hindrance for some workflows, so I set out to look for a replacement, but it had to be a tiling manager.
Then I tried dwm and liked it, but was put off by it's ridiculous configuration system (or lack thereof).
Then I jumped to awesome and did NOT like the keys at first. Then I learned them and am now absolutely happy with my experience on this computer. I finally use Linux as my main computer again.
In short, awesome couldn't be more aptly named.
Edited 2008-05-07 01:24 UTC