Ratpoison ("rat poison") - a minimalistic frame window manager that works without the use of additional libraries , graphics and mice . Created under the influence of GNU Screen .
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 Ratpoison in action | |
| Type of | X Window System frame manager |
| Developer | Shawn betts |
| Written on | Si |
| operating system | Unix-like |
| First edition | 2000-12-04 [1] |
| Latest version | 1.4.9 ( April 4, 2017 ) |
| License | GNU GPL |
| Site | nongnu.org/ratpoison/ |
Content
Interface
The interface (compared to KDE , GNOME, and even BlackBox ) is missing. There are only brief pop-up messages and the same command line. Each created window is maximized. Exceptions are created only for dialog boxes . However, unlike the GNU Screen , ratpoison supports frames, so the screen area can be divided between multiple windows. Using the rpws [2] script, which usually comes with ratpoison, desktop support is added.
Management
Management is based on the use of the keyboard and only it. In two versions: keyboard shortcuts and from the command line. For people unfamiliar with emacs keyboard shortcuts , a system with prefix shortcuts, such as Ct Ct, seems complicated, but it allows you to use all possible keyboard shortcuts in any ratpoison-controlled application (except for those reserved by the X Window System and the kernel ).
However, you can easily create non-prefix combinations. By default, only the most basic commands are defined in keyboard shortcuts; to access the others, you must either assign them manually or use the command line (Ct :).
Setup
The program version 1.4.8 occupied a little more than 200 Kb and there is no and is not planned any special program for tuning. A boot script is available, which is a direct sequence of commands [3] .
Advanced
Supported multi-monitor mode. Several desktops are not directly supported, but there are groups of windows that can serve as a replacement.
Notes
- ↑ Earliest known release
- ↑ rpws script source code (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Example boot script (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment April 11, 2016. Archived on September 10, 2016.