commit c5f2420f812f69437971dee6ecdf0027f342ddbf
parent 7f81c2f231499f6aae6e5baede8bb0d7c45e7549
Author: wh1tepearl <wh1tepearl@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2026 22:25:51 +0000
Add occuped tags decorations support and updated readme
Diffstat:
6 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
@@ -2,7 +2,4 @@
config.h
modules.h
vxwm
-README
-dwm.png
-dwm.1
backups/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-# vxwm - Versatile X Window Manager for x11
+# vxwm - Versatile X Window Manager for x11 forked from dwm
+
+# Features
+vxwm is dwm on steroids, it can be as lightweight as you want.
+It has some patches for dwm pre installed that can be enabled/disabled by switching 0 to 1 or vice versa. (like in dwm-flexipatch)
+It also has some unique features like 8 sided resize, enchanced toggle floating, warp cursor and more! (They also can be toggled)
+Check modules.def.h for full list of features.
## Requirements
@@ -31,7 +37,7 @@ or for hot configuration reload, add something like this to your .xinitrc:
vxwm &
exec sleep infinity
-And then for restarting vxwm just kill vxwm's process and start it again.
+And then for restarting vxwm just kill vxwm's process and start it again or use rvx utility.
In order to connect vxwm to a specific display, make sure that
the DISPLAY environment variable is set correctly, e.g.:
@@ -54,3 +60,10 @@ like this in your .xinitrc:
The configuration of vxwm is done by editing config.h and modules.h to
match your preferences and (re)compiling the source code.
+
+
+
+
+## Acknowledgements
+
+vxwm was made in solo by a linux enthusiast wh1tepearl, many thanks to suckless.org and the [dwm] developers for making dwm in first place.
diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ static const int sidepad = 5; /* horizontal padding of bar */
/* tagging */
static const char *tags[] = { "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9" };
+#if OCCUPIED_TAGS_DECORATION
+static const char *occupiedtags[] = { "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9" };
+#endif
+
static const Rule rules[] = {
/* xprop(1):
* WM_CLASS(STRING) = instance, class
diff --git a/modules.def.h b/modules.def.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
#define ALT_CENTER_OF_BAR_COLOR 0 // changes center of bar color to a dark color.
#define BAR_HEIGHT 0 // Support for changing bar height.
#define BAR_PADDING 0 // Support for changing the bar padding.
-
+#define OCCUPIED_TAGS_DECORATION 0 // This provides the ability to use an alternative text for tags which contain at least one window aka occupied tags.
/* Misc */
diff --git a/rvx b/rvx
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ fi
if [ $arg = "-d" ]; then
killall vxwm 2>/dev/null
- vxwm
+ dbus-run-session vxwm
elif [ $arg = "-h" ]; then
echo "rvx: A tool designed for quickly restarting vxwm"
- echo "rvx -d: Restarts vxwm without dbus-run-session"
+ echo "rvx -d: Restarts vxwm with dbus-run-session"
echo "rvx -h: Show this message"
else
killall vxwm 2>/dev/null
- dbus-run-session vxwm
+ vxwm
fi
diff --git a/vxwm.c b/vxwm.c
@@ -433,7 +433,11 @@ attachstack(Client *c)
void
buttonpress(XEvent *e)
{
+#if !OCCUPIED_TAGS_DECORATION
unsigned int i, x, click;
+#else
+ unsigned int i, x, click, occ;
+#endif
Arg arg = {0};
Client *c;
Monitor *m;
@@ -447,9 +451,20 @@ buttonpress(XEvent *e)
focus(NULL);
}
if (ev->window == selmon->barwin) {
+#if !OCCUPIED_TAGS_DECORATION
i = x = 0;
+#else
+ i = x = occ = 0;
+ /* Bitmask of occupied tags */
+ for (c = m->clients; c; c = c->next)
+ occ |= c->tags;
+#endif
do
+#if !OCCUPIED_TAGS_DECORATION
x += TEXTW(tags[i]);
+#else
+ x += TEXTW(occ & 1 << i ? occupiedtags[i] : tags[i]);
+#endif
while (ev->x >= x && ++i < LENGTH(tags));
if (i < LENGTH(tags)) {
click = ClkTagBar;
@@ -724,8 +739,10 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
int boxs = drw->fonts->h / 9;
int boxw = drw->fonts->h / 6 + 2;
unsigned int i, occ = 0, urg = 0;
- Client *c;
-
+#if OCCUPIED_TAGS_DECORATION
+ const char *tagtext;
+#endif
+ Client *c;
if (!m->showbar)
return;
@@ -748,6 +765,7 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
}
x = 0;
for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(tags); i++) {
+#if !OCCUPIED_TAGS_DECORATION
w = TEXTW(tags[i]);
drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[m->tagset[m->seltags] & 1 << i ? SchemeSel : SchemeNorm]);
drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, tags[i], urg & 1 << i);
@@ -755,6 +773,12 @@ drawbar(Monitor *m)
drw_rect(drw, x + boxs, boxs, boxw, boxw,
m == selmon && selmon->sel && selmon->sel->tags & 1 << i,
urg & 1 << i);
+#else
+ tagtext = occ & 1 << i ? occupiedtags[i] : tags[i];
+ w = TEXTW(tagtext);
+ drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[m->tagset[m->seltags] & 1 << i ? SchemeSel : SchemeNorm]);
+ drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, tagtext, urg & 1 << i);
+#endif
x += w;
}
w = TEXTW(m->ltsymbol);
