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vwm (console text-based window manager)
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Viper Window Manager (VWM) is a lightweight, extensible window manager
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for the console. Originally, VWM was designed to be the reference
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implementation of libviper. In fact, the two projects were initially
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one before public release.
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From conception, VWM was designed to be both lightweight and ssh
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friendly. Character based line-art compresses very well as do the
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escape sequences which handle cursor manipulation. This makes VWM quite
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suitable for low-bandwidth, remote connectivity over ssh.
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It is also very easy to extend the functionality of VWM. By following
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a few simple API rules, anyone can create a "native application"
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which will appear on the VWM Main Menu. The mechanism for this is very
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similar to Mozilla-style plugins.
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See /usr/doc/$VERSION/samples/vwmrc for information on customising VWM.
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