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Ariadne Conill 🐰:therian:<p>when i said i was daily driving wayback, i wasn't kidding...</p><p><a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/windowmaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windowmaker</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/wayback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wayback</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/abuild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abuild</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/gcc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gcc</span></a></p>
jbz<p>Window Maker Live</p><p>｢ Window Maker Live is an installable Linux Live ISO based on the current Bookworm branch of Debian. The system uses the Window Maker window manager as its default graphical user interface. Window Maker Live's components have been carefully preconfigured and the desktop environment has a consistent visual appearance ｣</p><p><a href="https://wmlive.sourceforge.net/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wmlive.sourceforge.net/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/windowmaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windowmaker</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>Modern Debian-based Window Maker distribution</p><p><a href="https://wmlive.sourceforge.net/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wmlive.sourceforge.net/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Modern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Modern</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Debian</span></a>-based <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Window" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Window</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Maker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/distribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distribution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WindowMaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowMaker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Debian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
Joel Carnat ♑ 🤪<p>Giving <a href="https://gts.tumfatig.net/tags/openbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> 7.7 a dump test to achieve on the Quieter 4C, the Intel N100 using 14W according to the plug. No bad at all, given that the 4K video runs in Firefox.</p><p>And yes, <a href="https://gts.tumfatig.net/tags/windowmaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowMaker</span></a>. Because I am this old!</p>
Thomas :netbsd: :freebsd:<p>Are there any WindowMaker users on NetBSD out there, who have Dockapps to recommend? My desktop has wired networking so no need for a radio control, but any system monitors and/or volume controls that blend in nicely with WMaker?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/WindowMaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowMaker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a></p>
րպհտին ջվգեան ⊽🜁<p>պէտք ա նշել, մէկ էլ <a class="hashtag" href="https://xn--y9azesw6bu.xn--y9a3aq/streams/tag/windowmaker/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#windowmaker</a> irc չաթում հարցրի, ու մինչեւ գտայ, արդէն էնտեղ պատասխանեցին։</p> <p>շնորհակալութիւն ասացի, չասացի որ արդէն գտել եմ։ (:</p>
րպհտին ջվգեան ⊽🜁<p>ես յիմար յիմար իմ <code>~/GNUstep/Defaults/WMRootMenu</code> ֊ի մէջ ստեղնաշարի կարճատ էի աւելացրել որ էկրանահանեմ՝</p> <pre><code> ("Lock Screen", EXEC, "xlock -allowroot -usefirst -mode matrix"), ("Lock xscreenaver", EXEC, "xscreensaver-command -lock"), (lock, SHORTCUT, "Control+Mod1+@", EXEC, "xscreensaver-command -lock"), ("screenshot", SHORTCUT, "Control+Mod1+s", EXEC, "$HOME/bin/screenshot.sh"), ("Exit Window Maker", EXIT) </code></pre> <p>իսկ կանչուող սկրիպտը սա էր՝</p> <pre><code>#!/bin/sh mkdir -p ~/screenshots ts=$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S) exec /usr/bin/magick import -window root ~/screenshots/screenshot-$ts.png </code></pre> <p>պարզւում ա, windowmaker֊ն ունի էկրանահանելու հնարաւորութիւն, ու կարճատ սահմանելու՝</p> <p></p> <p>այստեղ գրուած էր՝ <code>Print</code> — երեւի էկրանահանման կոճակն ա։ ես իմ առանձին ստեղնաշարի վրայ այն չունեմ ոնց որ։ ու փոխեցի։</p> <p>նաեւ կարողանում ա ակտիւ պատուհանն էկրանահանել՝</p> <p></p> <p>բա ո՞րտեղ ա գրում։ համացանցում փնտրեցի՝ չգտայ։ աբ֊ին հարցրի՝ բնականաբար չգիտի։ աբ֊ն մէյնսթրիմ ա։</p> <p>գնացի ելատեքստի մէջ փնտրելու։ իհարկէ, կասկածում էի որ բարդ կը լինի, զի փոփոխականներից կազմուած հնարաւոր ա լինել ուղին։ բայց պարզ եղաւ՝ նորութիւններում գրել էին՝</p> <p></p> <p>ու հէնց վերջին, <code>0.96</code> թողարկման մէջ ա աւելացել։</p> <p></p> <p>էնպէս որ շատ հաւէս, հիմա հանգիստ էկրանահանում եմ։ համ էլ երբ <code>import</code> էի օգտագործում նախկինում, ականջակալների մէջ ճտում էր էդ պահին։ չգիտեմ ինչի։ (: հիմա չի ճտում։ (:</p> <p><a class="hashtag" href="https://xn--y9azesw6bu.xn--y9a3aq/streams/tag/windowmaker/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#windowmaker</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://xn--y9azesw6bu.xn--y9a3aq/streams/tag/%D5%A7%D5%AF%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B6/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#էկրանահան</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://xn--y9azesw6bu.xn--y9a3aq/streams/tag/%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%A4%D5%B8%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B4%D5%A7%D5%B5%D6%84%D5%A5%D6%80/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ուինդոումէյքեր</a></p>
TronNerd82<p>The other day I found out about the coolest yet most useless program ever conjured for Linux and BSD: speyes - xeyes, but South Park-themed.</p><p>The character options (cycled through by right-clicking) are: Stan, Cartman, Kenny, and Kyle. Pictured is me running it with Kenny, cuz he's my favorite of the boys.</p><p>Technically this program is meant as a dock app for WindowMaker, but I use dwm, so this isn't quite the ideal setup for that.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/speyes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>speyes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SouthPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthPark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WindowMaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowMaker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kenny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kenny</span></a></p>
ltning<span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="https://social.treehouse.systems/@ariadne" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ariadne</span></a></span> *sniff* beautiful <a class="hashtag" href="https://pleroma.anduin.net/tag/windowmaker" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Windowmaker</a> .. I still run it on my Framework laptop. And I thought I was nearly the last one..
R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵 :MiraLovesYou:<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@runjaj" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>runjaj</span></a></span></p><p>P.S., <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/windowmaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowMaker</span></a> was elite. I have many fond memories of it from 25 years ago. I occasionally run their live CD in a vm for fun and nostalgia.</p>
Tobias Hellgren<p>My current desktop for May/June 2025. Curious about the setup? Feel free to ask questions and comment!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.chuggybumba.com/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.chuggybumba.com/tags/YearOfTheDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YearOfTheDesktop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.chuggybumba.com/tags/WindowMaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowMaker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.chuggybumba.com/tags/Customization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Customization</span></a></p>
ltning<span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="https://mastodon.social/@mhoye" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mhoye</span></a></span> <a class="hashtag" href="https://pleroma.anduin.net/tag/windowmaker" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Windowmaker</a>. Whenever I reinstall I try something else but I always end up back on `wmaker &amp;` so my motor memory from the late 90s/early 00s stops stubbing its toes against kde/gnome/whatever legs.
Justine SmithiesIf you liked <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=windowmaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WindowMaker</a> and wish there was a <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=wayland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wayland</a> version ? Worry no more as a port is being worked on as we speak. Nothing to do with me though as I'm just sharing. <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=wlmaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WLMaker</a><br><br><a href="https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/tree/main" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/tree/main</a><br><br>
R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵 :MiraLovesYou:<p>Kinda frustrated with the state of <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/desktops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>desktops</span></a> in <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> / <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/bsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSD</span></a> / <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unix</span></a></p><p>You can either have a fully functional, but kind of frustrating-to-use (too mouse-centric) desktop with Gnome or KDE Plasma, or you can have a lean, efficient, and fast wm/compositor like <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/i3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>i3</span></a>, <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/sway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sway</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/awesomewm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>awesomewm</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/evilwm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>evilwm</span></a>, <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/cwm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cwm</span></a>, <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/bspwm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bspwm</span></a>, or whatever you like, BUT you will <em>constantly</em> be scratching your head when <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gnome</span></a> and <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/gtk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GTK</span></a> programs either start very slowly or refuse to run at all, and are constantly trying to figure out what combination of configuration, daemon, and small animal sacrifices are necessary to do what the big, bloated desktops do automatically.</p><p>It's freaking exhausting, and I want to go back to the days that every one just ran <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/icewm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IceWM</span></a>, <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/enlightenment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enlightenment</span></a>, or <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/windowmaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowMaker</span></a>.</p><p>P.S., Just for clarity, I really do love <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/kde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KDE</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/plasma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plasma</span></a>. I think it's a wonderful, easy-to-use, <em>and</em> extremely flexible desktop. But sometimes I really don't want a desktop, I just want a lean-and-basic UI that stays out of my way (for home stuff vs. work stuff, generally).</p>
スパックマン クリス<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@hadret" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>hadret</span></a></span> </p><p>Fair enough. <a href="https://twit.social/tags/Screenshot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Screenshot</span></a> attached. <a href="https://twit.social/tags/Fluxbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fluxbox</span></a> with <a href="https://twit.social/tags/emacs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emacs</span></a> split paned and a few grouped windows. (Why don't other WM / DEs have this?)</p><p>Need to download and compile at least wmglobe.</p><p>Would love to redo the dock apps to be 128 px instead of 64. Of course, back in the day, 64 was almost too big.</p><p>Also, got my across-the-top conky reworked to be on the far left.</p><p>Now that the important stuff is taken care of, I should prolly do some work.</p><p><a href="https://twit.social/tags/WindowMaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowMaker</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/Gentoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gentoo</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a></p>
Filip 👻<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://twit.social/@chris_spackman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>chris_spackman</span></a></span> man, you can’t just write about it and not provide any screenshot(s) 😄 I only used <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WindowMaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowMaker</span></a> briefly, but the older I got the more fond I am of its look 😅</p>
スパックマン クリス<p>nice thing about an ultra-wide monitor - putting back all the <a href="https://twit.social/tags/WindowMaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowMaker</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/DockApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DockApps</span></a> that I couldn't justify using the space for on the previous, regular monitor. </p><p>I'll probably spend some time this summer tracking down and compiling (or attempting to get to compile) some of the ones that are no longer in <a href="https://twit.social/tags/Gentoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gentoo</span></a> repos.</p><p>I've got <a href="https://twit.social/tags/wmCalClock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wmCalClock</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/wmMatrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wmMatrix</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/wmMoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wmMoon</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/wmSun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wmSun</span></a> and a couple of others beautifying and info-fying my desktop already.</p><p>1440 / 64 = 22(-ish), so room for more</p><p><a href="https://twit.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/OldSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldSchool</span></a></p>
Santiago<p>Acá va un <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/viernesdeescritorio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>viernesdeescritorio</span></a> con toda la nostalgia de los 2000s Slackware 15 32-bits con escritorio WindowMaker en Dell Precision 530MT Dual Xeon 2800DP 2GB RDRAM ECC 250GB IDE ATA RAID-1 nVidia FX5500 256MB con kernel custom en exhibición en la FLISoL Montevideo 2025 próximamente <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/slackware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>slackware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/windowmaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windowmaker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dell</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nostalgia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/gnulinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gnulinux</span></a></p>
gato_garden🏴🏴‍☠️:blackcat:<p>Για μερικά χρόνια μέχρι ~το 2010-, χρησιμοποιούσα windowmaker, μετά το γύρισα σε πιο μοντέρνους wm, και είχα ξεχάσει πόσο γαμάτο, 90ς στάιλ είναι το wmaker</p><p><a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/windowmaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windowmaker</span></a> <a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/screenshot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>screenshot</span></a></p>
noah<p>I'm trying out <a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/windowmaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windowmaker</span></a> on my Debian box and i love it!</p>
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