After much frustration searching for a light and stable but quirky (a few bug you have to learn to work around) WM that addresses the fundamental short comings of the usual candidates I think I may have found it.
It still has some things I need to over come. Stuff I want but it seems the nearest thing I've found so far.
windowlab.
You can find it here http://nickgravgaard.com/windowlab/ and I recommend you read the page as it has a very good explanation of the rational
menu view
select view
I would improve it by adding a clock on the active window.
my menu.rc
# make sure each line ends in LF not CRLF!
Quit:skill windowlab
Edit menu:adie /home/user/.windowlab/windowlab.menurc
About:windowlab -about | xmessage -file -
Reload:pkill -HUP windowlab
<|>:xxxxx
run:bashrun2
xterm:xterm
mrxvt:mrxvt
adie:adie
cplay:xterm -e cplay
dillo:dillo
dxirc:dxirc
plan:plan
ranger:xterm -e ranger
siag:siag
xfe:xfe
xfw:xfw
xfi:xfi
xpaint:xpaint
xclock:xclock -d
xkill:xkill
rox:rox
nessie:seamonkey
video:mplayer
gimp:gimp
links:
http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=198895#p198895#p198895
http://crunchbang.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=20250
http://www.taringa.net/posts/linux/18054916/Puppy-Linux-Windowlab.html
http://no0p.github.io/2013/03/21/cool_window_manager.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQLnAGF3t_o
Usage:
Alt+"push/drag" on the edges of the active window to resize
Alt+F11 for full screen
Alt+F12 send active window down the stack
Alt+Tab scroll back
Alt+q scroll forewords
I'm getting a few crashes/freezes opening applications with multiple windows. Gmplayer crashes windowlab as does bashrun2. I really hope there is a fix as it's the dogs danglies when it comes to usage.
