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@@ -1,2 +1,33 @@ -Motivation ----------- + thunk : a lightweight X11 window manager. + +Motivation: + + dwm is great, but we can do better, building a more robust, + more correct window manager in less lines of code, using strong + static typing. Enter Haskell. + + If the aim of dwm is to fit in under 2000 lines of C, the aim of dwm + is to fit in under 500 lines of Haskell with similar functionality. + +Building: + + Get the dependencies + + X11 http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/X11-1.2 + unix http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/unix-2.0 + mtl http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/mtl-1.0 + + X11-extras: darcs get http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~dons/code/X11-extras + +Use: + + add: + + exec /home/dons/bin/thunk + + as the last line of your .xsession file + +Authors: + + Spencer Janssen + Don Stewart |