This dwm 6.2 side project has a different take on dwm patching. It uses preprocessor directives to decide whether or not to include a patch during build time. Essentially this means that this build, for better or worse, contains both the patched _and_ the original code. The aim being that you can select which patches to include and the build will contain that code and nothing more.
For example to include the `alpha` patch then you would only need to flip this setting from 0 to 1 in [patches.h ](https://github.com/bakkeby/dwm-flexipatch/blob/master/patches.h ):
```c
#define ALPHA_PATCH 1
```
So if you have ever been curious about trying out dwm, but have been discouraged by manual patching, then this may be a good starting point to see what a "fully fledged" dwm can look like. Want to try out the `pertag` patch? Just flip a config and recompile. Once you have found out what works for you and what don't then you should be in a better position to choose patches should you want to start patching from scratch.
Refer to [https://dwm.suckless.org/ ](https://dwm.suckless.org/ ) for details on the dwm window manager, how to install it and how it works.
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### Changelog:
2019-09-14 - Added setborderpx, selfrestart and push (no master variant) patches
2019-09-13 - Added titlecolor and push patches
2019-09-12 - Added activetagindicatorbar, alwaysfullscreen and autoresize patches
2019-09-11 - Added monitor rules, combo and ewmhtags patches
2019-09-10 - Minor tweaks to awesomebar patch (incl. alpha and systray compatibility). Added floatbordercolor patch.
2019-09-09 - Added deck, fibonacci (dwindle and spiral), gridmode, gapplessgrid, horizgrid, nrowgrid, centeredmaster and flextile layouts. Added alternativetags and awesomebar patches.
2019-09-08 - Added cfacts and vanitygaps patches, added bstack and bstackhoriz layouts
2019-09-07 - Added cyclelayouts, resizecorners, rotatestack, savefloats, statuspadding, switchtag, center and windowrolerule patches
2019-09-06 - Added attachabove, attachaside, attachbelow, attachbottom, autostart, fancybar, focusonnetactive and losefullscreen patches
2019-09-05 - Alpha, systray, togglefullscreen, tagallmon, tagmonfixfs, tagswapmon, pertag and zoomswap patches added
### Patches included:
- [activetagindicatorbar ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/activetagindicatorbar/ )
- this patch changes the rectangle indicating if a tag is used by a client into a bar above the tag name
- [alpha ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/alpha/ )
- adds transparency for the status bar
- [alternativetags ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/alternativetags/ )
- adds alternative tags which can be toggled on the fly for the sole purpose of providing visual aid
- [alwaysfullscreen ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/alwaysfullscreen/ )
- prevents the focus to drift from the active fullscreen client when using focusstack\(\)
- [attachabove ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/attachabove/ )
- new windows are placed above selected client
- [attachaside ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/attachaside/ )
- new windows are placed on top of the stack
- [attachbelow ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/attachbelow/ )
- new windows are placed below selected client
- [attachbottom ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/attachbottom/ )
- new windows are placed at the bottom of the stack
- [autoresize ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/autoresize/ )
- by default, windows that are not visible when requesting a resize/move will not get resized/moved, with this patch, however, they will
- [autostart ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/autostart/ )
- makes dwm run `~/.dwm/autostart_blocking.sh` and `~/.dwm/autostart.sh &` on startup
- [awesomebar ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/awesomebar/ )
- enhanced taskbar that allows focus / hiding / unhiding of windows by clicking on the status bar
- [center ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/center/ )
- adds an iscentered rule to automatically center clients on the current monitor
- [cfacts ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/cfacts/ )
- the cfacts patch provides the ability to assign different weights to clients in their respective stack in tiled layout
- [combo ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/combo/ )
- allows you to select multiple tags by pressing all the right keys as a combo, e.g. hold MOD and press and hold 1 and 3 together to view those two tags
- [cyclelayouts ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/cyclelayouts/ )
- lets you cycle through all your layouts
- [ewmhtags ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/ewmhtags/ )
- adds EWMH support for \_NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS, \_NET_CURRENT_DESKTOP, \_NET_DESKTOP_NAMES and \_NET_DESKTOP_VIEWPORT, which allows for compatibility with other bars and programs that request workspace information, e.g. polybar's xworkspaces module
- [fancybar ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/fancybar/ )
- shows the titles of all visible windows in the status bar
- [floatbordercolor ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/float_border_color/ )
- this patch allows a different border color to be chosen for floating windows
- [focusonnetactive ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/focusonnetactive/ )
- by default, dwm responds to \_NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW client messages by setting the urgency bit on the named window
- this patch activates the window instead
- [losefullscreen ](https://github.com/bakkeby/dwm-vanitygaps/blob/master/patches/dwm-losefullscreen-6.2.diff )
- by default in dwm it is possible to make an application fullscreen, then use the focusstack keybindings to focus on other windows beneath the current window
- it is also possible to spawn new windows (e.g. a terminal) that end up getting focus while the previous window remains in fullscreen
- this patch ensures that in such scenarios the previous window loses fullscreen
- monitorrules
- adds rules per monitor, e.g. have default layouts per monitor
- the use case for this is if the second monitor is vertical (i.e. rotated) then you may want to use a different default layout for this monitor than what is used for the main monitor (for example normal vertical split for main monitor and horizontal split for the second)
- [pertag ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/pertag/ )
- adds nmaster, mfact, layouts and more per tag rather than per monitor
- [push ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/push/ )
- this patch provides a way to move clients up and down inside the client list
- [resizecorners ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/resizecorners/ )
- by default, windows only resize from the bottom right corner
- with this patch the mouse is warped to the nearest corner and you resize from there
- [rotatestack ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/rotatestack/ )
- let's you rotate through the stack using keyboard shortcuts
- [savefloats ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/save_floats/ )
- saves size and position of every floating window before it is forced into tiled mode
- if the window is made floating again then the old dimensions will be restored
- [selfrestart ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/selfrestart/ )
- restart dwm without the unnecessary dependency of an external script
- [setborderpx ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/statuspadding/ )
- this patch allows border pixels to be changed during runtime
- [statuspadding ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/statuspadding/ )
- adds configuration options for horizontal and vertical padding in the status bar
- [systray ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/systray/ )
- adds system tray in the status bar
- [switchtag ](https://github.com/bakkeby/dwm-vanitygaps/blob/master/patches/dwm-switchtag-6.2.diff )
- when an application opens on a specific tab this patch adds the option to also switch to that tag when the application starts
- [tagallmon ](https://github.com/bakkeby/dwm-vanitygaps/blob/master/patches/dwm-tagallmon-6.2.diff )
- move all visible windows to an adjacent monitor
- [tagmonfixfs ](https://github.com/bakkeby/dwm-vanitygaps/blob/master/patches/dwm-tagmonfixfs-6.2.diff )
- allows moving a fullscreen window to another monitor while remaining in fullscreen
- [tagswapmon ](https://github.com/bakkeby/dwm-vanitygaps/blob/master/patches/dwm-tagswapmon-6.2.diff )
- swap all visible windows on one monitor with those of an adjacent monitor
- [titlecolor ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/titlecolor/ )
- adds a new color scheme used by the (selected) window title in the bar
- [togglefullscreen ](https://github.com/bakkeby/dwm-vanitygaps/blob/master/patches/dwm-togglefullscreen-6.2.diff )
- allows you to toggle fullscreen on and off using a single shortcut key
- [vanitygaps ](https://github.com/bakkeby/dwm-vanitygaps/blob/master/patches/dwm-vanitygaps-6.2.diff )
- adds configurable gaps between windows differentiating between outer, inner, horizontal and vertical gaps
- [windowrolerule ](https://github.com/bakkeby/dwm-vanitygaps/blob/master/patches/dwm-windowrolerule-6.2.diff )
- sometimes a single application opens different windows depending on the task at hand and this is often reflected in the WM_WINDOW_ROLE(STRING) x property
- this patch adds the role field to the rule configuration so that one can differentiate between, say, Firefox "browser" vs "Preferences" vs "Manager" or Google-chrome "browser" vs "pop-up".
- [zoomswap ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/zoomswap/ )
- allows a master and a stack window to swap places rather than every window on the screen changing position
### Layouts included:
- [bstack ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/bottomstack/ )
- bottomstack layout
- [bstackhoriz ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/bottomstack/ )
- bottomstack horizontal layout
- [centeredmaster ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/centeredmaster/ )
- centeredmaster layout
- [centeredfloatingmaster ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/centeredmaster/ )
- centeredfloatingmaster layout
- [deck ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/deck/ )
- deck layout
- [fibonacci ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/fibonacci/ )
- fibonacci (dwindle and spiral) layouts
- [flextile ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/flextile/ )
- expanded flextile patch supporting:
- horizontal and vertical split
- centered horizontal and vertical split
- pertag, cfacts, rmaster, vanitygaps patches
- tile, deck, monocle, centeredmaster, bstack, bstackhoriz, gapplessgrid and more
- [gapplessgrid ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/gaplessgrid/ )
- gappless grid layout
- [gridmode ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/gridmode/ )
- gridmode (grid) layout
- [horizgrid ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/horizgrid/ )
- horizontal grid layout
- [nrowgrid ](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/nrowgrid/ )
- nrowgrid layout, number of rows in grid controlled by nmaster
