To delete the current frame, use mod + k x. To further split the current frame, use mod + k s for horizontal splits. Windows can be maximised horizontally ( mod + k h) and vertically ( mod + k v). First, to resize a frame, press mod + r and then use arrow keys to make the frame grow. Ion allows you to reorganise your frames, however you want.
If you want to place all of the tagged windows to the frame, you can simply use mod + k a (like before, press mod + k then mod + a, without letting go with the mod key). Pressing mod + a will prompt you for the name of the window to attach to the frame. To move vertically, use mod + n or mod + p. Once the window the window is tagged, move horizontally to the adjacent frame with mod + tab. This is particularly helpful when you want to move multiple windows Attaching Windows It is possible to have multiple windows tagged simultaneously. Pressing mod + t again will remove the tagging. A mark is placed at the top corner of the title bar to show that it has been tagged.Ī title bar with a "tagged" mark in the top right corner. To tag an application, bring the application to focus and pressing mod + t. In Ion, moving an application to another frame requires you to “tag” it first. Using a single frame is not a good utilisation of the available screen space. Then press n while still holding the mod key). Let go of the k key, but keep holding the mod key. Switching between the windows in the same frame is done by pressing mod + k n (That is, press mod and k keys simultaneously. If you do not like this, you can configure Ion to use a different key. By default, the mod key is set to the alt key. For a number of the keyboard shortcuts, Ion uses the mod key. Moving applications to the other frame can be done using the keyboard. If you have tried starting multiple applications, you’ll notice that they will all open up to the frame that is in focus. There are even short cuts to use SSH (F4), edit files ( F5) and view text files ( F6). If you want to open up a terminal, you can press just F2 instead and F1 for man page. To open an application in the frame, press F3 and type in the command to start it (such as “firefox”). Once installed and running, you are likely to be presented with a window containing two frames.
#QuotWindowManager install
If you are using Ubuntu, you can install the Ion3 package instead. Ion window manager with three non-overlapping frames.
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