NWM: An X11 Window Manager Written In Node.js

Written by Michael Larabel in X.Org on 25 July 2016 at 10:33 PM EDT. 30 Comments
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In case you ever wanted to have a Node.js window manager, there's now one that works for X11 environments that works on Chrome OS, Debian, and friends.

NWM is a dynamic window manager for X11 (no Wayland support yet!) written in Node.js. NWM is a dynamic tiling manager that has Xinerama support for multiple monitors, virtual workspaces/desktop support, various layout modes, and a native X11 binding written in C/C++ is what then emits events to Node.js. So it's not entirely in Node.js, but relies upon the binding layer to make everything possible, but nevertheless is cool.

Those wanting to learn more about this Node.js window manager can visit Mixu.net.
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