Nwm: A dynamic window manager for X11 written with Node.js

How does Holla Forums feel about the glorious future of window management?

mixu.net/nwm/

Between this and lynxchan it looks like Node.js is going to be the glorious savior of the Holla Forums race.
Praise Node.js.

javascript holocaust best day of my life

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How is this not a performance nightmare?

Should've added some Ruby and a bit of Haskell for GHC.

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The thing that triggers me the most is they say "Win+" as opposed to "Meta+"

what are current wms written in?

Usually C. xmonad is haskell

There's also one in lua, awesomewm I think?

lovely """"""tech"""""" board, this place

more like nvm

Correct.

It's no different than lisp machines back in the day.

And also javascript really is a lisp, even if it doesn't look like it to the untrained eye.

Help, I installed it with
sudo apt-get install libx11-dev libxinerama-dev
but what do I do now? what next?

No, you didn't

Follow the rest of the instructions

npm install -g nwm

Then put nwm --init in .xinitrc or whatever login manager you use. They gave an example for GDM on the page:


nwm --init > /usr/share/xsessions/nwm.desktop

meta = alt
the only alternative i know to windows key is mod4

Windows key is actually Super.

It takes a special kind of brain to answer yes to both
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