Hype for the Future 45G: CWM → Moving Windows

Using the cwm window manager from video 45F, novaTopFlex shall attempt to open the xclock application for demonstration 45G. 45G is supposed to refer to the window movement as well as management, with the following keyboard shortcuts to be demonstrated:

• Meta-h, Meta-j, Meta-k, and Meta-l to move the xclock window by small amounts
• Meta-H, Meta-J, Meta-K, and Meta-L to move the xclock window by large amounts

Hype for the Future 45F: CWM → The Basics

Prior to beginning the video, novaTopFlex shall launch a 540×960 VNC server session on port 5901, using TigerVNC and the cwm startup file. The window manager shall be tested as follows:

• Press Control-Meta-Return to spawn a new terminal.
• Press Meta-Return to hide the terminal window.
• Press Meta-Slash to search for windows.
• Press Meta-Down to lower the current window.
• Press Meta-Up to raise the current window.
• Press Control-Meta-x to close the terminal window.

To locate the video stream, please visit https://www.youtube.com/@novaTopFlex upon video release and search for “CWM: The Basics” within the appropriate search feature.