> **I've been using Openbox for several years. Is it worth switching to > dwm?**
Yes. > I'm mostly keyboard guy so my crucial functionality is to use keyboard > shortcuts to: run particular program, switch desktops, switch windows, > move them, resize, resize half-screen (vertically and horizontally), 1/6 > of screen (1/2 x 1/3), and similar. > > Apart from that I don't use themes, decorations, menus, > status-and-whatever-bars, self-reorganizing windows, and so on. You must know that dwm is a tiling window manager, it organizes windows for you to occupy maximum space. Windows can be floated, like in a stacking window manager, but this is not what dwm was built for. dwm is keyboard-oriented and has familiar bindings to vim users. > The only additional window I use in Openbox is the one that shows me > window list while I'm switching them (Meta/Win+Tab). And I need a colorful > border around active window. I think that's it. Window list shouldn't be needed anymore. You can customize the border by patching the sauce yourself. > So, Is it worth it, and will it be harmless, or maybe even beneficial? Yes. You should also consider grabbing dmenu and st. -- Igor