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Why River over Hyprland?

• Stable
• Faster
• Tag system - I was dwm user on x, so it felt comfy.
• Minimal - I don't like rounded corners or confusing animations

Details

• Distro: Void
• WM: River
• Bar: Waybar
• Fonts: JetBrains Mono
• Symbols and icons: Nerd Font Symbols
• GTK-theme: adw-gtk3
• Icons: Papirus Dark
• Image Viewer: imv
• Media Player: mpv
• Notification daemon: mako
• Terminal foot
• Shell: zsh
• Editor: neovim
• Calendar: Calcure
• Filemanager: Yazi
• Launcher bemenu

Dots: https://github.com/bitterhalt/dots-river

What the fuck is up with the title? you may ask, well here is your answer:

>Me: Give me a title for a post of riverwm on unixporn > >>Dolphin-Mistral: >> >>Title: "The Majestic RiverWM - A Visual Symphony of Unix Purity" >> >>UnixPorn is known to showcase the beauty and power of the Unix operating system. This time, >>we've got a visual treat for you all. Behold, the majestic RiverWM! >> >>RiverWM is not just another window manager, but it's an intricate symphony that orchestrates >>your Unix environment in a visually pleasing and functional manner. With its minimalistic >>design, you can navigate through tabs with ease and enjoy the fluidity of this elegant >>solution. >> >>From the gentle flow of text to the mesmerizing cascade of windows, RiverWM is truly a visual >>spectacle that pays homage to Unix's purity. It's not just about aesthetics; it's about >>embracing the essence of what makes Unix so special. >> >>Join us as we dive into this captivating world of tabs and windows, where the beauty lies in >>the simplicity of each element. This is the RiverWM - a celebration of the Unix way of life!

I meant to do one of those minimal, out-of-the-way & no distractions customizations but could not resist temptation.

dotfiles

Also, I thought Neofetch just always interpreted River as Sway, but I've now seen people's Neofetch screenshots saying River. How do I get Neofetch to tell I'm using River not Sway?

dotfiles

[River] on Artix, Waybar, basic configuration Trying out posting to Lemmy from Mastodon dots: https://gitlab.com/ajilemondrop1/dots @unixporn

It's not much but it's mine.

Dot files are here: https://codeberg.org/JustineSmithies/river-dotfiles