Xmonad!

http://xmonad.org/
# xmonad * home http://xmonad.org/
* download * documentation * community xmonad is a dynamically tiling X11 window manager that is written and configured in Haskell. In a normal WM, you spend half your time aligning and searching for windows. _xmonad makes work easier_, by automating this. * xmonad 0.12 is available from our download page . * Report a bug https://github.com/xmonad/xmonad/issues
and we'll squash it for you in the next release. * Follow our blog http://xmonad.wordpress.com
or on twitter http://twitter.com/xmonad,
or the xmonad reddit http://xmonad.reddit.com.
xmonad is _tiling_. xmonad automates the common task of arranging windows, so you can concentrate on getting stuff done. xmonad is _minimal_.

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