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## Using bug.n
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bug.n is mostly controlled with hotkeys. The available hotkeys are listed in
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the document "[Default hotkeys](./Default_hotkeys.md)". For a quick help there
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are the following hotkeys:
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* `#y` (`Win+Y`): Show the command GUI, which allows you to enter
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bug.n-functions.
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* `#Space` (`Win+Space`): Show / Hide the Windows Taskbar.
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* `#^q` (`Win+Ctrl+Q`): Quit bug.n and restore all windows and Windows UI
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elements.
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The following functions can also be controlled with the mouse:
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* With a click on a tag (a number on the left end of the bug.n bar) you can
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change the view and show only the windows associated with that tag.
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* With a right-click on a tag you can tag the active window with that tag.
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* With a click on the layout symbol in the bug.n bar you can toggle the layout
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to the last one used.
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* With a right-click on the layout symbol you can set the layout to the next in
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the list.
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* A function can be selected from a list or entered in the command GUI, which
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is accessible by cklickig on `#!` on the right end of the bug.n bar.
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### Concepts
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#### Layouts
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bug.n provides three layouts.
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* **tile**: A master area for the main window(s) and a stacking area for the
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rest, all windows are shown at any time. This layout can be further changed in
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the following respects:
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+ the dimensions of the master area (1x1 ... 2x3 ... 9x9)
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+ the stacking direction of the master and stacking area (from left to right,
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from top to bottom or monocle)
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+ the position of the master area (left, top, right or bottom) and
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accordingly the position of the stacking area
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+ the witdh or height of the master area (depending on its position)
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* **monocle**: All windows are maximized and only one is shown at any time.
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+ **floating**: Do not tile any window.
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Please see the document "[Default hotkeys](./Default_hotkeys.md)" for a list of
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hotkeys and their associated functions, with which you can set and manipulate
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layouts.
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#### Tagging
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bug.n features an extended implementation of virtual desktops: _tagging_.
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Windows are tagged with one or more numbers, which determine on which views
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they are shown. Selecting a view shows the windows tagged with the same number
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and hides all other windows.
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#### Session management
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bug.n features a session management, which is used for saving configuration
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variables, hotkeys and internal variables; it does not restore applications,
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you will have to run them manually. The configuration variables may include
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those listed in the document
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"[Default configuration](./Default_configuration.md)", hotkeys as
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listed in the document "[Default hotkeys](./Default_hotkeys.md)" and internal
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variables for the current state of bug.n, e. g. the active view (saved for each
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monitor), the layout and its configuration (saved for each view) and window
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states as they could be set by a rule.
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