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ratpoison is a tiling window manager for the X Window System primarily developed by Shawn Betts. The user interface and much of their functionality are inspired by the GNU Screen terminal multiplexer. While ratpoison is written in C, Betts' StumpWM re-implements a similar window manager in Common Lisp.

Overview
The name "ratpoison" reflects its major design goal: to let the user manage application windows without using a mouse. Unlike other tiling window managers like Ion, ratpoison completely ignores the mouse (or "rat"), The default keybindings are specifically designed to not conflict with Emacs. == Usage ==
Usage
ratpoison relies on key chords similar to Emacs to control window management, with all window interactions being done through shortcuts. An application menu can be used for navigation to programs. Configuration is controlled via a config file. ==Reception==
Reception
Mark Pilgrim praised it for being "minimalist" and "configurable." Jeff Covey, in 2002, found it was "lightning fast and perfectly stable." MakeTechEasier gave a positive review of ratpoison in 2013, although noting its steep learning curve. Bryan Lunduke of NetworkWorld gave a negative review, criticizing the key bindings and the difficulty of working with multi-window programs such as GIMP. == See also ==
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