Glossary

A quick reference for FancyWM's core terminology:

Horizontal Panel - Row of windows - Horizontal split / Horizontal container

Vertical Panel - Column of windows - Vertical split / Vertical container

Stack Panel - Tabbed group - Tabbed container

Embedded Panel - Panel inside panel - Nested layout / Child container

Top-Level Panel - Root container - Outermost split / Workspace root

Workspace - Current layout / Screen division / Display tiling

Managed Window - Tiled window - Controlled window

Floating Window - Untiled - Free-moving window

Floating Rule - Always-float rule - Auto-float condition

Focus - Active window - Keyboard target / Selected window

Activation Hotkey - Command prefix / First chord / Wake-up key ([⇧ Shift] + [⊞ Win])

Two-Chord Keybinding - Command sequence / Chord + action / Prefix system

Single-Chord Keybinding - Direct shortcut / One-shot action / Quick key