Most all the author craves for can be cobbled together from existing components. On Linux at least. If you don't use Linux you have bigger issues to deal with f

Most all the author craves for can be cobbled together from existing components. On Linux at least. If you don't use Linux you have bigger issues to deal with first. He can start by using a tiling window manager, like i3. "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so."