| Use Case | Program |
|---|---|
| Window Manager | bspwm |
| Status Bar | polybar |
| Hotkey Daemon | sxhkd |
| Media | mpv |
| Document Viewing and Creation | Emacs |
| Text Editing | Emacs |
| Web Browsing | qutebrowser |
| Terminal Emulator | kitty |
| File Manager | ranger |
I respect but don’t adhere rigidly to the UNIX philosophy, at least not in it’s most literal interpretation of one program for every discrete class of task. mpv is mainly for playing video but it’s can also be used as an excellent image viewer and music player too, especially with a bit of scripting. For me, the key criteria for software that can be used for more than one task is if they can be programmed or if each type of task can be compartmentalized into it’s own seperate module or config. mpv definitely allows for that with it’s lua scripting.
Emacs is another clear violation of the strict UNIX philosophy but considering that it’s just a collection of plugins around a elisp REPL and C core, you could consider every package being something designed to do one thing and do it well, plus it’s undeniable how powerful and functional it is. You can use it to prepare documents of almost any format with Org Mode in conjunction with Pandoc or the many different exporting packages available. It is an excellent PDF Viewer with the help of PDF Tools.
[To Be Expanded On]