I suggest the attached patch.
--- awesome.1.txt.orig 2008-01-14 13:38:19.000000000 +0100 +++ awesome.1.txt 2008-01-14 13:41:55.000000000 +0100 @@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ area contains windows which currently need most attention, whereas the stacking area contains all other windows. In floating layout windows can be resized and moved freely. Dialog windows are always managed floating, -regardless of the layout applied. +regardless of the layout applied. The spiral and dwindle layout are special cases +of the tiled layout where the stacking area is arranged in a spiral for the +former or as a rectangular fractal for the later. Windows are grouped by tags. Each window can be tagged with one or multiple tags. Selecting certain tags displays all windows with these tags.
