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README
$Id: README,v 1.3 1999/11/16 18:09:42 M Exp $
DESCRIPTION
wmanager is a small X11 application for selecting a window manager
at X startup.
DISCLAIMER
Copyright (C) 1999 M. Tessmer
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
INTERNET RESOURCES
For the latest version of wmanager look at
http://heuss.techfak.uni-bielefeld.de/mtessmer/wmanager/index.html
INSTALLATION
You need a working X11 environment and a C++ compiler. wmanager uses
the Fast Light Toolkit which can be found at
http://www.fltk.org
For installation instructions look at 'INSTALL'.
NEWS
For latest news or new features on this project look at 'NEWS' or at
the homepage above.
FAQ
There is also a frequently asked questions section. Look at 'FAQ'.
USAGE
After invoking, wmanager is looking for a file named '.wmanagerrc'
in the user's home directory or the one specified at the commandline with
the 'r' switch. This file contains a list of window managers:
# sample .wmanagerrc file for wmanager
9wm=/home/M/bin/9wm
AfterStep=/usr/X11R6/bin/afterstep
Fltk Windowmanager=/home/M/bin/flwm
Fvwm2=/usr/X11R6/bin/fvwm2
IceWm=/usr/X11R6/bin/icewm
K Desktop Environment=/usr/X11R6/bin/kde
Macintosh-like virtual wm=/usr/X11R6/bin/mlvwm
Qvwm=/usr/X11R6/bin/qvwm
Sapphire=/home/M/bin/sapphire
Tabular wm = /usr/X11R6/bin/twm
WindowMaker=/usr/X11R6/bin/wmaker
wmG=/home/M/bin/wm
wmx=/home/M/bin/wmx
Lines beginning with a '#' are treated as comments. The first words are
the name which is listed in 'wmanager', i.e. '9wm'. After that you
must specify the executable file; it is '/home/M/bin/9wm' for '9wm' in
the example file above. Relative path names are allowed.
The following commandline options are allowed:
-r file alternative .wmanagerrc file
-d[isplay] host:n.n network
-g[eometry] WxH+X+Y window size and position
-t[itle] windowtitle window title
-n[ame] classname window class
-i[conic] iconfy application
-fg color foreground color
-bg color background color
-bg2 color widget background color
Typically, you add some lines to your .xinitrc/.xsession file in the
following manner:
#!/bin/bash
#
# sample .xinitrc for wmanager
# ...
#default wm
WM=/home/jane_user/bin/wmx
# set nice(?) background
xsetroot -solid black
# start wmanager at root window center
WM=$( wmanager -g +365+322; )
# test for -1 (returned if 'Exit' was pressed)
#
# WINDOWMANAGER is the final environment variable
if test "$WM"!="-1" ; then
WINDOWMANAGER=$WM ;
else
exec $failsafe ;
fi
# GNOME panel
panel &
# finally start a windowmanager
$WINDOWMANAGER &
# ...
wmanager prints out the path for the selected window manager to
standard output, so you can store it in a variable like 'WM'. If you
exit the program without selecting a window manager, it prints '-1' to stdout.
The distribution comes with sample files for .wmanagerrc and .xinitrc. It
should be easy to modify and use them in any environment.
In future versions wmanager will check for file access rights and
inform the user about it.
Now you are prepared to go and set up your personal '.wmanagerrc' with your
preferred window managers.
If you find any bugs, have requests or questions, please mail to
mtessmer@techfak.uni-bielefeld.de
with 'wmanager: your question' in the subject field.
Have fun,
Meik
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