Alternate Window Managers
Version 1 (brfransen, 05/06/2013 06:32 am)
| 1 | 1 | h1. Alternate Window Managers |
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| 3 | 1 | The default window manger for LinHES is fluxbox, but it also supports other window mangers. |
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| 4 | 1 | To configure LinHES with a different window manager set_windowmanager.sh is provided. |
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| 6 | 1 | Also included are preconfigured settings for enlightenment and WindowMaker |
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| 7 | 1 | To install them run the command: |
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| 8 | 1 | pacman -S alt_wm |
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| 9 | 1 | When prompted for the group to install, press enter to install them all. |
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| 12 | 1 | h2. set_windowmanger.sh |
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| 13 | 1 | > set_windowmanager.sh WINDOWMANAGER STARTUP_STYLE |
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| 15 | 1 | h3. WINDOWMANAGER is the name of the window manger to use. |
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| 16 | 1 | > * default, will continue to use fluxbox |
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| 17 | 1 | > * enlightenment, will use enlightenment v16 with preconfigured settings. |
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| 18 | 1 | > * windowmaker, will use wmaker with preconfigured settings |
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| 19 | 1 | > * Any other value will be accepted, but there is no validation preformed to make sure it will work. |
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| 21 | 1 | h3. STARTUP_STYLE |
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| 22 | 1 | > This is an optional parameter, if no value is given then “default” is used. |
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| 23 | 1 | > The major difference between the two is how MythTV and the window manager are started. |
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| 25 | 1 | > * default, the session depends on the window manger and if MythTV closes it will NOT restart by itself. |
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| 26 | 1 | > * Mythvantage, the session depends on MythTV and it will continue to restart Myth TV after it closes. When using the Mythvantage style it's possible to stop the MythTV loop be touching /tmp/nomfe. |
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| 27 | 1 | >Additionally the Mythvantage style, introduces a new keyboard shortcut to a terminal. Pressing F3 will drop down a terminal that is persistent for the session. Pressing F3 again will hide it. |