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Alternate Window Managers

Version 2 (brfransen, 05/06/2013 06:32 am)

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h1. Alternate Window Managers
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The default window manger for LinHES is fluxbox, but it also supports other window mangers. 






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To configure LinHES with a different window manager set_windowmanager.sh is provided. 






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Also included are preconfigured settings for enlightenment and WindowMaker






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To install them run the command: 






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    @pacman -S alt_wm@ 






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When prompted for the group to install, press enter to install them all. 






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h2. set_windowmanger.sh  






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> set_windowmanager.sh  WINDOWMANAGER STARTUP_STYLE 






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h3. WINDOWMANAGER  is the name of the window manger to use.   






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> * default,  will continue to use fluxbox 






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> * enlightenment,  will use enlightenment v16 with preconfigured settings. 






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> * windowmaker, will use wmaker with preconfigured settings 






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> * Any other value will be accepted, but there is no validation preformed to make sure it will work.






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h3. STARTUP_STYLE   






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> This is an optional parameter, if no value is given then  “default” is used. 






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> The major difference between the two is how MythTV and the window manager are started.   






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> * default, the session depends on the window manger and if MythTV closes it will NOT restart by itself.    






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> * 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 by @touch /tmp/nomfe@.   






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>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.