Alternate Window Managers
Version 3 (brfransen, 05/06/2013 06:32 am)
| 1 | 1 | h1. Alternate Window Managers |
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| 3 | 3 | brfransen | LinHES supports multiple window managers. The default window manager for LinHES R7.x is Fluxbox. The default window manager for LinHES R8 is enlightenment. |
| 4 | 3 | brfransen | To configure LinHES with a different window manager use @set_windowmanager.sh@. |
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| 6 | 3 | brfransen | Included in LinHES are preconfigured settings for enlightenment, Fluxbox and WindowMaker. |
| 7 | 1 | To install them run the command: |
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| 8 | 1 | @pacman -S alt_wm@ |
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| 9 | 3 | brfransen | 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 | 3 | brfransen | > @set_windowmanager.sh WINDOWMANAGER STARTUP_STYLE@ |
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| 15 | 3 | brfransen | h3. @WINDOWMANAGER@ is the name of the window manager to use. |
| 16 | 3 | brfransen | > * @default@ R7.x will use fluxbox R8 will use enlightenment |
| 17 | 3 | brfransen | > * @fluxbox@ will use fluxbox with preconfigured settings |
| 18 | 3 | brfransen | > * @enlightenment@ will use enlightenment v16 with preconfigured settings |
| 19 | 3 | brfransen | > * @windowmaker@ will use wmaker with preconfigured settings |
| 20 | 1 | > * Any other value will be accepted, but there is no validation preformed to make sure it will work. |
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| 22 | 3 | brfransen | h3. @STARTUP_STYLE@ |
| 23 | 3 | brfransen | > STARTUP_STYLE is an optional parameter. If no value is given in R7.x @default@ is used, in R8 @enhanced@ is used. |
| 24 | 3 | brfransen | > R8 has renamed the STARTUP_STYLE options to @legacy@ and @enhanced@. |
| 25 | 3 | brfransen | > The major difference between the R7.x:@default@/R8:@legacy@ and R7.x:@Mythvantage@/R8:@enhanced@ STARTUP_STYLE is how MythTV and the window manager are started. |
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| 27 | 3 | brfransen | > * R7.x:@default@/R8:@legacy@ the session depends on the window manager and if MythTV closes it will NOT restart by itself. |
| 28 | 3 | brfransen | > * R7.x:@Mythvantage@/R8:@enhanced@ the session depends on MythTV and it will continue to restart MythTV after it closes. |
| 29 | 3 | brfransen | >When using the R7.x:@Mythvantage@/R8:@enhanced@ STARTUP_STYLE it's possible to stop the MythTV loop by @touch /tmp/nomfe@. |
| 30 | 3 | brfransen | > ** The R7.x:@Mythvantage@/R8:@enhanced@ STARTUP_STYLE introduces a new keyboard shortcut to open a terminal. |
| 31 | 3 | brfransen | > *** Pressing F3 will drop down a terminal that is persistent for the session. |
| 32 | 3 | brfransen | > *** Pressing F3 again will hide it. |