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4 Last modified: Tue Apr 20 20:15:17 EST 1999
6 the latest info can be found at
7 http://www.dpo.uab.edu/~grapeape/wmfaq.html or
8 http://wm.current.nu/wmfaq/
9 --------------------------
14 1.1 What is Window Maker?
15 1.2 Where can I get Window Maker?
16 1.3 Where are the mailing list archives?
17 1.4 Where is more documentation on configuring Window Maker?
18 1.5 What is an App Icon?
19 1.6 How can I get a question added to the FAQ?
20 1.7 How do I report bugs?
21 1.8 Is there an anomymous cvs server?
24 2.1 Where can I get proplist.h?
25 2.2 Why do no icons show up after installing Window Maker 0.15.0
26 when I've followed all the directions?
27 2.3 How do I get libtiff to work?
28 2.4 How do I get libjpeg to work?
29 2.5 How do I get libpng to work?
30 2.6 How do I get libgif (or libungif) to work?
31 2.7 Does wmsound work with 0.1x.x?
32 2.8 Can I use WindowMaker with KDE or GNOME or CDE?
33 2.9 How do I get Window Maker working with xdm in Redhat 5.[01]?
34 2.10 Do I need to rerun wmaker.inst with every new version of
36 2.11 When I install Window Maker, I've used wmaker.inst correctly
37 and I only get aroot menu with xterm and exit. How do I fix this?
38 2.12 How do I get Window Maker to use more than 16 colors on my
40 2.13 Using WindowMaker with Solaris 2.6 CDE
41 2.14 How do I switch CDE's windowmanager to use Window Maker?
42 2.15 When I run wmaker it quits complaing about something
43 "__register_frame_info".
44 2.16 When I run wmaker it complains about something like library is
48 3.1 How do I get new apps on the dock (The line of pixmaps on the
49 right side of the screen by default)
50 3.2 What is the difference between the Exit and Exit Session Option?
51 3.3 How do I "dock" AppIcons on the Clip?
52 3.4 Why do none of my Key Bindings work in Window Maker 0.1x.x
53 3.5 How do I rename workspaces?
54 3.6 How can I resize a window if the window is larger than my currect
56 3.7 How do I "undock" AppIcons?
57 3.8 I docked an application but when I run it the button is permanently
58 shaded and I can't run new instances.
59 3.9 When I run wmaker it complains about not being able to load any
61 3.10 When I set the root background with wmsetbg by hand it works,
62 but when I do that from the configuration files it doesnt!
65 4.1 What are those files inside my ~/GNUstep directory?
66 4.2 How do I enable the normal X sloppy focus mode?
67 4.3 How do I get my auto-arrange icons to work?
68 4.4 How do I get my Meta-Tab to cycle through windows correctly?
69 4.5 How can I define my own Icon for a program? (instead of the Icon
70 the Application Supplies?)
71 4.6 How do I get a pixmap background for my appicons (those things
73 4.7 How do you dock <insert program here> that doesn't have an
74 appicon in the new version of Window Maker?
75 4.8 How do I get x11amp to not have a title bar? (or any other
76 program for that matter?)
77 4.9 How do I set a pixmap background?
78 4.10 Can I put pixmaps in my root menu and title bars?
79 4.11 How do I get my Minimize Icon to look like the triangle I see in
81 4.12 How do I get superfluous bells and whistles working?
82 4.13 How do I get my oldstyle back?
83 4.14 How do I get the window menu with only a two button mouse?
84 4.15 How do I edit my root menu?
85 4.16 How can I set dock/clip to use single click to launch applications,
86 instead of double click?
88 5 - Other Applications
89 5.1 How do I assign gimp an appicon?
90 5.2 How do I get an appicon for XEmacs 20.3+?
91 5.3 Where do you get that clock program I always see on people's
93 5.4 How do you dock asclock?
94 5.5 How do you dock wmload?
95 5.6 What other apps exist for the dock?
96 5.7 How do I get an appicon for rxvt so I can dock it?
97 5.8 How do I get different icons for rxvt's (or xterms) running different
99 5.9 How do I launch multiple instances of XTerm from one appicon?
100 5.10 How do I allow Alt+# to work in an rxvt session? (with irc for
102 5.11 Window Maker breaks scilab
103 5.12 Netscape icons show up in black and white
104 5.13 Snow flakes from xsnow don't acumulate on titlebars!
107 6.1 How do I get a normal X application to produce an appicon?
108 6.2 How do I get my tcl/tk application to produce an appicon?
110 6.4 Where can I get more information about WINGs?
112 7 - Miscellaneous Questions
113 7.1 Is there a pager for Window Maker?
114 7.2 Can I have folders like in AfterStep?
115 7.3 How do I use getstyle and setstyle?
116 7.4 Why don't you distribute {normal diff, xdelta} patches?
117 7.5 Will you add GNOME support?
120 8.1 What exactly are Themes?
121 8.2 How do I install a Theme?
122 8.3 How do I make a Theme?
125 ========================================================================
133 1.1 What is Window Maker?
134 ----------------------------------
135 Window Maker is an elegant X11 window manger that emulates the
136 OpenStep desktop with some noticeable enhancements. Look at
137 http://wm.current.nu/themes/my-themes.html and
138 http://wm.current.nu/themes/screenshots.html
139 here for example screenshots.
142 1.2 Where can I get Window Maker?
143 ----------------------------------
144 The official site to get new developmental versions from is
145 ftp://ftp.windowmaker.org/pub/beta/srcs/.
147 NOTE: Also see http://wm.current.nu/downloads.html for the latest
148 Stable and Development versions.
150 The development versions are usually very stable themselves, so if you
151 want to have all the newest features, you can rather safetly go with the
152 development versions. Just remember to save any unsaved data before
153 you go playing around with the config files. Also, remember they are
154 developmental versions, so your mileage may vary, don't get angry if they
158 1.3 Where are the mailing list archives?
159 ----------------------------------------
160 Phillip Smith from Netplex, our wonderful provider of windowmaker.org, has set
161 up some new lists from the domain. Please read the information on the web
162 pages at http://www.windowmaker.org/lists.html for information on how to
163 subscribe, the posting guidelines, and how to access the web archives.
165 Many thanks to Ed Orcutt who hosted the original lists from his own machine
166 for many years and Caldera who graciously allowed Ed to continue hosting
167 from them when he moved to his new position with them. Ed provided a very
168 valuable service for many years and we are sad to see him go.
171 1.4 Where is more documentation on configuring Window Maker?
172 ----------------------------------
173 Besides the mailing list archives, there are nice documents in
174 ftp://ftp.windowmaker.org/pub/docs/, at
175 http://wm.current.nu/downloads.html on my download page and at
176 http://wm.current.nu/user-guide/index.htm in the online user-guide.
179 1.5 What is an appicon?
180 ----------------------------------
181 An appicon is the icon (without the tiny titlebar a minimized application icon
182 has) produced by most applications that initially is in the bottom left corner
183 of the screen while an application is running. For an example, run xterm and
184 notice the icon in the corner. (Make sure that you use xterm and not a
185 default older rxvt because older versions of rxvt do not properly set their
189 1.6. How can I get a question added to the FAQ?
190 ----------------------------------
191 Right now, the only method is to mail Chris Green <sprout@dok.org> or
192 myself <largo@current.nu> the question or post it on the Window Maker
193 Mailing list, and see if enough people have the same problem.
195 If you are a developer and would like to be able to edit the official FAQ on
196 Chris's site, let him know at <sprout@dok.org>
198 He is currently pondering writing a front end that allows everyone to add
199 entries and only require a moderator approval before being posted.
202 1.7. How do I report bugs?
203 ----------------------------------
204 You can look at the BUGFORM file in your tarball of Window Maker.
205 Alternatively, you can use the Window Maker Bugtracker at
206 http://windowmaker.org/cgi-bin/bugs.
209 1.8. Is there an anomymous cvs server?
210 ----------------------------------
211 Yes there is. To check out from cvs, first
213 export CVSROOT=":pserver:anoncvs@cvs.net-community.com:/gnustep"
216 'anoncvs' is the password.
218 Then issue the command. "wm" is the name of the module.
220 cvs -z3 checkout -d WindowMaker wm
223 To update your source tree, cd to the WindowMaker directory and type
227 inside the WindowMaker directory.
236 2.1 Where can I get proplist.h?
237 -------------------------------
238 You didn't read the INSTALL file, did you? Please read that now.
239 libPropList is downloaded seperately and you need to install it _before_
240 attempting to configure Window Maker.
242 You can find a gzipped tar archive of libPropList at
243 ftp://ftp.windowmaker.org/pub/libs/
246 2.2 Why do no icons show up after installing Window Maker >= 0.15.x
247 when I've followed all the directions?
248 -------------------------------------------------------------------
249 Under normal circumstances, this should not happen because Window Maker
250 should detect if libtiff is going to be compiled in and then it will make the
251 default theme use .tiff or .xpm icons, depending if TIFF support is compiled
254 As of Window Maker version 0.15.0, the default setup includes .tiff icons
255 which require you to have compiled Window Maker with libtiff support, if you
256 want them to be used. If you are happy with the .xpm icons, then you don't
257 need libtiff. Window Maker will detect that TIFF support is not available and
258 use .xpm icons instead. For some help on compiling with libtiff, look at the
259 libtiff section of this FAQ.
262 2.3 How do I get libtiff to work?
263 ----------------------------------
264 The whole key to getting libtiff working for me was to upgrade to >=
265 tiff-v3.4beta037-tar.gz availible at ftp.sgi.com.
267 Rerun ./configure and make and it should work. I had previously been using
268 tiff-v3.4-tar.gz instead so the library was there just not working. A note to
269 keep in mind, is that the tiff libs are versioned rather oddly, version
270 tiff-v3.4beta037 is actually newer than tiff-v3.4.
272 Make sure to rm config.cache and rerun ./configure before attempting to
275 Also, make sure to use gnu-make for the Window Maker compile.
278 2.4 How do I get libjpeg to work?
279 ----------------------------------
280 The newest jpeg libs are availible at ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/jpeg/.
282 How many of you have seen that darned "lib reports 62 caller expects 61" type of
284 Well, I have more than once, and here are some answers to possibly help
287 First things first. As always, make sure there are not older copies of libjpeg
288 floating around on your system. By default my Slackware distribution came
289 with an old libjpeg.so.1 in the /usr/X11R6/lib/ directory. This can simply be
290 deleted. Or if something complains after you delete it, recompile it if you
291 can to look for the new lib in the right place, or if that fails, as a last resort,
292 you might add a symlink to the new lib like so:
293 ln -s /usr/local/lib/libjpeg.so.6.0.2 libjpeg.so.1
296 This is basically caused by your application having been compiled to
297 dynamically use the libjpeg.so shared library. When you install a new lib and
298 then try to run your program again, it expects the lib it was compiled
299 against, in this case the older libjpeg.so.6.0.1 and instead finds libjpeg.so.6.0.2
300 and reports the error.
302 The fix is actually rather simple. Along with adding a libjpeg.so.6 symlink
303 like so (just in case):
304 ln -s libjpeg.so.6.0.2 libjpeg.so.6
305 where you installed your new lib, you simply need to recompile your app to
306 link it against the new library. :)
308 Make sure to rm config.cache and rerun ./configure before attempting to
311 Also, make sure to use gnu-make for the Window Maker compile.
314 2.5 How do I get libpng to work?
315 ----------------------------------
316 The newest png libs are availible at
317 http://www.cdrom.com/pub/png/pngcode.html.
319 You should also get the newest zlib libs from
320 http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/zlib/.
322 I had a few problems with this lib as well, basically I had an old libz.so in my
323 /usr/X11R6/lib/ directory which configure was finding first, and which failed the
324 test, being an older lib.
326 Generally the same applies here as with libjpeg, make sure there are no
327 older versions of the necessary libs floating around on your system, then try
328 and configure and make again.
330 Make sure to rm config.cache and rerun ./configure before attempting to
333 Also, make sure to use gnu-make for the Window Maker compile.
336 2.6 How do I get libgif (or libungif) to work?
337 ----------------------------------
338 The newest libgif is availible at
339 ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/libs/giflib/.
341 The newest libungif is availible at
342 ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/libs/graphics/.
344 I had a few problems with libgif... it seems that the install process didn't
345 install the header file libgif.h, so although the Window Maker configure found
346 the lib (libgif.so.x), when you actually try to compile, it fails when it looks for
347 the header to include the make. I simply copied it from the libgif source
348 directory to the system include directory. (/usr/local/include/ on my system).
350 Make sure to rm config.cache and rerun ./configure before attempting to
353 Also, make sure to use gnu-make for the Window Maker compile.
356 2.7 Does wmsound work with 0.1x.x?
357 ----------------------------------
358 As of Window Maker 0.15.x, sound is now included by default but requires
359 the authors sound server. For more information, read the NEWS file in the
360 Window Maker distribution.
362 The author Anthony Quinn <southgat@frontiernet.net> has released a
363 version that works with Window Maker >= 0.15.x. It is available from
364 it's home page at http://www.frontiernet.net/~southgat/wmsound/
365 or on Largo's site at http://wm.current.nu/files.html#wmsound
366 for your convenience.
369 2.8 Can I use WindowMaker with KDE or GNOME or CDE?
370 ----------------------------------
371 Contrary to a lot of people thinks, KDE is NOT a window manager. KDE is
372 a suite of various applications that includes a custom window manager (kwm).
373 The same is true for CDE.
375 Now, answering the question: Yes, you can use WindowMaker in these
376 environments. To use Window Maker with GNOME, you don't need to do
377 anything special. To use it with CDE, read the answer for "How do I switch
378 CDE's windowmanager to use Window Maker?"
380 To use it with KDE, read it's documentation to get rid of kwm (and possibly
381 kpanel) and replace it with wmaker. Then, start WPrefs.app, go to "Mouse
382 Preferences" and set the "Disable mouse actions" check box. You will
383 need to restart Window Maker to make this change take effect. The
384 "Disable mouse actions" change is needed to allow you to use krootwm,
385 wich enables you to use kfm's desktop icons, but will prevent you from
386 accessing Window Maker's Applications and Window List menus with the
390 2.9 How do I get Window Maker working with xdm in Redhat 5.[01]?
391 ----------------------------------
392 After running wmaker.inst and letting it write to .xinitrc,
393 cp .xinitrc .xsession
394 and make sure that /usr/local/bin is in your $PATH for the Xserver. You can
395 make sure of this by including a statement like
397 export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin
400 in your .xsession file.
402 Make sure to chmod +x .xsession so that the Xsession script of xdm can
405 This is how the Xsession script is designed:
407 startup=$HOME/.xsession
409 if [ -x "$startup" ]; then
411 elif [ -x "$HOME/.Xclients" ]; then
412 exec "$HOME/.Xclients"
413 elif [ -x /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients ]; then
414 exec /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients
416 if [ -f "$resources" ]; then
417 xrdb -load "$resources"
423 You could also have a .Xclients file as was mentioned in previous revisions
427 2.10 Do I need to rerun wmaker.inst with every new version of
429 ----------------------------------
430 There is no need to do this. You can do it, but keep in mind, that all your
431 preferences will be lost, overwritten by the defaults. You can update the
432 files and add the changes yourself if you need to, but else in most cases is
433 sufficient to rely on WPrefs and it will update for you the new missing
434 options if they differ from the default ones.
436 The way domain files are read beginning from 0.15.0 makes the need for update
437 almost redundant. The user config files are merged with the global ones in
438 /usr/local/share/WindowMaker/Defaults.
439 So even if new options are added, they will be reflected in the user
441 Only if user wishes to change the default behavior, he needs to add that
442 option to the config file.
444 If there ever happens to be a need for all users to rerun wmaker.inst in a
445 future version, this will be noted in the NEWS file.
448 2.11 When I install Window Maker, I've used wmaker.inst correctly
449 and I only get aroot menu with xterm and exit. How do I fix this?
450 ----------------------------------
451 Most likely, the problem is that Window Maker can not find a copy of the C
452 pre processor in a directory such as /lib. The file /lib/cpp should be a
453 symbolic link to whatever c compiler's cpp you are using. Mine reads as:
455 cpp -> ../usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-pc-linux-gnu/pgcc-2.90.29/cpp*
458 There seems to be another common problem that exhibits this same
459 behavior. If you find another solution that matches this question please
460 email <sprout@dok.org> or <largo@current.nu>.
463 2.12 How do I get Window Maker to use more than 16 colors on my
464 SGI Indy Workstation?
465 ----------------------------------
466 Thanks to Peter H. Chou <pchou@leland.Stanford.EDU> for this answer:
468 By default, the SGI X Server uses 8-bit Pseudocolor mode.
469 To change it, edit (as root) the file /usr/lib/X11/xdm/Xservers.
472 :0 secure /usr/bin/X11/X -bs -c -class TrueColor -depth 24
478 2.13 Using WindowMaker with Solaris 2.6 CDE
479 ----------------------------------
480 (thanks to Rob Funk, Unix God of osu.edu)
482 Assuming you installed Window Maker according to the README's that
483 come with the source, all you need to run Window Maker on a Solaris box
484 is an entry in the .xinitrc. Only 0.17 - 0.19 versions have been tested, but
485 when you run the configure script, let it make changes to the .xinitrc file. It
486 should look something like this:
489 # Window Maker Default .xinitrc
490 exec /usr/local/bin/wmaker
493 Believe it or not, that's all that it takes. This, in fact, runs WindowMaker
494 instead of OpenWindows. In order to choose WindowMaker, you simply
495 choose "OpenWindows Desktop" in the "Options - Session" Menus.
496 Choose "CDE Desktop" if you want CDE.
498 The Color schemes and settings for Window Maker are seperate from
499 CDE. Tested on a SPARC 10, Solaris x86 should work also. (better,
503 2.14 How do I switch CDE's window-manager to use Window Maker?
504 ----------------------------------
507 Peter Ilberg <peter.ilberg@natinst.com> gives us this answer:
509 Install WM wherever you want it, mine is in /opt/WindowMaker-0.16.0
510 (eg. use ./configure --prefix=/opt/WindowMaker-0.16.0).
511 Run the install script wmaker.inst in your home directory.
513 Add the following two lines to .dtprofile in your home directory:
515 SESSIONTYPE=xdm; export SESSIONTYPE
516 PATH=:/usr/contrib/bin/X11:$PATH:.; export PATH
518 This tells CDE to go looking for an .xinitrc/.xsession instead of using the
521 Make your .xsession/.xinitrc executable (VERY IMPORTANT, wmaker.inst did
522 NOT do this automatically for me) using eg.
524 chmod ugo+x .xsession
526 Your .xsession/.xinitrc should look something like this:
529 <some other init stuff that you want/need>
532 Things to try if it doesn't work: (somewhat fuzzy and random)
534 This should do it although I did have problems sometimes initially which I
535 fixed by randomly trying absolute pathes for wmaker in .xsession/.xinitrc and/or
536 making the dtprofile/.xinitrc/etc executable. It helps logging in on the console
537 (select from CDE login screen) and start X manually using 'X'.
538 If it works that way it should work when logging into the CDE environment.
539 Remember to Check your paths!
541 If it doesn't work, you can also substitute some other window manager for
542 wmaker in the .xinitrc and see if that works. If it does you know at least that
543 .xinitrc is getting called/executed, so your WM path is wrong or not set.
548 Thomas Hanselman gave this alternative answer (via Peter Ilberg):
550 Build and install WM wherever you want, as described in Method 1. You
551 can install and run WM just fine from your home directory. That's what I'm
552 doing, since I don't have root access at work :(. Then, in your .Xdefaults file in
553 your home directory, add the following line:
555 Dtsession*wmStartupCommand: <path to Window Maker executable>
557 Then, log out, and log back in, and, unless I've forgotten a step (or this is a
558 custom Nortel thing), you should be in Window Maker heaven ;).
560 Difference between the methods: (according to Thomas)
562 I've been told that the difference between setting the resource and Peter's
563 method is that if you override the window manager with the resouce, you
564 still get the CDE resources read into the resource database (so you still
565 have your color settings & such from CDE), whereas with Peter's, the CDE
566 resource don't get read into the database. I don't know if this is true or not,
567 however. Also, another thing to note with Window Maker and HP-UX 10.20
568 -- if you select "Exit Session" from the WM root menu, Window Maker and
569 all of your applications are killed, but you may not be logged out. Again, this
570 might be an artifact from my work environment, or the way I start Window
573 Owen Stenseth <iplenergy.com> adds:
575 When using this method it is possible to exit Window Maker cleanly by
576 using the dtaction command. I use the following in my Window Maker menu:
578 "Exit Session" EXEC dtaction ExitSession
580 The only problem I have at the moment is I seem to get multiple copies of
581 asclock running when I log in again.
583 You can also use the normal "Exit Session" command from the WM root
584 menu and place additional commands required to shutdown CDE in
585 ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/exitscript
587 So, if you add "dtaction ExitSession" in that file, the command to shutdown
588 CDE will be automatically executed when you exit WindowMaker.
591 2.15 When I run wmaker it quits complaing about something
592 __register_frame_info.
593 ----------------------------------
594 This is due to using gcc >= 2.8.0 or egcs to compile Window Maker or a
595 library it uses, then running these precompiled binaries on a system using
596 libraries compiled with gcc 2.7.2.x
598 You will have to compile Window Maker yourself on this system. Please read
599 the INSTALL file for the instructions on how to do so.
602 2.16 When I run wmaker it complains about something like expected
604 ----------------------------------
605 Upgrade your libjpeg library and/or recompile Window Maker.
608 2.17 How do I fix an error such as "libwraster.so.1: cannot open shared
610 ----------------------------------
611 Like most software using GNU autoconf, Window Maker by default will install
612 under the /usr/local prefix. This has the repercussion on many systems that
613 the libraries that are part of Window Maker will be installed in
614 /usr/local/lib, which is usually not in the default system LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
615 This is why the library cannot be found.
617 Under Linux, you will need to list this directory in /etc/ld.so.conf and
618 run /sbin/ldconfig. Both these operations will need to be performed as the
621 Under BSD, as the superuser you will need to run
623 ldconfig -m /usr/local/lib
625 which will merge this directory into the system library path.
627 If the problem persists, you may be able to use "ldd" to track down why the
628 library cannot be loaded (it will print a list of dynamic objects used by
629 the executable or library listed on the command line, and where it is
630 expecting to find it).
637 3.1 How do I get new apps on the dock (The icon or line of icons on
638 the right side of the screen by default)
639 ----------------------------------
640 Launch an application. If there is a little icon that pops up in the bottom
641 corner of the screen, drag it over to the dock icon(s). You should see a
642 whiteish square indicating when it is close enough to dock, and where it will
643 be placed. To make sure this application will be there next time you start up
644 windowmaker, exit windowmaker with the "exit session" option.
647 3.2 What is the difference between the 'Exit' and 'Exit Session' Options?
648 ----------------------------------
649 'Exit' exits wmaker, but leaves the other apps running, and if wmaker was
650 not the last app launched in the .xinitrc the X server is not closed, until
651 the last app started by .xinitrc is closed.
652 'Exit session' will exit wmaker, but also will close all running apps, thus
653 the X server will be closed, and your session will end.
656 3.3 How do I "dock" AppIcons on the Clip?
657 -----------------------------------------
658 Just drag icons near it like you would for the dock. Note that if you place
659 the clip near the dock, you may have problems docking appicons in either.
660 Move the clip away first.
663 3.4 Why do none of my Key Bindings (ie: Alt+#) work in Window Maker 0.1x.x
664 ----------------------------------
665 If you are using XFree86, make sure scroll lock and numlock are off or no
666 bindings will work (XFree bug). You can try using the XFree86 Numlock
667 Hack by editing the line #undef NUMLOCK_HACK in $WindowMakerdir/src/wconfig.h
668 and changing it to #define NUMLOCK_HACK.
669 As of 0.18.0, this hack functions properly.
672 3.5 How do I rename workspaces?
673 ----------------------------------
674 Right click on the "desktop" (root window) to show the menu (don't hold the
675 button down). Go to the workspaces menu and hold the Control key down
676 and click on the workspace you would like to rename and type the name.
678 If you use the clip, use the "Rename Workspace" command in the clip
682 3.6 How can I resize a window if the window is larger than my
684 ----------------------------------
685 David Reviejo <dreviejo@arrakis.es> best summed up this answer:
688 Alt+Left click and drag
692 Alt+Right click and drag
693 to resize (by moving the nearest window corner)
695 Another move/resize tip: while you are moving or resizing a window,
697 can change the move/resize mode by pressing the SHIFT key."
702 3.7 How do I "undock" AppIcons?
703 ----------------------------------
704 If the program is not running, just drag the icon to the middle of your
705 desktop (away from the dock and clip) and watch it disappear.
707 If the program is running, hold down Meta (usually CTRL) and drag the icon
708 off the dock. You can also right click on it and choose 'Kill', then undock as
712 3.8 I docked an application but when I run it the button is permanently
713 shaded and I can't run new instances.
714 ----------------------------------
715 You probably docked the application with dockit. To fix it
716 remove the icon and use the "Emulate Application Icon" checkbox in
717 the Advanced Options section of the Attributes panel for the window.
718 Then restart the application to get the application icon you
719 must use to dock the application.
720 It can also mean that you did something you shouldn't, which is
721 changing the program that is ran from the docked icon. For example,
722 if you docked rxvt you must NOT change it to xterm, for example.
723 You also can't do any changes that might alter the contents of
724 the WM_CLASS hint for the window, like the -name parameter for
725 xterm, rxvt and other programs.
729 3.9 When I run wmaker it complains about not being able to load any fonts.
730 ----------------------------------
731 Check if the locale settings are correct. If you're not sure what to
732 do, unset the LANG environment variable before running wmaker.
734 TODO: give complete explanation
738 3.10 When I set the root background with wmsetbg by hand it works,
739 but when I do that from the configuration files it doesnt!
740 ----------------------------------
742 DOH! If you set the root background with wmsetbg by hand, it will obviously
743 find the image, since you have explicitly specified it by hand. But if you
744 simply put it in ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WindowMaker in some option like
745 WorkspaceBack, it will not find the image because Window Maker can't read
746 your mind to figure where you put the image. So, to fix it, you have to
747 either place the full path for the image in the texture specification or put
748 the path for the directory you put your background images in the PixmapPath
749 option. You can also put all your background images in places like
750 ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/Backgrounds or
751 /usr/local/share/WindowMaker/Backgrounds
752 These directories will be listed under the "Search Path" section of WPrefs.
760 4.1 What are those files inside my ~/GNUstep directory?
761 ----------------------------------
762 ~/GNUstep/WindowMaker/WindowMaker
764 The main config file. This file controls options such as keybindings,
765 fonts, pixmaps, and focus modes.
768 ~/GNUstep/WindowMaker/WMWindowAttributes
770 The Controls "attributes" for individual applications and appicons.
771 Options such as what icon to use are set here. For the most part, this
772 is now best accessed via a right click on a title bar of an application
773 and selecting "Attributes"
776 ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WMState
778 This is the file that is automatically generated and contains the current
779 dock settings. It is not recommended to edit this file by hand.
782 ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WMRootMenu
784 This file specifies what file to use as the root menu. In Window Maker
785 0.19.0 and higher, you can replace this file with the one called plmenu
786 in ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WindowMaker, and you can then use WPrefs to edit
790 ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/menu
792 This is the file to edit to change your root menu.
794 ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/plmenu
796 This is the same menu file, in property list format - WPrefs needs a
797 menu in this format if you wish to edit it using WPrefs.
802 4.2 How do I enable the normal X sloppy focus mode?
803 ----------------------------------
804 In the ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WindowMaker, change the following:
809 4.3 How do I get my auto-arrange icons to work?
810 ----------------------------------
811 In ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WindowMaker set AutoArrangeIcons=Yes; and the icons
812 should now auto-arrange.
815 4.4 How do I get my Meta-Tab to cycle through windows correctly?
816 ----------------------------------
817 Make sure that these settings are true in your ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WindowMaker
820 CirculateRaise = Yes;
823 This will not give you MS Windows(tm) style application switching where
824 alt-tab is changes context.
826 Paul Warren <<pdw@ferret.lmh.ox.ac.uk>> has released a patch that will
827 give this style of Context Switching to Window Maker.
829 It is availible from http://ferret.lmh.ox.ac.uk/~pdw/patches/
832 4.5 How can I define my own Icon for a program? (instead of the
833 Icon the Application Supplies?)
834 ----------------------------------
835 You can right click on the titlebar of the running app and choose the
836 "Attributes..." option, then click on the "Ignore client supplied icon"
837 checkbox. Click "Apply", "Save" and close the Attributes Editor.
839 Another method is to edit ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WMWindowAttributes by hand and
840 use the AlwaysUserIcon=YES; option for the app. For example:
842 xmcd = { Icon = "Radio.xpm";
847 4.6 How do I get a Tile background for my AppIcons (those things in
849 ----------------------------------
850 You need to change 1 line to your ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WindowMaker file.
852 IconBack = (spixmap, tile.black.xpm, white);
854 IconBack = (tpixmap, tile.black.xpm, white);
856 spixmap will scale the pixmap to fit the tile, tpixmap will tile it as is.
858 As Random@efnet says, The last parameter is the color that fills in any
859 Transparent parts of your icon.
861 IconBack takes other options too, search the NEWS file.
864 4.7 How do you dock <insert program here> that doesn't have an
865 appicon in the new version of Window Maker?
866 ----------------------------------
867 There is now an option available to emulate appicons so that Window
868 Maker can dock just about anything now.
870 To dock a misbehaving application, right click on the title bar and select the
871 attributes menu. Next, select the pull down menu's "Advanced Options"
872 item. Under the ``Advanced Options'' menu, select the ``Emulate
873 Application Icon'' Option then Save, Apply and close the dialog.
875 This should allow you do dock the program normally.
877 Emulate Appicon does exactly the same thing as dockit, a small app
878 distributed with ancient versions of Window Maker before the Attribute
879 Editor existed (now depricated for the obvious reason). If Emulate Appicon
880 does not work, dockit will not work either. Such applications violate the
881 ICCCM (Inter-Client Communication Conventions Manual) and are considered
882 badly coded for not setting the instance.class hints.
885 4.8 How do I get x11amp to not have a title bar? (or any other
886 program for that matter?)
887 ----------------------------------
888 Right Click on the title bar and choose "Attributes". Click on Panel 2 and
889 click the the "Disable titlebar" and "Disable resizebar" options. Click
890 "Save", "Apply" and then close the Attributes panel.
892 By Default, to get back to the attributes menu once you've removed the
893 titlebar, hit the key F10 while the window is focused.
895 Here is an example entry in ~/GNUstep/WMWindowAttributes for x11amp.
905 4.9 How do I set a pixmap background?
906 ----------------------------------
907 Here is the in depth explanation straight from the NEWS file:
909 wmsetbg now accepts the following options:
910 usage: wmsetbg [-options] image
919 scale image (default)
921 update Window Maker domain database
923 update <domain> database
925 colors per channel to use
929 By default, it will try to guess if dithering is needed or not and proceed
931 Using -d or -m will force it to dither or match colors.
933 Dithering for more than 15bpp is generally not needed, and will only result
934 in a slower processing.
935 Don't use dithering except when needed, because it is slower. Else rely on
936 wmsetbg which will detect if dithering is needed and use it.
939 will update the WorkspaceBack in the default database
940 domain file in ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WindowMaker, and let Window
941 Maker refresh the screen. Please note that this option only
942 works under Window Maker, and will have no effect under
943 other window managers, since it rely on Window Maker to
944 update the image after it reads the updated defaults
948 <domain> is same as above, but will update the domain
949 <domain> instead of the default Window Maker domain.
952 <cpc> will set the color per channel to use. Only needed for
953 PseudoColor visuals. Window Maker will automatically pass
954 the value read from the Window Maker domain database.
958 The following line is straight from your WindowMaker-0.15.x
959 ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/menu file and should all be on one line.
961 "Images" OPEN_MENU BACKGROUNDS_DIR
962 ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/Backgrounds WITH wmsetbg -u -t
964 This should give you an idea on how to add other entries for different image
965 directories. See the help info at the top of the
966 ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/menu file for more information.
968 If you for some reason would like to set your background image with XV, for
969 instance to use an image format not yet supported by wmsetbg or to use one
970 of XV's special modes, edit the file ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/autostart
973 xv -root -quit -maxpect ~/background.jpg
975 xv -root -quit -max ~/background.jpg
977 you can also try variations of this to get different tiling and other effects
978 (where X is a number 1-9 I believe):
979 'xv -root -quit -rmodeX ~/background.jpg'
981 If you would like xv functionality in your menu, heres a nice little tip from
984 Add the following line to your ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/menu file. (all on
987 "More Backgrounds" OPEN_MENU /home/whoever/backgrounds xv -root -maxpect -quit
990 4.10 Can I put pixmaps in my root menu and title bars?
991 ----------------------------------
992 With the release of WindowMaker-0.14.1, you can now put pixmaps
993 anywhere you would have either a gradient or a color. This means now that
995 MenuTextBack=(tpixmap, foo.xpm, acolor);
997 in ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WindowMaker will put the correct pixmap tiled in your
1000 FTitleBack = (spixmap, foo.xpm, black);
1002 Would have the effect of streching a pixmap to fit the titlebar of the active
1004 You can use png, gif, ppm, tiff, jpeg and xpm images interchangeably in
1005 Window Maker if you have compiled in support for those formats.
1008 4.11 How do I get my Minimize Icon to look like the triangle I see in
1010 ----------------------------------
1011 This involves a minor source tweak. Instructions are available at
1012 http://wm.current.nu/tips.html#titlebar_icons
1014 Example screenshot at
1015 http://wm.current.nu/themes/images/screenshots/Midnight3.jpg
1018 4.12 How do I get superfluous bells and whistles working?
1019 ----------------------------------
1020 Add Superfluous=YES; to your ~/GNUstep/Defaults/Windowmaker file.
1022 This option was added as a runtime option in Window Maker >= 0.16.1.
1025 4.13 How do I get the classic NeXT(tm)-like style back?
1026 ----------------------------------
1027 Add NewStyle=NO; to your ~/GNUstep/Defaults/Windowmaker file.
1029 This option was added as a runtime option in Window Maker >= 0.16.1
1032 4.14 How do I get the window menu with only a two button mouse?
1033 ----------------------------------
1034 Jim Noble <jmknoble@ntrnet.net> writes:
1036 If you've got a two-button mouse under some versions of Solaris x86,
1037 there's no way (that i'm aware of) to emulate a 3-button mouse. The right
1038 button can be either MB2 or MB3, but chording doesn't work.
1040 ApplicationMenuMouseButton = Left;
1044 WindowListMouseButton = Right;
1047 in ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WindowMaker ought to allow the left button to
1048 activate the root menu, and the right button (as MB2) to activate the
1052 4.15 How do I edit my root menu?
1053 ----------------------------------
1054 You can now use WPrefs.app
1055 (see http://wm.current.nu/features/configuration.html for more info)
1056 if you have the new PropList style menu, or you can manually edit the
1059 ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/menu
1061 (or you can also manually edit the newstyle menu file)
1063 ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WMRootMenu
1065 and save your changes. Window Maker should detect the change and
1066 automatically update. If you are having a problem getting it to reload the
1069 touch ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/menu
1071 (or 'touch ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WMRootMenu' for the newstyle menu)
1073 to force the modification time into the future.
1076 4.16 How can I set dock/clip to use single click to launch
1077 applications, instead of double click?
1078 ----------------------------------
1079 You cannot do this. This is because single click is used to select app-icons,
1080 or to raise/lower the app-icon or the dock/clip.
1081 If this is impelmented then you will be unable to select or raise/lower
1082 dock/clip or app-icons, without also launching the application it represents.
1084 So don't ask for this to be implemented, because it will not be. Double
1085 click is used for a reason, is not just some weird idea we got in a morning
1086 when we wake up too early.
1091 4.18 How do I restore the configuration app to the dock?
1092 ----------------------------------]
1093 You should start it from a terminal using its full path name, which is
1094 /usr/local/GNUstep/Apps/WPrefs.app/WPrefs
1098 4.19 How do I define my own icon for a program? I don't like the one it
1100 ----------------------------------
1101 Right-click the titlebar of the running application and start the Attributes
1102 Editor. Check the "Ignore client supplied icon" box. "Apply" and "Save",
1103 and close the Attributes Editor.
1105 Another method is to edit ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WMWindowAttributes by hand and
1106 use the AlwaysUserIcon=YES; option for the app. For example:
1108 xmcd = { Icon = "Radio.xpm"; AlwaysUserIcon=Yes; };
1115 5.1 How do I assign gimp an appicon?
1116 ----------------------------------
1117 Window Maker now can assign Icons from within the windowmanager, to
1118 do so, right click on the title bar of an app or hit F10 while the desired app
1119 is focused, choose "Attributes...", click on the "4" Button, enter the icon file
1120 name (make sure this is in your pixmap path, or you can type in the full path
1121 without using ~/ type path names), click "Update", "Apply", "Save" and then
1122 close the Attributes Editor.
1124 You can also enter the following line in
1125 ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/WMWindowAttributes:
1127 gimp={Icon="gimp.xpm";};
1130 5.2 How do I get an appicon for XEmacs 20.3+?
1131 ----------------------------------
1132 Thanks to Michael Hafner <hayfi@rz.fh-augsburg.de> for this answer.
1134 You don't need to patch the XEmacs code, just run
1136 ./configure --with-session=yes (in addition to any other options you use)
1138 in your XEmacs 20.3+ sourcedir and rebuild it. Then XEmacs shows an
1139 appicon when running and you can easily dock it.
1142 5.3 Where do you get that clock program I always see on people's
1144 ----------------------------------
1145 Its called asclock. It was included with each version of Window
1146 Maker until version 0.17.5, and was no longer included in
1148 You could find it in ./WindowMaker-0.xx.x/misc/asclock.tgz and it was
1149 prepatched to be able to dock. Some other (older) versions you might find
1150 on the net don't dock.
1152 Since it was pulled from the distribution (probably to save space), I've
1153 included it at http://wm.current.nu/files.html#asclock for your convenience.
1156 5.4 How do you dock asclock?
1157 ----------------------------------
1158 asclock -shape -iconic -12 &
1160 Drag it from the top right corner of the clock to the dock. Right click on the
1161 icon and select autolaunch.
1162 You have to drag the appicon by clicking on the edge of the icon, because
1163 the actual pixmap belongs to the app itself, and any clicks on the pixmap
1164 are interpreted by the app rather than X or the window manager. Therefor,
1165 you need to click somewhere on the appicon where the background tile
1166 shows through (usually the edges), and drag it that way.
1169 5.5 How do you dock wmload?
1170 ----------------------------------
1171 wmload -withdrawn -shape &
1173 Then dock it similar to asclock.
1176 5.6 What other apps exist for the dock?
1177 ----------------------------------
1178 Several Nice applications are available:
1180 wmmixer and wmcd and wmmount
1181 http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/2471/linux.htm#xapps
1183 ascd,WMRack,asmixer,asmodem, and others
1184 ftp://ftp.windowmaker.org/pub/wmaker/contrib/srcs/apps/
1186 wmavgload, wmmount, and wmload
1187 ftp://ftp.windowmaker.org/pub/wmaker/contrib/srcs/utils/
1189 wmppp-wmifs, wmtime, wmmon and other nifty apps
1190 http://windowmaker.mezaway.org/
1192 A huge index of most available dockapps is available at:
1194 http://www.bensinclair.com/dockapp/
1197 5.7 How do I get an appicon for rxvt so I can dock it?
1198 ----------------------------------
1199 The default rxvt that comes with most distribtions is an outdated version of
1200 rxvt. The newest development version of rxvt is availible from
1201 ftp://ftp.math.fu-berlin.de/pub/rxvt/devel/. As of the time of this writing, the
1202 version is 2.4.7 and it natively produces an appicon without a patch.
1204 John Eikenberry has also created an rpm which is available from
1205 ftp://ftp.coe.uga.edu/users/jae/windowmaker/
1207 For your convenience, I have rxvt-2.4.7.tar.gz at
1208 http://wm.current.nu/files/rxvt-2.4.7.tar.gz for download. As of
1209 version 2.4.7, rxvt includes Window Maker support as well as John
1210 Eikenberry's NeXT scrollbar hack.
1213 5.8 How do I get different icons for rxvt's (or xterms) running
1215 ----------------------------------
1216 The simplest way is to run each rxvt with a different -name parameter.
1218 For example, I want to run an rxvt for irc and one for mail. This is an
1219 example of what I'd do:
1222 rxvt -name "irc" -e "irc"
1225 rxvt -name "mail" -e "pine"
1227 This would result in each rxvt now having the instance and class of irc.Xterm
1228 and mail.Xterm respectively, so that Window Maker can now set Attributes
1229 for them individually.
1232 5.9 How do I launch multiple instances of XTerm from one appicon?
1233 ----------------------------------
1234 The easiest way to accomplish this is to dock XTerm as normal. Then Go
1235 to the 'Attributes menu' -> 'Application Specific' and select 'no application
1238 You can also right-click on the docked appicon and select settings. Change
1239 the 'Application Path with arguments' section to
1243 where foo.sh is the following script
1248 This should allow unlimited XTerms without appicon clutter.
1251 5.10 How do I allow Alt+# to work in an rxvt session? (with irc for
1253 ----------------------------------
1254 First, Launch a unique instance of rxvt or xterm.
1255 This can be done using the -name option of rxvt.
1258 rxvt -name foo -e irc
1260 Then, go to the Attributes menu (right click on titlebar (or hit F10) and
1261 choose 'Attributes...')
1262 Then choose 'Advanced Options' from the listbox and enable 'Don't Bind
1263 Keyboard shortcuts'.
1264 Click 'Save' and 'Apply' and you should be able to run your session without
1268 5.11 Window Maker breaks scilab
1269 ----------------------------------
1271 If you refer to the problem of the "graphics" window of scilab not showing
1272 up in Window Maker, this is caused by a bug in scilab. You can see the
1273 cause of the problem by yourself, by running xprop on the graphic window:
1274 WM_NORMAL_HINTS(WM_SIZE_HINTS):
1275 user specified location: 136679205, 1074468360
1276 user specified size: 400 by 300
1277 program specified minimum size: 400 by 300
1279 Now, when scilab opens it's window, Window Maker nicely does exactly what it
1280 is told, that is, map the window at position 136679205, 1074468360 which
1281 obviously falls outside the screen no matter how big is your monitor ;)
1283 Meanwhile, the workaround for this is to open the window list menu
1284 (click on the root window with the middle mouse button) and click
1285 on the ScilabGraphic entry. The window should be brought to your
1286 reach. Then, open the window commands menu (right click on window's
1287 titlebar) and open the Attributes panel. Go to the "Advanced Options"
1288 section, check the "Keep inside screen" option and save.
1290 If you can recompile Scilab, this came from a Scilab developer:
1293 size_hints.flags = USPosition | USSize | PMinSize;
1295 size_hints.flags = /** USPosition |**/ USSize | PMinSize;
1297 in routines/xsci/jpc_SGraph.c
1300 5.12 Netscape shows black and white icons
1301 ----------------------------------
1303 This is because Netscape uses monochrome icons when running under olwm
1304 and you are using the OPEN LOOK emulation option. If you do not use any XView
1305 apps anyway, recompile Window Maker without the --enable-openlook option.
1306 If you need OPEN LOOK emulation, you will have to get used to the monochrome
1307 icons or change then manually in the Attributes panel for each window.
1308 I have also seen this happen on some systems if you run Netscape in a high
1309 colour depth (32bpp) regardless of whether you're using openlook or not.
1310 That is a Netscape bug. Therefore, bug Netscape.
1313 5.13 Snow flakes from xsnow don't acumulate on titlebars!
1314 ----------------------------------
1316 Because of the way xsnow is coded, it seems that it can't "see"
1317 windows with the SaveUnder attribute turned on. So, if snow
1318 accumulation on windows is vital for you, disable SaveUnders in
1319 WPrefs, in the advanced options section.
1326 6.1 How do I get a normal X application to produce an appicon?
1327 ----------------------------------
1328 You must define the WM_CLASS (XSetClassHint()) and the
1329 CLIENT_LEADER or XWMHints.window_group properties, which are
1330 automatically set by most applications that use Xt (Motif, Athena ...),
1331 but if you use plain Xlib you must set them by hand.
1333 Also you must make a call to XSetCommand(dpy, leader, argv, argc);
1335 Take a look at Window Maker-0.1x.x/test/test.c that is an example for
1336 writing such an app (which also have an app menu).
1339 6.2 How do I get my tcl/tk application to produce an appicon?
1340 ----------------------------------
1341 Oliver Graf <ograf@fga.de> writes:
1343 The main window (normally this is called '.' [dot] in tk) should use the
1346 wm command . [concat $argv0 $argv]
1349 All child windows attached to the same app-icon should use:
1354 where .child should be replaced by the actual window path.
1356 Replace '.' with the actual main-window path and 'wm group .child .' should
1357 be added for each 'toplevel .child' call.
1361 ----------------------------------
1362 WINGs Is Not GNUstep. ;)
1364 It is the Widget Library written for the widgets in Window Maker.
1366 It is currently under heavy development but several people have started
1367 writing applications in it. Its goal is to emulate the NeXT(tm)-style widgets.
1369 http://www.ozemail.com.au/~crn/wm/wings.html is the closest thing to an
1370 information center about WINGs by <crn@ozemail.com.au>.
1373 6.4 Where can I get more information about WINGs?
1374 ----------------------------------
1375 Nic Berstein <nic@postilion.org> has created a WINGs Developement list.
1377 The purpose of this list is to provide a forum for support, ideas,
1378 suggestions, bug reports etc. for the WINGs widget set library.
1380 To subscribe to this list, send a message with the word ``subscribe'' in the
1381 _BODY_ of the message to: <wings-request@postilion.org>.
1385 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
1386 Miscellaneous Questions:
1387 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
1389 7.1 Is there a pager for Window Maker?
1390 ----------------------------------
1391 Not at the moment because there is not a pressing need for a pager. The
1392 concept of multiple desktops does exist and there are currently 3 ways to
1393 switch between them.
1395 First, the Alt+Number combination will switch between desktops. The
1396 Workspaces menu will also let you switch workspaces. Lastly, the Clip will
1397 also scroll one through workspaces.
1399 For those that would like to send an application to a specific workspace,
1400 either drag it to an edge of the desktop onto the next workspace or you can
1401 right click on the titlebar, choose "Move to..." and choose the appropriate
1404 BUT, Window Maker does support KDE and GNOME protocols, including the
1405 workspace management stuff, so you can use Window Maker in these
1406 environments and use their pagers.
1410 7.2 Can I have folders like in AfterStep?
1411 ----------------------------------
1412 No. Window Maker does however support the collapsable Clip per desktop
1413 for a similar functionality.
1416 7.3 How do I use getstyle and setstyle?
1417 ----------------------------------
1418 To capture the current Window Maker style, use the command
1420 getstyle > current.style
1423 To replace the current style, use the command
1425 setstyle filename.style
1428 7.4 Why don't you distribute {normal diff, xdelta} patches?
1429 ----------------------------------
1430 Whenever possible plain diff patches are distributed. If the new version has
1431 new binary files, normal diff won't be able to handle them, so a patch
1432 package is distributed, instead. We don't use xdelta because: - most
1433 systems do not have xdelta installed; - xdelta is picky and require the file to
1434 be patched to be exactly the same as the one used to make the patch. The
1435 patch package scheme used is much more flexible.
1437 We do not distribute a simple diff with the binary files separately (and
1438 variations, like uuencoding the binary files) because: - it is more
1439 complicated and error prone to require the user to manually move the files
1440 to the correct places; - the current patch package scheme *does* distribute
1441 the binary files and diff files separately. If the user wants to install everything
1442 by hand, nobody will object to that; - sooner or later someone will certainly
1443 ask for a script to automate the file moving stuff.
1445 So we hacked a script (mkpatch) that automatically creates a patch
1446 package with the normal text diff file, a list of removed files and the binary
1447 files that have changed or been added, plus a script that does the patching
1448 automatically. If you don't like the script, you can apply the patch and move
1449 the files manually. Or download the whole distribution.
1452 7.5 Will you add GNOME or KDE support?
1453 ----------------------------------
1455 Support for GNOME (and KDE) hints is included since 0.50.0. You have to
1456 enable them at compile-time using the appropriate arguments to ./configure.
1457 Please read the INSTALL file for more details.
1463 8.1 What exactly are themes?
1464 ----------------------------------
1465 Themes are a great aspect of Window Maker allowing a user to simply
1466 save the entire 'look' of their desktop in a Archive to distribute freely among
1467 friends, fellow users and/or the whole net in general. :)
1469 See the theme-HOWTO at http://wm.current.nu/themes/theme-HOWTO.html
1470 for an in-depth walk-through on making a Theme archive.
1473 8.2 How do I install a Theme?
1474 ----------------------------------
1475 This should be as simple as untarring the Theme.tar.gz into one of two
1476 places. You can untar it to the global /usr/local/share/WindowMaker/* directory,
1477 and have it be accessable to all users, or you can untar it to your own
1478 ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/ directory for your own personal use.
1480 Use your favorite variation of the following:
1482 gzip -dc "Theme.tar.gz" | tar xvf -
1484 *(directory may differ on some systems)
1487 8.3 How do I make a Theme?
1488 ----------------------------------
1489 There is a neat little file called README.themes distributed with Window
1490 Maker that explains everything in intricate detail. You can also read
1491 http://wm.current.nu/themes/themepacks.html
1494 ====================================================================
1495 and they lived happily ever after.
1496 ====================================================================