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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!
105 5.14 I'm using RedHat 6.0 and Netscape dies without reason.
108 6.1 How do I get a normal X application to produce an appicon?
109 6.2 How do I get my tcl/tk application to produce an appicon?
111 6.4 Where can I get more information about WINGs?
113 7 - Miscellaneous Questions
114 7.1 Is there a pager for Window Maker?
115 7.2 Can I have folders like in AfterStep?
116 7.3 How do I use getstyle and setstyle?
117 7.4 Why don't you distribute {normal diff, xdelta} patches?
118 7.5 Will you add GNOME support?
121 8.1 What exactly are Themes?
122 8.2 How do I install a Theme?
123 8.3 How do I make a Theme?
126 ========================================================================
134 1.1 What is Window Maker?
135 ----------------------------------
136 Window Maker is an elegant X11 window manger that emulates the
137 OpenStep desktop with some noticeable enhancements. Look at
138 http://wm.current.nu/themes/my-themes.html and
139 http://wm.current.nu/themes/screenshots.html
140 here for example screenshots.
143 1.2 Where can I get Window Maker?
144 ----------------------------------
145 The official site to get new developmental versions from is
146 ftp://ftp.windowmaker.org/pub/beta/srcs/.
148 NOTE: Also see http://wm.current.nu/downloads.html for the latest
149 Stable and Development versions.
151 The development versions are usually very stable themselves, so if you
152 want to have all the newest features, you can rather safetly go with the
153 development versions. Just remember to save any unsaved data before
154 you go playing around with the config files. Also, remember they are
155 developmental versions, so your mileage may vary, don't get angry if they
159 1.3 Where are the mailing list archives?
160 ----------------------------------------
161 Phillip Smith from Netplex, our wonderful provider of windowmaker.org, has set
162 up some new lists from the domain. Please read the information on the web
163 pages at http://www.windowmaker.org/lists.html for information on how to
164 subscribe, the posting guidelines, and how to access the web archives.
166 Many thanks to Ed Orcutt who hosted the original lists from his own machine
167 for many years and Caldera who graciously allowed Ed to continue hosting
168 from them when he moved to his new position with them. Ed provided a very
169 valuable service for many years and we are sad to see him go.
172 1.4 Where is more documentation on configuring Window Maker?
173 ----------------------------------
174 Besides the mailing list archives, there are nice documents in
175 ftp://ftp.windowmaker.org/pub/docs/, at
176 http://wm.current.nu/downloads.html on my download page and at
177 http://wm.current.nu/user-guide/index.htm in the online user-guide.
180 1.5 What is an appicon?
181 ----------------------------------
182 An appicon is the icon (without the tiny titlebar a minimized application icon
183 has) produced by most applications that initially is in the bottom left corner
184 of the screen while an application is running. For an example, run xterm and
185 notice the icon in the corner. (Make sure that you use xterm and not a
186 default older rxvt because older versions of rxvt do not properly set their
190 1.6. How can I get a question added to the FAQ?
191 ----------------------------------
192 Right now, the only method is to mail Chris Green <sprout@dok.org> or
193 myself <largo@current.nu> the question or post it on the Window Maker
194 Mailing list, and see if enough people have the same problem.
196 If you are a developer and would like to be able to edit the official FAQ on
197 Chris's site, let him know at <sprout@dok.org>
199 He is currently pondering writing a front end that allows everyone to add
200 entries and only require a moderator approval before being posted.
203 1.7. How do I report bugs?
204 ----------------------------------
205 You can look at the BUGFORM file in your tarball of Window Maker.
206 Alternatively, you can use the Window Maker Bugtracker at
207 http://windowmaker.org/cgi-bin/bugs.
210 1.8. Is there an anomymous cvs server?
211 ----------------------------------
212 Yes there is. To check out from cvs, first
214 export CVSROOT=":pserver:anoncvs@cvs.net-community.com:/gnustep"
217 'anoncvs' is the password.
219 Then issue the command. "wm" is the name of the module.
221 cvs -z3 checkout -d WindowMaker wm
224 To update your source tree, cd to the WindowMaker directory and type
228 inside the WindowMaker directory.
237 2.1 Where can I get libPropList/proplist.h?
238 -------------------------------------------
239 starting with Window Maker 0.70.0, libPropList is no longer needed.
240 It was obsoleted by adding property list handling code to the WINGs library.
244 2.2 Why do no icons show up after installing Window Maker >= 0.15.x
245 when I've followed all the directions?
246 -------------------------------------------------------------------
247 Under normal circumstances, this should not happen because Window Maker
248 should detect if libtiff is going to be compiled in and then it will make the
249 default theme use .tiff or .xpm icons, depending if TIFF support is compiled
252 As of Window Maker version 0.15.0, the default setup includes .tiff icons
253 which require you to have compiled Window Maker with libtiff support, if you
254 want them to be used. If you are happy with the .xpm icons, then you don't
255 need libtiff. Window Maker will detect that TIFF support is not available and
256 use .xpm icons instead. For some help on compiling with libtiff, look at the
257 libtiff section of this FAQ.
260 2.3 How do I get libtiff to work?
261 ----------------------------------
262 The whole key to getting libtiff working for me was to upgrade to >=
263 tiff-v3.4beta037-tar.gz availible at ftp.sgi.com.
265 Rerun ./configure and make and it should work. I had previously been using
266 tiff-v3.4-tar.gz instead so the library was there just not working. A note to
267 keep in mind, is that the tiff libs are versioned rather oddly, version
268 tiff-v3.4beta037 is actually newer than tiff-v3.4.
270 Make sure to rm config.cache and rerun ./configure before attempting to
273 Also, make sure to use gnu-make for the Window Maker compile.
276 2.4 How do I get libjpeg to work?
277 ----------------------------------
278 The newest jpeg libs are availible at ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/jpeg/.
280 How many of you have seen that darned "lib reports 62 caller expects 61" type of
282 Well, I have more than once, and here are some answers to possibly help
285 First things first. As always, make sure there are not older copies of libjpeg
286 floating around on your system. By default my Slackware distribution came
287 with an old libjpeg.so.1 in the /usr/X11R6/lib/ directory. This can simply be
288 deleted. Or if something complains after you delete it, recompile it if you
289 can to look for the new lib in the right place, or if that fails, as a last resort,
290 you might add a symlink to the new lib like so:
291 ln -s /usr/local/lib/libjpeg.so.6.0.2 libjpeg.so.1
294 This is basically caused by your application having been compiled to
295 dynamically use the libjpeg.so shared library. When you install a new lib and
296 then try to run your program again, it expects the lib it was compiled
297 against, in this case the older libjpeg.so.6.0.1 and instead finds libjpeg.so.6.0.2
298 and reports the error.
300 The fix is actually rather simple. Along with adding a libjpeg.so.6 symlink
301 like so (just in case):
302 ln -s libjpeg.so.6.0.2 libjpeg.so.6
303 where you installed your new lib, you simply need to recompile your app to
304 link it against the new library. :)
306 Make sure to rm config.cache and rerun ./configure before attempting to
309 Also, make sure to use gnu-make for the Window Maker compile.
312 2.5 How do I get libpng to work?
313 ----------------------------------
314 The newest png libs are availible at
315 http://www.cdrom.com/pub/png/pngcode.html.
317 You should also get the newest zlib libs from
318 http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/zlib/.
320 I had a few problems with this lib as well, basically I had an old libz.so in my
321 /usr/X11R6/lib/ directory which configure was finding first, and which failed the
322 test, being an older lib.
324 Generally the same applies here as with libjpeg, make sure there are no
325 older versions of the necessary libs floating around on your system, then try
326 and configure and make again.
328 Make sure to rm config.cache and rerun ./configure before attempting to
331 Also, make sure to use gnu-make for the Window Maker compile.
334 2.6 How do I get libgif (or libungif) to work?
335 ----------------------------------
336 The newest libgif is availible at
337 ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/libs/giflib/.
339 The newest libungif is availible at
340 ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/libs/graphics/.
342 I had a few problems with libgif... it seems that the install process didn't
343 install the header file libgif.h, so although the Window Maker configure found
344 the lib (libgif.so.x), when you actually try to compile, it fails when it looks for
345 the header to include the make. I simply copied it from the libgif source
346 directory to the system include directory. (/usr/local/include/ on my system).
348 Make sure to rm config.cache and rerun ./configure before attempting to
351 Also, make sure to use gnu-make for the Window Maker compile.
354 2.7 Does wmsound work with 0.1x.x?
355 ----------------------------------
356 As of Window Maker 0.15.x, sound is now included by default but requires
357 the authors sound server. For more information, read the NEWS file in the
358 Window Maker distribution.
360 The author Anthony Quinn <southgat@frontiernet.net> has released a
361 version that works with Window Maker >= 0.15.x. It is available from
362 it's home page at http://www.frontiernet.net/~southgat/wmsound/
363 or on Largo's site at http://wm.current.nu/files.html#wmsound
364 for your convenience.
367 2.8 Can I use WindowMaker with KDE or GNOME or CDE?
368 ----------------------------------
369 Contrary to a lot of people thinks, KDE is NOT a window manager. KDE is
370 a suite of various applications that includes a custom window manager (kwm).
371 The same is true for CDE.
373 Now, answering the question: Yes, you can use WindowMaker in these
374 environments. To use Window Maker with GNOME, you don't need to do
375 anything special. To use it with CDE, read the answer for "How do I switch
376 CDE's windowmanager to use Window Maker?"
378 To use it with KDE, read it's documentation to get rid of kwm (and possibly
379 kpanel) and replace it with wmaker. Then, start WPrefs.app, go to "Mouse
380 Preferences" and set the "Disable mouse actions" check box. You will
381 need to restart Window Maker to make this change take effect. The
382 "Disable mouse actions" change is needed to allow you to use krootwm,
383 wich enables you to use kfm's desktop icons, but will prevent you from
384 accessing Window Maker's Applications and Window List menus with the
388 2.9 How do I get Window Maker working with xdm in Redhat 5.[01]?
389 ----------------------------------
390 After running wmaker.inst and letting it write to .xinitrc,
391 cp .xinitrc .xsession
392 and make sure that /usr/local/bin is in your $PATH for the Xserver. You can
393 make sure of this by including a statement like
395 export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin
398 in your .xsession file.
400 Make sure to chmod +x .xsession so that the Xsession script of xdm can
403 This is how the Xsession script is designed:
405 startup=$HOME/.xsession
407 if [ -x "$startup" ]; then
409 elif [ -x "$HOME/.Xclients" ]; then
410 exec "$HOME/.Xclients"
411 elif [ -x /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients ]; then
412 exec /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients
414 if [ -f "$resources" ]; then
415 xrdb -load "$resources"
421 You could also have a .Xclients file as was mentioned in previous revisions
425 2.10 Do I need to rerun wmaker.inst with every new version of
427 ----------------------------------
428 There is no need to do this. You can do it, but keep in mind, that all your
429 preferences will be lost, overwritten by the defaults. You can update the
430 files and add the changes yourself if you need to, but else in most cases is
431 sufficient to rely on WPrefs and it will update for you the new missing
432 options if they differ from the default ones.
434 The way domain files are read beginning from 0.15.0 makes the need for update
435 almost redundant. The user config files are merged with the global ones in
436 /usr/local/share/WindowMaker/Defaults.
437 So even if new options are added, they will be reflected in the user
439 Only if user wishes to change the default behavior, he needs to add that
440 option to the config file.
442 If there ever happens to be a need for all users to rerun wmaker.inst in a
443 future version, this will be noted in the NEWS file.
446 2.11 When I install Window Maker, I've used wmaker.inst correctly
447 and I only get aroot menu with xterm and exit. How do I fix this?
448 ----------------------------------
449 Most likely, the problem is that Window Maker can not find a copy of the C
450 pre processor in a directory such as /lib. The file /lib/cpp should be a
451 symbolic link to whatever c compiler's cpp you are using. Mine reads as:
453 cpp -> ../usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-pc-linux-gnu/pgcc-2.90.29/cpp*
456 There seems to be another common problem that exhibits this same
457 behavior. If you find another solution that matches this question please
458 email <sprout@dok.org> or <largo@current.nu>.
461 2.12 How do I get Window Maker to use more than 16 colors on my
462 SGI Indy Workstation?
463 ----------------------------------
464 Thanks to Peter H. Chou <pchou@leland.Stanford.EDU> for this answer:
466 By default, the SGI X Server uses 8-bit Pseudocolor mode.
467 To change it, edit (as root) the file /usr/lib/X11/xdm/Xservers.
470 :0 secure /usr/bin/X11/X -bs -c -class TrueColor -depth 24
476 2.13 Using WindowMaker with Solaris 2.6 CDE
477 ----------------------------------
478 (thanks to Rob Funk, Unix God of osu.edu)
480 Assuming you installed Window Maker according to the README's that
481 come with the source, all you need to run Window Maker on a Solaris box
482 is an entry in the .xinitrc. Only 0.17 - 0.19 versions have been tested, but
483 when you run the configure script, let it make changes to the .xinitrc file. It
484 should look something like this:
487 # Window Maker Default .xinitrc
488 exec /usr/local/bin/wmaker
491 Believe it or not, that's all that it takes. This, in fact, runs WindowMaker
492 instead of OpenWindows. In order to choose WindowMaker, you simply
493 choose "OpenWindows Desktop" in the "Options - Session" Menus.
494 Choose "CDE Desktop" if you want CDE.
496 The Color schemes and settings for Window Maker are seperate from
497 CDE. Tested on a SPARC 10, Solaris x86 should work also. (better,
501 2.14 How do I switch CDE's window-manager to use Window Maker?
502 ----------------------------------
505 Peter Ilberg <peter.ilberg@natinst.com> gives us this answer:
507 Install WM wherever you want it, mine is in /opt/WindowMaker-0.16.0
508 (eg. use ./configure --prefix=/opt/WindowMaker-0.16.0).
509 Run the install script wmaker.inst in your home directory.
511 Add the following two lines to .dtprofile in your home directory:
513 SESSIONTYPE=xdm; export SESSIONTYPE
514 PATH=:/usr/contrib/bin/X11:$PATH:.; export PATH
516 This tells CDE to go looking for an .xinitrc/.xsession instead of using the
519 Make your .xsession/.xinitrc executable (VERY IMPORTANT, wmaker.inst did
520 NOT do this automatically for me) using eg.
522 chmod ugo+x .xsession
524 Your .xsession/.xinitrc should look something like this:
527 <some other init stuff that you want/need>
530 Things to try if it doesn't work: (somewhat fuzzy and random)
532 This should do it although I did have problems sometimes initially which I
533 fixed by randomly trying absolute pathes for wmaker in .xsession/.xinitrc and/or
534 making the dtprofile/.xinitrc/etc executable. It helps logging in on the console
535 (select from CDE login screen) and start X manually using 'X'.
536 If it works that way it should work when logging into the CDE environment.
537 Remember to Check your paths!
539 If it doesn't work, you can also substitute some other window manager for
540 wmaker in the .xinitrc and see if that works. If it does you know at least that
541 .xinitrc is getting called/executed, so your WM path is wrong or not set.
546 Thomas Hanselman gave this alternative answer (via Peter Ilberg):
548 Build and install WM wherever you want, as described in Method 1. You
549 can install and run WM just fine from your home directory. That's what I'm
550 doing, since I don't have root access at work :(. Then, in your .Xdefaults file in
551 your home directory, add the following line:
553 Dtsession*wmStartupCommand: <path to Window Maker executable>
555 Then, log out, and log back in, and, unless I've forgotten a step (or this is a
556 custom Nortel thing), you should be in Window Maker heaven ;).
558 Difference between the methods: (according to Thomas)
560 I've been told that the difference between setting the resource and Peter's
561 method is that if you override the window manager with the resouce, you
562 still get the CDE resources read into the resource database (so you still
563 have your color settings & such from CDE), whereas with Peter's, the CDE
564 resource don't get read into the database. I don't know if this is true or not,
565 however. Also, another thing to note with Window Maker and HP-UX 10.20
566 -- if you select "Exit Session" from the WM root menu, Window Maker and
567 all of your applications are killed, but you may not be logged out. Again, this
568 might be an artifact from my work environment, or the way I start Window
571 Owen Stenseth <iplenergy.com> adds:
573 When using this method it is possible to exit Window Maker cleanly by
574 using the dtaction command. I use the following in my Window Maker menu:
576 "Exit Session" EXEC dtaction ExitSession
578 The only problem I have at the moment is I seem to get multiple copies of
579 asclock running when I log in again.
581 You can also use the normal "Exit Session" command from the WM root
582 menu and place additional commands required to shutdown CDE in
583 ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/exitscript
585 So, if you add "dtaction ExitSession" in that file, the command to shutdown
586 CDE will be automatically executed when you exit WindowMaker.
589 2.15 When I run wmaker it quits complaing about something
590 __register_frame_info.
591 ----------------------------------
592 This is due to using gcc >= 2.8.0 or egcs to compile Window Maker or a
593 library it uses, then running these precompiled binaries on a system using
594 libraries compiled with gcc 2.7.2.x
596 You will have to compile Window Maker yourself on this system. Please read
597 the INSTALL file for the instructions on how to do so.
600 2.16 When I run wmaker it complains about something like expected
602 ----------------------------------
603 Upgrade your libjpeg library and/or recompile Window Maker.
606 2.17 How do I fix an error such as "libwraster.so.1: cannot open shared
608 ----------------------------------
609 Like most software using GNU autoconf, Window Maker by default will install
610 under the /usr/local prefix. This has the repercussion on many systems that
611 the libraries that are part of Window Maker will be installed in
612 /usr/local/lib, which is usually not in the default system LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
613 This is why the library cannot be found.
615 Under Linux, you will need to list this directory in /etc/ld.so.conf and
616 run /sbin/ldconfig. Both these operations will need to be performed as the
619 Under BSD, as the superuser you will need to run
621 ldconfig -m /usr/local/lib
623 which will merge this directory into the system library path.
625 If the problem persists, you may be able to use "ldd" to track down why the
626 library cannot be loaded (it will print a list of dynamic objects used by
627 the executable or library listed on the command line, and where it is
628 expecting to find it).
635 3.1 How do I get new apps on the dock (The icon or line of icons on
636 the right side of the screen by default)
637 ----------------------------------
638 Launch an application. If there is a little icon that pops up in the bottom
639 corner of the screen, drag it over to the dock icon(s). You should see a
640 whiteish square indicating when it is close enough to dock, and where it will
641 be placed. To make sure this application will be there next time you start up
642 windowmaker, exit windowmaker with the "exit session" option.
645 3.2 What is the difference between the 'Exit' and 'Exit Session' Options?
646 ----------------------------------
647 'Exit' exits wmaker, but leaves the other apps running, and if wmaker was
648 not the last app launched in the .xinitrc the X server is not closed, until
649 the last app started by .xinitrc is closed.
650 'Exit session' will exit wmaker, but also will close all running apps, thus
651 the X server will be closed, and your session will end.
654 3.3 How do I "dock" AppIcons on the Clip?
655 -----------------------------------------
656 Just drag icons near it like you would for the dock. Note that if you place
657 the clip near the dock, you may have problems docking appicons in either.
658 Move the clip away first.
661 3.4 Why do none of my Key Bindings (ie: Alt+#) work in Window Maker 0.1x.x
662 ----------------------------------
663 If you are using XFree86, make sure scroll lock and numlock are off or no
664 bindings will work (XFree bug). You can try using the XFree86 Numlock
665 Hack by editing the line #undef NUMLOCK_HACK in $WindowMakerdir/src/wconfig.h
666 and changing it to #define NUMLOCK_HACK.
667 As of 0.18.0, this hack functions properly.
670 3.5 How do I rename workspaces?
671 ----------------------------------
672 Right click on the "desktop" (root window) to show the menu (don't hold the
673 button down). Go to the workspaces menu and hold the Control key down
674 and click on the workspace you would like to rename and type the name.
676 If you use the clip, use the "Rename Workspace" command in the clip
680 3.6 How can I resize a window if the window is larger than my
682 ----------------------------------
683 David Reviejo <dreviejo@arrakis.es> best summed up this answer:
686 Alt+Left click and drag
690 Alt+Right click and drag
691 to resize (by moving the nearest window corner)
693 Another move/resize tip: while you are moving or resizing a window,
695 can change the move/resize mode by pressing the SHIFT key."
700 3.7 How do I "undock" AppIcons?
701 ----------------------------------
702 If the program is not running, just drag the icon to the middle of your
703 desktop (away from the dock and clip) and watch it disappear.
705 If the program is running, hold down Meta (usually CTRL) and drag the icon
706 off the dock. You can also right click on it and choose 'Kill', then undock as
710 3.8 I docked an application but when I run it the button is permanently
711 shaded and I can't run new instances.
712 ----------------------------------
713 You probably docked the application with dockit. To fix it
714 remove the icon and use the "Emulate Application Icon" checkbox in
715 the Advanced Options section of the Attributes panel for the window.
716 Then restart the application to get the application icon you
717 must use to dock the application.
718 It can also mean that you did something you shouldn't, which is
719 changing the program that is ran from the docked icon. For example,
720 if you docked rxvt you must NOT change it to xterm, for example.
721 You also can't do any changes that might alter the contents of
722 the WM_CLASS hint for the window, like the -name parameter for
723 xterm, rxvt and other programs.
727 3.9 When I run wmaker it complains about not being able to load any fonts.
728 ----------------------------------
729 Check if the locale settings are correct. If you're not sure what to
730 do, unset the LANG environment variable before running wmaker.
732 TODO: give complete explanation
736 3.10 When I set the root background with wmsetbg by hand it works,
737 but when I do that from the configuration files it doesnt!
738 ----------------------------------
740 DOH! If you set the root background with wmsetbg by hand, it will obviously
741 find the image, since you have explicitly specified it by hand. But if you
742 simply put it in ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WindowMaker in some option like
743 WorkspaceBack, it will not find the image because Window Maker can't read
744 your mind to figure where you put the image. So, to fix it, you have to
745 either place the full path for the image in the texture specification or put
746 the path for the directory you put your background images in the PixmapPath
747 option. You can also put all your background images in places like
748 ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/Backgrounds or
749 /usr/local/share/WindowMaker/Backgrounds
750 These directories will be listed under the "Search Path" section of WPrefs.
758 4.1 What are those files inside my ~/GNUstep directory?
759 ----------------------------------
760 ~/GNUstep/WindowMaker/WindowMaker
762 The main config file. This file controls options such as keybindings,
763 fonts, pixmaps, and focus modes.
766 ~/GNUstep/WindowMaker/WMWindowAttributes
768 The Controls "attributes" for individual applications and appicons.
769 Options such as what icon to use are set here. For the most part, this
770 is now best accessed via a right click on a title bar of an application
771 and selecting "Attributes"
774 ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WMState
776 This is the file that is automatically generated and contains the current
777 dock settings. It is not recommended to edit this file by hand.
780 ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WMRootMenu
782 This file specifies what file to use as the root menu. In Window Maker
783 0.19.0 and higher, you can replace this file with the one called plmenu
784 in ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WindowMaker, and you can then use WPrefs to edit
788 ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/menu
790 This is the file to edit to change your root menu.
792 ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/plmenu
794 This is the same menu file, in property list format - WPrefs needs a
795 menu in this format if you wish to edit it using WPrefs.
800 4.2 How do I enable the normal X sloppy focus mode?
801 ----------------------------------
802 In the ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WindowMaker, change the following:
807 4.3 How do I get my auto-arrange icons to work?
808 ----------------------------------
809 In ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WindowMaker set AutoArrangeIcons=Yes; and the icons
810 should now auto-arrange.
813 4.4 How do I get my Meta-Tab to cycle through windows correctly?
814 ----------------------------------
815 Make sure that these settings are true in your ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WindowMaker
818 CirculateRaise = Yes;
821 This will not give you MS Windows(tm) style application switching where
822 alt-tab is changes context.
824 Paul Warren <<pdw@ferret.lmh.ox.ac.uk>> has released a patch that will
825 give this style of Context Switching to Window Maker.
827 It is availible from http://ferret.lmh.ox.ac.uk/~pdw/patches/
830 4.5 How can I define my own Icon for a program? (instead of the
831 Icon the Application Supplies?)
832 ----------------------------------
833 You can right click on the titlebar of the running app and choose the
834 "Attributes..." option, then click on the "Ignore client supplied icon"
835 checkbox. Click "Apply", "Save" and close the Attributes Editor.
837 Another method is to edit ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WMWindowAttributes by hand and
838 use the AlwaysUserIcon=YES; option for the app. For example:
840 xmcd = { Icon = "Radio.xpm";
845 4.6 How do I get a Tile background for my AppIcons (those things in
847 ----------------------------------
848 You need to change 1 line to your ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WindowMaker file.
850 IconBack = (spixmap, tile.black.xpm, white);
852 IconBack = (tpixmap, tile.black.xpm, white);
854 spixmap will scale the pixmap to fit the tile, tpixmap will tile it as is.
856 As Random@efnet says, The last parameter is the color that fills in any
857 Transparent parts of your icon.
859 IconBack takes other options too, search the NEWS file.
862 4.7 How do you dock <insert program here> that doesn't have an
863 appicon in the new version of Window Maker?
864 ----------------------------------
865 There is now an option available to emulate appicons so that Window
866 Maker can dock just about anything now.
868 To dock a misbehaving application, right click on the title bar and select the
869 attributes menu. Next, select the pull down menu's "Advanced Options"
870 item. Under the ``Advanced Options'' menu, select the ``Emulate
871 Application Icon'' Option then Save, Apply and close the dialog.
873 This should allow you do dock the program normally.
875 Emulate Appicon does exactly the same thing as dockit, a small app
876 distributed with ancient versions of Window Maker before the Attribute
877 Editor existed (now depricated for the obvious reason). If Emulate Appicon
878 does not work, dockit will not work either. Such applications violate the
879 ICCCM (Inter-Client Communication Conventions Manual) and are considered
880 badly coded for not setting the instance.class hints.
883 4.8 How do I get x11amp to not have a title bar? (or any other
884 program for that matter?)
885 ----------------------------------
886 Right Click on the title bar and choose "Attributes". Click on Panel 2 and
887 click the the "Disable titlebar" and "Disable resizebar" options. Click
888 "Save", "Apply" and then close the Attributes panel.
890 By Default, to get back to the attributes menu once you've removed the
891 titlebar, hit the key F10 while the window is focused.
893 Here is an example entry in ~/GNUstep/WMWindowAttributes for x11amp.
903 4.9 How do I set a pixmap background?
904 ----------------------------------
905 Here is the in depth explanation straight from the NEWS file:
907 wmsetbg now accepts the following options:
908 usage: wmsetbg [-options] image
917 scale image (default)
919 update Window Maker domain database
921 update <domain> database
923 colors per channel to use
927 By default, it will try to guess if dithering is needed or not and proceed
929 Using -d or -m will force it to dither or match colors.
931 Dithering for more than 15bpp is generally not needed, and will only result
932 in a slower processing.
933 Don't use dithering except when needed, because it is slower. Else rely on
934 wmsetbg which will detect if dithering is needed and use it.
937 will update the WorkspaceBack in the default database
938 domain file in ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WindowMaker, and let Window
939 Maker refresh the screen. Please note that this option only
940 works under Window Maker, and will have no effect under
941 other window managers, since it rely on Window Maker to
942 update the image after it reads the updated defaults
946 <domain> is same as above, but will update the domain
947 <domain> instead of the default Window Maker domain.
950 <cpc> will set the color per channel to use. Only needed for
951 PseudoColor visuals. Window Maker will automatically pass
952 the value read from the Window Maker domain database.
956 The following line is straight from your WindowMaker-0.15.x
957 ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/menu file and should all be on one line.
959 "Images" OPEN_MENU BACKGROUNDS_DIR
960 ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/Backgrounds WITH wmsetbg -u -t
962 This should give you an idea on how to add other entries for different image
963 directories. See the help info at the top of the
964 ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/menu file for more information.
966 If you for some reason would like to set your background image with XV, for
967 instance to use an image format not yet supported by wmsetbg or to use one
968 of XV's special modes, edit the file ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/autostart
971 xv -root -quit -maxpect ~/background.jpg
973 xv -root -quit -max ~/background.jpg
975 you can also try variations of this to get different tiling and other effects
976 (where X is a number 1-9 I believe):
977 'xv -root -quit -rmodeX ~/background.jpg'
979 If you would like xv functionality in your menu, heres a nice little tip from
982 Add the following line to your ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/menu file. (all on
985 "More Backgrounds" OPEN_MENU /home/whoever/backgrounds xv -root -maxpect -quit
988 4.10 Can I put pixmaps in my root menu and title bars?
989 ----------------------------------
990 With the release of WindowMaker-0.14.1, you can now put pixmaps
991 anywhere you would have either a gradient or a color. This means now that
993 MenuTextBack=(tpixmap, foo.xpm, acolor);
995 in ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WindowMaker will put the correct pixmap tiled in your
998 FTitleBack = (spixmap, foo.xpm, black);
1000 Would have the effect of streching a pixmap to fit the titlebar of the active
1002 You can use png, gif, ppm, tiff, jpeg and xpm images interchangeably in
1003 Window Maker if you have compiled in support for those formats.
1006 4.11 How do I get my Minimize Icon to look like the triangle I see in
1008 ----------------------------------
1009 This involves a minor source tweak. Instructions are available at
1010 http://wm.current.nu/tips.html#titlebar_icons
1012 Example screenshot at
1013 http://wm.current.nu/themes/images/screenshots/Midnight3.jpg
1016 4.12 How do I get superfluous bells and whistles working?
1017 ----------------------------------
1018 Add Superfluous=YES; to your ~/GNUstep/Defaults/Windowmaker file.
1020 This option was added as a runtime option in Window Maker >= 0.16.1.
1023 4.13 How do I get the classic NeXT(tm)-like style back?
1024 ----------------------------------
1025 Add NewStyle=NO; to your ~/GNUstep/Defaults/Windowmaker file.
1027 This option was added as a runtime option in Window Maker >= 0.16.1
1030 4.14 How do I get the window menu with only a two button mouse?
1031 ----------------------------------
1032 Jim Noble <jmknoble@ntrnet.net> writes:
1034 If you've got a two-button mouse under some versions of Solaris x86,
1035 there's no way (that i'm aware of) to emulate a 3-button mouse. The right
1036 button can be either MB2 or MB3, but chording doesn't work.
1038 ApplicationMenuMouseButton = Left;
1042 WindowListMouseButton = Right;
1045 in ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WindowMaker ought to allow the left button to
1046 activate the root menu, and the right button (as MB2) to activate the
1050 4.15 How do I edit my root menu?
1051 ----------------------------------
1052 You can now use WPrefs.app
1053 (see http://wm.current.nu/features/configuration.html for more info)
1054 if you have the new PropList style menu, or you can manually edit the
1057 ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/menu
1059 (or you can also manually edit the newstyle menu file)
1061 ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WMRootMenu
1063 and save your changes. Window Maker should detect the change and
1064 automatically update. If you are having a problem getting it to reload the
1067 touch ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/menu
1069 (or 'touch ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WMRootMenu' for the newstyle menu)
1071 to force the modification time into the future.
1074 4.16 How can I set dock/clip to use single click to launch
1075 applications, instead of double click?
1076 ----------------------------------
1077 You cannot do this. This is because single click is used to select app-icons,
1078 or to raise/lower the app-icon or the dock/clip.
1079 If this is impelmented then you will be unable to select or raise/lower
1080 dock/clip or app-icons, without also launching the application it represents.
1082 So don't ask for this to be implemented, because it will not be. Double
1083 click is used for a reason, is not just some weird idea we got in a morning
1084 when we wake up too early.
1089 4.18 How do I restore the configuration app to the dock?
1090 ----------------------------------]
1091 You should start it from a terminal using its full path name, which is
1092 /usr/local/GNUstep/Apps/WPrefs.app/WPrefs
1096 4.19 How do I define my own icon for a program? I don't like the one it
1098 ----------------------------------
1099 Right-click the titlebar of the running application and start the Attributes
1100 Editor. Check the "Ignore client supplied icon" box. "Apply" and "Save",
1101 and close the Attributes Editor.
1103 Another method is to edit ~/GNUstep/Defaults/WMWindowAttributes by hand and
1104 use the AlwaysUserIcon=YES; option for the app. For example:
1106 xmcd = { Icon = "Radio.xpm"; AlwaysUserIcon=Yes; };
1113 5.1 How do I assign gimp an appicon?
1114 ----------------------------------
1115 Window Maker now can assign Icons from within the windowmanager, to
1116 do so, right click on the title bar of an app or hit F10 while the desired app
1117 is focused, choose "Attributes...", click on the "4" Button, enter the icon file
1118 name (make sure this is in your pixmap path, or you can type in the full path
1119 without using ~/ type path names), click "Update", "Apply", "Save" and then
1120 close the Attributes Editor.
1122 You can also enter the following line in
1123 ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/WMWindowAttributes:
1125 gimp={Icon="gimp.xpm";};
1128 5.2 How do I get an appicon for XEmacs 20.3+?
1129 ----------------------------------
1130 Thanks to Michael Hafner <hayfi@rz.fh-augsburg.de> for this answer.
1132 You don't need to patch the XEmacs code, just run
1134 ./configure --with-session=yes (in addition to any other options you use)
1136 in your XEmacs 20.3+ sourcedir and rebuild it. Then XEmacs shows an
1137 appicon when running and you can easily dock it.
1140 5.3 Where do you get that clock program I always see on people's
1142 ----------------------------------
1143 Its called asclock. It was included with each version of Window
1144 Maker until version 0.17.5, and was no longer included in
1146 You could find it in ./WindowMaker-0.xx.x/misc/asclock.tgz and it was
1147 prepatched to be able to dock. Some other (older) versions you might find
1148 on the net don't dock.
1150 Since it was pulled from the distribution (probably to save space), I've
1151 included it at http://wm.current.nu/files.html#asclock for your convenience.
1154 5.4 How do you dock asclock?
1155 ----------------------------------
1156 asclock -shape -iconic -12 &
1158 Drag it from the top right corner of the clock to the dock. Right click on the
1159 icon and select autolaunch.
1160 You have to drag the appicon by clicking on the edge of the icon, because
1161 the actual pixmap belongs to the app itself, and any clicks on the pixmap
1162 are interpreted by the app rather than X or the window manager. Therefor,
1163 you need to click somewhere on the appicon where the background tile
1164 shows through (usually the edges), and drag it that way.
1167 5.5 How do you dock wmload?
1168 ----------------------------------
1169 wmload -withdrawn -shape &
1171 Then dock it similar to asclock.
1174 5.6 What other apps exist for the dock?
1175 ----------------------------------
1176 Several Nice applications are available:
1178 wmmixer and wmcd and wmmount
1179 http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/2471/linux.htm#xapps
1181 ascd,WMRack,asmixer,asmodem, and others
1182 ftp://ftp.windowmaker.org/pub/wmaker/contrib/srcs/apps/
1184 wmavgload, wmmount, and wmload
1185 ftp://ftp.windowmaker.org/pub/wmaker/contrib/srcs/utils/
1187 wmppp-wmifs, wmtime, wmmon and other nifty apps
1188 http://windowmaker.mezaway.org/
1190 A huge index of most available dockapps is available at:
1192 http://www.bensinclair.com/dockapp/
1195 5.7 How do I get an appicon for rxvt so I can dock it?
1196 ----------------------------------
1197 The default rxvt that comes with most distribtions is an outdated version of
1198 rxvt. The newest development version of rxvt is availible from
1199 ftp://ftp.math.fu-berlin.de/pub/rxvt/devel/. As of the time of this writing, the
1200 version is 2.4.7 and it natively produces an appicon without a patch.
1202 John Eikenberry has also created an rpm which is available from
1203 ftp://ftp.coe.uga.edu/users/jae/windowmaker/
1205 For your convenience, I have rxvt-2.4.7.tar.gz at
1206 http://wm.current.nu/files/rxvt-2.4.7.tar.gz for download. As of
1207 version 2.4.7, rxvt includes Window Maker support as well as John
1208 Eikenberry's NeXT scrollbar hack.
1211 5.8 How do I get different icons for rxvt's (or xterms) running
1213 ----------------------------------
1214 The simplest way is to run each rxvt with a different -name parameter.
1216 For example, I want to run an rxvt for irc and one for mail. This is an
1217 example of what I'd do:
1220 rxvt -name "irc" -e "irc"
1223 rxvt -name "mail" -e "pine"
1225 This would result in each rxvt now having the instance and class of irc.Xterm
1226 and mail.Xterm respectively, so that Window Maker can now set Attributes
1227 for them individually.
1230 5.9 How do I launch multiple instances of XTerm from one appicon?
1231 ----------------------------------
1232 The easiest way to accomplish this is to dock XTerm as normal. Then Go
1233 to the 'Attributes menu' -> 'Application Specific' and select 'no application
1236 You can also right-click on the docked appicon and select settings. Change
1237 the 'Application Path with arguments' section to
1241 where foo.sh is the following script
1246 This should allow unlimited XTerms without appicon clutter.
1249 5.10 How do I allow Alt+# to work in an rxvt session? (with irc for
1251 ----------------------------------
1252 First, Launch a unique instance of rxvt or xterm.
1253 This can be done using the -name option of rxvt.
1256 rxvt -name foo -e irc
1258 Then, go to the Attributes menu (right click on titlebar (or hit F10) and
1259 choose 'Attributes...')
1260 Then choose 'Advanced Options' from the listbox and enable 'Don't Bind
1261 Keyboard shortcuts'.
1262 Click 'Save' and 'Apply' and you should be able to run your session without
1266 5.11 Window Maker breaks scilab
1267 ----------------------------------
1269 If you refer to the problem of the "graphics" window of scilab not showing
1270 up in Window Maker, this is caused by a bug in scilab. You can see the
1271 cause of the problem by yourself, by running xprop on the graphic window:
1272 WM_NORMAL_HINTS(WM_SIZE_HINTS):
1273 user specified location: 136679205, 1074468360
1274 user specified size: 400 by 300
1275 program specified minimum size: 400 by 300
1277 Now, when scilab opens it's window, Window Maker nicely does exactly what it
1278 is told, that is, map the window at position 136679205, 1074468360 which
1279 obviously falls outside the screen no matter how big is your monitor ;)
1281 Meanwhile, the workaround for this is to open the window list menu
1282 (click on the root window with the middle mouse button) and click
1283 on the ScilabGraphic entry. The window should be brought to your
1284 reach. Then, open the window commands menu (right click on window's
1285 titlebar) and open the Attributes panel. Go to the "Advanced Options"
1286 section, check the "Keep inside screen" option and save.
1288 If you can recompile Scilab, this came from a Scilab developer:
1291 size_hints.flags = USPosition | USSize | PMinSize;
1293 size_hints.flags = /** USPosition |**/ USSize | PMinSize;
1295 in routines/xsci/jpc_SGraph.c
1298 5.12 Netscape shows black and white icons
1299 ----------------------------------
1301 This is because Netscape uses monochrome icons when running under olwm
1302 and you are using the OPEN LOOK emulation option. If you do not use any XView
1303 apps anyway, recompile Window Maker without the --enable-openlook option.
1304 If you need OPEN LOOK emulation, you will have to get used to the monochrome
1305 icons or change then manually in the Attributes panel for each window.
1306 I have also seen this happen on some systems if you run Netscape in a high
1307 colour depth (32bpp) regardless of whether you're using openlook or not.
1308 That is a Netscape bug. Therefore, bug Netscape.
1311 5.13 Snow flakes from xsnow don't acumulate on titlebars!
1312 ----------------------------------
1314 Because of the way xsnow is coded, it seems that it can't "see"
1315 windows with the SaveUnder attribute turned on. So, if snow
1316 accumulation on windows is vital for you, disable SaveUnders in
1317 WPrefs, in the advanced options section.
1320 5.14 I'm using RedHat 6.0 and Netscape dies without reason.
1321 ----------------------------------
1323 Er... well, I don't know why you're looking in this Window Maker FAQ
1324 for a RedHat/Netscape problem, but anyway, the answer is in:
1326 http://www.redhat.com/cgi-bin/support?solution&11-990511-0082&100-926468988&14-0&15-0&25-&3-&30-
1333 6.1 How do I get a normal X application to produce an appicon?
1334 ----------------------------------
1335 You must define the WM_CLASS (XSetClassHint()) and the
1336 CLIENT_LEADER or XWMHints.window_group properties, which are
1337 automatically set by most applications that use Xt (Motif, Athena ...),
1338 but if you use plain Xlib you must set them by hand.
1340 Also you must make a call to XSetCommand(dpy, leader, argv, argc);
1342 Take a look at Window Maker-0.1x.x/test/test.c that is an example for
1343 writing such an app (which also have an app menu).
1346 6.2 How do I get my tcl/tk application to produce an appicon?
1347 ----------------------------------
1348 Oliver Graf <ograf@fga.de> writes:
1350 The main window (normally this is called '.' [dot] in tk) should use the
1353 wm command . [concat $argv0 $argv]
1356 All child windows attached to the same app-icon should use:
1361 where .child should be replaced by the actual window path.
1363 Replace '.' with the actual main-window path and 'wm group .child .' should
1364 be added for each 'toplevel .child' call.
1368 ----------------------------------
1369 WINGs Is Not GNUstep. ;)
1371 It is the Widget Library written for the widgets in Window Maker.
1373 It is currently under heavy development but several people have started
1374 writing applications in it. Its goal is to emulate the NeXT(tm)-style widgets.
1376 http://www.ozemail.com.au/~crn/wm/wings.html is the closest thing to an
1377 information center about WINGs by <crn@ozemail.com.au>.
1380 6.4 Where can I get more information about WINGs?
1381 ----------------------------------
1382 Nic Berstein <nic@postilion.org> has created a WINGs Developement list.
1384 The purpose of this list is to provide a forum for support, ideas,
1385 suggestions, bug reports etc. for the WINGs widget set library.
1387 To subscribe to this list, send a message with the word ``subscribe'' in the
1388 _BODY_ of the message to: <wings-request@postilion.org>.
1392 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
1393 Miscellaneous Questions:
1394 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
1396 7.1 Is there a pager for Window Maker?
1397 ----------------------------------
1398 Not at the moment because there is not a pressing need for a pager. The
1399 concept of multiple desktops does exist and there are currently 3 ways to
1400 switch between them.
1402 First, the Alt+Number combination will switch between desktops. The
1403 Workspaces menu will also let you switch workspaces. Lastly, the Clip will
1404 also scroll one through workspaces.
1406 For those that would like to send an application to a specific workspace,
1407 either drag it to an edge of the desktop onto the next workspace or you can
1408 right click on the titlebar, choose "Move to..." and choose the appropriate
1411 BUT, Window Maker does support KDE and GNOME protocols, including the
1412 workspace management stuff, so you can use Window Maker in these
1413 environments and use their pagers.
1417 7.2 Can I have folders like in AfterStep?
1418 ----------------------------------
1419 No. Window Maker does however support the collapsable Clip per desktop
1420 for a similar functionality.
1423 7.3 How do I use getstyle and setstyle?
1424 ----------------------------------
1425 To capture the current Window Maker style, use the command
1427 getstyle > current.style
1430 To replace the current style, use the command
1432 setstyle filename.style
1435 7.4 Why don't you distribute {normal diff, xdelta} patches?
1436 ----------------------------------
1437 Whenever possible plain diff patches are distributed. If the new version has
1438 new binary files, normal diff won't be able to handle them, so a patch
1439 package is distributed, instead. We don't use xdelta because: - most
1440 systems do not have xdelta installed; - xdelta is picky and require the file to
1441 be patched to be exactly the same as the one used to make the patch. The
1442 patch package scheme used is much more flexible.
1444 We do not distribute a simple diff with the binary files separately (and
1445 variations, like uuencoding the binary files) because: - it is more
1446 complicated and error prone to require the user to manually move the files
1447 to the correct places; - the current patch package scheme *does* distribute
1448 the binary files and diff files separately. If the user wants to install everything
1449 by hand, nobody will object to that; - sooner or later someone will certainly
1450 ask for a script to automate the file moving stuff.
1452 So we hacked a script (mkpatch) that automatically creates a patch
1453 package with the normal text diff file, a list of removed files and the binary
1454 files that have changed or been added, plus a script that does the patching
1455 automatically. If you don't like the script, you can apply the patch and move
1456 the files manually. Or download the whole distribution.
1459 7.5 Will you add GNOME or KDE support?
1460 ----------------------------------
1462 Support for GNOME (and KDE) hints is included since 0.50.0. You have to
1463 enable them at compile-time using the appropriate arguments to ./configure.
1464 Please read the INSTALL file for more details.
1470 8.1 What exactly are themes?
1471 ----------------------------------
1472 Themes are a great aspect of Window Maker allowing a user to simply
1473 save the entire 'look' of their desktop in a Archive to distribute freely among
1474 friends, fellow users and/or the whole net in general. :)
1476 See the theme-HOWTO at http://wm.current.nu/themes/theme-HOWTO.html
1477 for an in-depth walk-through on making a Theme archive.
1480 8.2 How do I install a Theme?
1481 ----------------------------------
1482 This should be as simple as untarring the Theme.tar.gz into one of two
1483 places. You can untar it to the global /usr/local/share/WindowMaker/* directory,
1484 and have it be accessable to all users, or you can untar it to your own
1485 ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/ directory for your own personal use.
1487 Use your favorite variation of the following:
1489 gzip -dc "Theme.tar.gz" | tar xvf -
1491 *(directory may differ on some systems)
1494 8.3 How do I make a Theme?
1495 ----------------------------------
1496 There is a neat little file called README.themes distributed with Window
1497 Maker that explains everything in intricate detail. You can also read
1498 http://wm.current.nu/themes/themepacks.html
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1502 and they lived happily ever after.
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