Corrected prefs section of guided tour.

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@@ -8,35 +8,26 @@ Preferences
===========
.. figure:: images/wprefs.jpg
:figclass: borderless
:height: 64
:width: 64
WPrefs.app
----------
WPrefs.app is the heart of the configuration process in Window Maker.
Upon installing Window Maker and running it for the first time, the WPrefs icon
is already docked. By default, it's the one with the GNUstep logo in the
background and a few tools in the foreground (although your distibution may use
the plain GNUstep icon or something enitrely different). Normally Linux
distributions position WPrefs as the second or third icon in the Dock column by
default, just above or below the terminal icon.
Upon installing Window Maker and running it for the first time, the WPrefs
application is available under dock icon by default:
.. figure:: images/wmakerconf.png
:alt: GNUstep Logo with Tools
:height: 64
:width: 64
..
.. figure:: images/gnustep_64.png
.. figure:: images/dock_tile.png
:figclass: borderless
:alt: GNUstep Logo
:height: 64
:width: 64
..
although, depending on your distibution, location, menu entry or icon may be
different. Ususally Linux distributions position WPrefs as the second or third
icon in the Dock column by default, just above or below the terminal icon.
Double-clicking on this icon opens the WPrefs.app window. Across the top of
the window there is a row of icons, each one corresponding to a group of
@@ -44,6 +35,12 @@ settings options. There is a checkbox for balloon help on the bottom left of
the WPrefs.app window. Most of the following is taken directly from the content
of the ballon help dialogs.
.. figure:: images/prefs0.png
:alt: WPrefs.app after launching
:figclass: borderless
WPrefs.app after launching
.. contents:: Available preference settings
:backlinks: none
:local:
@@ -51,8 +48,11 @@ of the ballon help dialogs.
Window focus
~~~~~~~~~~~~
.. figure:: images/prefs2.png
.. figure:: images/prefs1.png
:alt: WPrefs.app window focus controls
:figclass: borderless
WPrefs.app window focus controls
The first icon from the left-hand side controls the way windows get
their focus (how they are activated).
@@ -75,15 +75,19 @@ their focus (how they are activated).
The topmost check box prevents applications from receiving the focusing
mouse-click (I don't know why you would use this, but some people obviously
find it useful). The bottom checkbox allows you to choose whether
find it useful). The middle checkbox allows you to choose whether
newly-opened application windows automatically receive the focus, or must be
clicked to gain focus.
clicked to gain focus. The bottom allows you to bring window up while using
keyboard.
Window handling
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.. figure:: images/prefs1.png
.. figure:: images/prefs2.png
:alt: WPrefs.app window handling preferences
:figclass: borderless
WPrefs.app window handling preferences
Clicking the second icon allows you to select the window handling options.
Clicking on this icon opens a panel allowing you to define the default
@@ -95,6 +99,16 @@ placement and properties of windows in the workspace.
original placement. The gadget tells Window Maker how to order windows on the
screen: *Random*, *Manual*, *Cascade* or *Smart*. *Automatic* is the default.
- *Dragging a maximized window*
Set the behaviour of maximized window when click on titlebar and drag with
the mouse. Possible actions can be set for a window to:
- *changes its position*
- *restores its unmaximized geometry*
- *considers the window now unmaximized*
- *does not move the window*
- *Edge resistance*
To set the edge resistance and whether it resists or attracts windows.
@@ -102,13 +116,25 @@ placement and properties of windows in the workspace.
other windows or the edges of the screen. The slider defines the threshold.
Some applications' title bars may disappear at the top of the screen, with
the window being too high for the screen area. Setting the edge resistance to
"0" may solve this problem.
"0" may solve this problem
- *Open dialogs in the same workspace as their owners*
- *Mod+Wheel*
You can define, how many pixels window should increment/decrement by using
modifer keys + mouse wheel. By default, CTRL+wheel will change window size
horizontally, while SUPER+wheel vertically.
..
1. *Open dialogs in the same workspace as their owners*
Obviously, whether to force dialog boxes "spawned" by an application to open
in same workspace as their owners.
- *When maximizing*
This option allows the window to cover (or not) icons or the dock when
maximizing.
- *Opaque move/resize*
Clicking on *opaque move* causes windows to be moved with their contents
@@ -116,17 +142,15 @@ placement and properties of windows in the workspace.
resize* makes window contents visible during resizing, otherwise only the
frame is displayed.
- *When maximizing*
This option allows the window to cover (or not) icons or the dock when
maximizing.
Menu
~~~~
.. figure:: images/prefs3.png
:figclass: borderless
:alt: WPrefs.app menu preferences
WPrefs.app menu preferences
This panel allows you to set menu scrolling speed and submenu alignment with
the parent menu. In addition, two checkboxes are provided:
@@ -140,15 +164,18 @@ the parent menu. In addition, two checkboxes are provided:
over it. This is convenient in some workflows, as when you have multiple
applications open and you are using the window list menu to switch between
applications.
- The bottom box allows you to assign EMACS-like keybindings for the selection
- The bottom box allows you to assign Vim-like keybindings for the selection
of menu items.
Icon
~~~~
.. figure:: images/prefs4.png
:figclass: borderless
:alt: WPrefs.app icon preferences
WPrefs.app icon preferences
Set icon or miniwindow handling options.
- *Icon positioning*
@@ -156,12 +183,17 @@ Set icon or miniwindow handling options.
This area defines the initial placement of miniwindows or icons will be
displayed: *bottom, top, right, left*...
- *Checkboxes*
- *Icon size*
The topmost box enables/disables auto-arrangement of icons. The bottom box
places miniwindows for opened applications on all existing workspaces
(*omnipresent*).
Selects the size of the icons shown when a window is miniaturized and for
application icons. Dockapp developers usually assume that tiles will be 64x64
pixels, so it's probably a good idea to leave it at that size, unless you
know you won't be using dockapps.
- *Mini-Previews for Icons*
Allows to display content of the window, while hovering the mouse on
minimised application icon. The slider allows to set the size of the preview.
- *Iconification animation*
@@ -173,20 +205,22 @@ Set icon or miniwindow handling options.
- 3D Flipping, or
- None
- *Checkboxes*
- *Icon size*
Selects the size of the icons shown when a window is miniaturized and for
application icons. Dockapp developers usually assume that tiles will be 64x64
pixels, so it's probably a good idea to leave it at that size, unless you
know you won't be using dockapps.
The topmost box enables/disables auto-arrangement of icons. The middle box
places miniwindows for opened applications on all existing workspaces
(*omnipresent*). The bottom box, allows to use single click for minimized or
docked icons isntead of double clicking.
Ergonomy
~~~~~~~~
.. figure:: images/prefs5.png
:figclass: borderless
:alt: WPrefs.app ergonomic settings
WPrefs.app ergonomic settings
Various types of information are defined in this panel.
- *Size display*
@@ -202,10 +236,9 @@ Various types of information are defined in this panel.
Same information as above but regarding the screen placement of a
window while moving (no technical drawing-like option).
- *Workspace border*
- *Appicon bouncing*
You can set a small border for the workspace. This allows you to easily
access the clip (for instance) when windows are maximized.
You can set the behaviour of AppIcons bounce here.
- *Show balloon text for*
@@ -215,9 +248,15 @@ Various types of information are defined in this panel.
over the desktop gets annoying quickly. I use the *incomplete window title*
and the *miniwindow title* options and none of the others.
- *Workspace border*
You can set a small border for the workspace. This allows you to easily
access the clip (for instance) when windows are maximized.
..
- *Checkbox*
The top check bos, if selected, raises a window when switching focus with the
The top check box, if selected, raises a window when switching focus with the
keyboard. The bottom box enables a keyboard language selection button on
window titlebars (must have multiple keyboard maps/locales defined - this is
handy if you are working in multiple languages in applications such as word
@@ -227,8 +266,11 @@ Search Path
~~~~~~~~~~~
.. figure:: images/prefs6.png
:figclass: borderless
:alt: WPrefs.app icon and pixmap search path settings
WPrefs.app icon and pixmap search path settings
This panel is used to add or delete directory paths to search for icons and
pixmaps. These paths are used in the *settings* dialogs for dockapps and docked
application icons, so having a good, complete set of defined paths is
@@ -237,14 +279,37 @@ setup, since some default paths will not be present on your system, while
others not predefined will be present. Use the *add* and *remove* dialogs to
configure according to what is actually available.
Dock
~~~~
.. figure:: images/prefs7.png
:figclass: borderless
:alt: WPrefs.app dock preference settings
WPrefs.app dock preference settings
In this panel you can fine-tune Dock/Clip/Drawer behaviour.
- *Clip autocollapsing delays* and *Clip autoraising delays* lets you choose
delays for expansion, collapsing, raising and lowering the Clip
- *Dock/Clip/Drawer*
First icon enables/disables thr Dock, vertical bar for your appicons and
applications. Second allows to enables/disables Clip, the tile with the
paperclip icon. Last one enables/disables Drawer - a special dockapp for
keeping the applications icons horizontally.
Workspace
~~~~~~~~~
.. figure:: images/prefs7.png
.. figure:: images/prefs8.png
:figclass: borderless
:alt: WPrefs.app workspace preference settings
This panel defines navigation features within the workspace.
WPrefs.app workspace preference settings
This panel defines navigation features within the workspace.
- *Workspace navigation*
@@ -256,19 +321,15 @@ This panel defines navigation features within the workspace.
define where the workspace name is displayed each time you move from one
workspace to another (or not to display the workspace name at all).
- *Dock and clip*
Enables / disables the dock and/or the clip. I have seen some interesting
configurations using no dock but having the clip present. For users who
prefer a bottom or top "panel" of application launchers, system monitors and
other tools, this is a very valuable bit of flexibility.
Other
~~~~~
.. figure:: images/prefs8.png
.. figure:: images/prefs9.png
:figclass: borderless
:alt: WPrefs.app other workspace configuration settings
WPrefs.app other workspace configuration settings
This panel sets icon slide speed, shade animation speed, smooth scaling and
titlebar control (button) style. Animations and sound are also defined here.
@@ -281,11 +342,6 @@ titlebar control (button) style. Animations and sound are also defined here.
Same as icon slide
- *Smooth scaling*
If selected, neutralizes pixelization effect on background images. The
side-effect is to slow down background image loading.
- *Titlebar style*
To choose a more or less "NeXTish" titlebar. (The top version is "newer,"
@@ -298,6 +354,11 @@ titlebar control (button) style. Animations and sound are also defined here.
(when moved - especially when moved from one side of the screen to the other)
and explosion animation for icons you remove from the dock.
- *Smooth scaling*
If selected, neutralizes pixelization effect on background images. The
side-effect is to slow down background image loading.
- *Dithering colormap for 8bpp*
For 8-bit displays (anyone still have one of these?) this enables dithering
@@ -307,9 +368,12 @@ titlebar control (button) style. Animations and sound are also defined here.
Applications menu
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.. figure:: images/prefs9.png
.. figure:: images/prefs10.png
:figclass: borderless
:alt: WPrefs.app application menu configuration
WPrefs.app application menu configuration
In this panel the applications menu and the commands to launch each application
can be defined. This panel has been changed in version 0.63.and later. It now
displays the actual menu thus allowing direct editing. This can be done only if
@@ -320,9 +384,12 @@ use one or the other.
Keyboard shortcut
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.. figure:: images/prefs10.png
.. figure:: images/prefs11.png
:figclass: borderless
:alt: WPrefs.app keyboard shortcut settings
WPrefs.app keyboard shortcut settings
Many actions in Window Maker have predefined keyboard shortcuts. These actions
mainly concern windows and workspaces. Modifying, adding or removing shortcuts
can be done in this panel. Defining a shortcut can be done interactively,
@@ -331,9 +398,16 @@ capturing the key combination.
Mouse
~~~~~
.. figure:: images/prefs11.png
.. figure:: images/prefs12.png
:figclass: borderless
:alt: WPrefs.app mouse configuration
WPrefs.app mouse configuration
The mouse grab modifier represents the keyboard shortcut to use for actions
like dragging windows with the mouse or clicking inside the window. Mod1 (Alt)
is the default.
This panel sets the mouse speed and double-click delay. Mouse button bindings
can be defined and can be disabled or enabled.
@@ -346,16 +420,18 @@ as the one obtained with middle button.
Starting from version 0.65 on, the mouse wheel can be used to switch
workspaces. This is not default behavior and must be enabled here.
The mouse grab modifier represents the keyboard shortcut to use for actions
like dragging windows with the mouse or clicking inside the window. Mod1 (Alt)
is the default.
If mouse have more than 3 buttons and/or tilt, they can be bound to some
actions.
Appearance
~~~~~~~~~~
.. figure:: images/prefs12.png
.. figure:: images/prefs13.png
:figclass: borderless
:alt: WPrefs.app appearance settings
WPrefs.app appearance settings
In this panel, everything related to the appearance of the GUI (except the
background color or image) can be configured. Windows, menus and icons can have
their own background "texture," meaning color gradients of various types can be
@@ -366,8 +442,11 @@ Font configuration
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.. figure:: images/prefs14.png
:figclass: borderless
:alt: Wprefs.app font configuration options
Wprefs.app font configuration options
This panel allows you to configure fonts for the window and menu titlebars, for
the menu body text, and for the icon and clip text. In addition, a font may be
defined for desktop messages.
@@ -375,9 +454,12 @@ defined for desktop messages.
Expert user
~~~~~~~~~~~
.. figure:: images/prefs13.png
.. figure:: images/prefs15.png
:figclass: borderless
:alt: WPrefs.app expert user settings
WPrefs.app expert user settings
Using this panel implies some knowledge. Many options are available. Among
these are:
@@ -388,6 +470,8 @@ these are:
- Using Win style cycling (added from version 0.63.0)
- Disabling confirmation panel for the kill command
- Disabling cycling colors highlighting of icons
- Multi head related options
- Screen edge snapping
Editing the configuration file
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