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authorMichael Cardell Widerkrantz <mc@hack.org>2012-03-09 16:09:44 +0100
committerMichael Cardell Widerkrantz <mc@hack.org>2012-03-09 16:09:44 +0100
commit40b3035803504f3afd8be66a7eb54d25a9ebc713 (patch)
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parentad7d7c21f3c3ae9061cb6f88e09c85a645c96f35 (diff)
downloadmcwm-40b3035803504f3afd8be66a7eb54d25a9ebc713.zip
Mention hidden and mcicon.
Use "monitor" instead of "physical screen". Mention $DISPLAY.
-rw-r--r--mcwm.man45
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/mcwm.man b/mcwm.man
index 1ceacb7..1bb43df 100644
--- a/mcwm.man
+++ b/mcwm.man
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH mcwm 1 "Mar 05, 2012" "" ""
+.TH mcwm 1 "Mar 09, 2012" "" ""
.SH NAME
mcwm \- MC's Window Manager for X11.
.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ mcwm \- MC's Window Manager for X11.
\-i turns on icons/hidden windows.
.B Please note
that there is no way from mcwm to get a hidden window back! You have
-to use an external program such as a panel or the 9icon script (see
-below) to get the window mapped again.
+to use an external program such as a panel or the mcicon or 9icon
+scripts (see below) to get the window mapped again.
.PP
\-t urxvt will start urxvt when MODKEY + Return is pressed. Change to
your prefered terminal program or something else entirely.
@@ -111,16 +111,16 @@ move up.
move right.
.IP \(bu 2
.B y
-move to upper left corner of physical screen.
+move to upper left corner of monitor.
.IP \(bu 2
.B u
-move to upper right corner of physical screen.
+move to upper right corner of monitor.
.IP \(bu 2
.B b
-move to lower left corner of physical screen.
+move to lower left corner of monitor.
.IP \(bu 2
.B n
-move to lower right corner of physical screen.
+move to lower right corner of monitor.
.IP \(bu 2
.B Return
start terminal or whatever program you have configured with -t or in
@@ -133,16 +133,16 @@ window. A new press of MODKEY + Tab will bring you back to the window
where you last had focus.
.IP \(bu 2
.B f
-fix window so it is visible on all workspaces (toggles). Press again
-to unfix window. Also used to move windows between workspaces: First
-fix the window, change to the workspace you want, then unfix the
-window on the new workspace.
+fix window so it is visible on all workspaces (toggles). Note that
+this is also used to move windows between workspaces: First fix the
+window, change to the workspace you want, then unfix the window on the
+new workspace.
.IP \(bu 2
.B i
iconify (or hide) window from the display. Only usable when mcwm has
been started with -i. Currently there is no way to get a hidden window
-back. You have to use an external program such as a panel or the 9icon
-script in the mcwm distribution.
+back. You have to use an external program such as a panel or the
+mcicon or 9icon script in the mcwm distribution.
.IP \(bu 2
.B 0\-9
go to workspace n, 0-9.
@@ -151,10 +151,10 @@ go to workspace n, 0-9.
close window.
.IP \(bu 2
.B ,
-move window to previous physical screen.
+move window to previous monitor.
.IP \(bu 2
.B .
-move window to next physical screen.
+move window to next monitor.
.RE
.PP
Note that all functions activated from the keyboard work on the
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ look in the config.h file, change and recompile. In the config.h file
you can also define mouse button actions on the root window. By
default button 3 starts the command mcmenu. You can write your own
mcmenu by using, for instance, 9menu, dmenu or ratmenu.
-.PP
+.SH ENVIRONMENT
+.B mcwm\fP obeys the $DISPLAY variable.
.SH STARTING
Typically the window manager is started from a script, either run by
.B startx(1)
@@ -198,16 +199,20 @@ exec urxvt
.fi
.in -4
.sp
-.PP
.SH SCRIPTS
You may want to define a menu program for use with mcwm (see
config.h). In the source distribution you can find an example as
-mcmenu in the scripts directory.
+mcmenu (the default menu program in config.h) in the scripts
+directory.
.PP
Christian Neukirchen wrote a little script you can use to get
iconified windows mapped again if you are running mcwm in allow icons
mode (-i). You need awk, xdotool, xprop and xwininfo installed. You
-can the script as scripts/9icon.
+can find the script as scripts/9icon.
+.PP
+Inspired by Christian's work I wrote a small program, hidden(1), which
+is included with mcwm. You can use hidden(1) with the -c option
+together with 9menu. See scripts/mcicon for an example.
.PP
You might also be interested in the following shell function that
might come in handy to give your terminal emulators good titles before
@@ -234,5 +239,7 @@ Use it like this:
.fi
.in -4
.sp
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.B hidden(1)
.SH AUTHOR
Michael Cardell Widerkrantz <mc@hack.org>.