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diff --git a/ratpoison.info b/ratpoison.info new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fdfb640 --- /dev/null +++ b/ratpoison.info @@ -0,0 +1,122 @@ +This is ratpoison.info, produced by makeinfo version 4.0 from +ratpoison.texi. + + This is the ratpoison user manual. + + Copyright (C) 2000 Shawn Betts + + Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this +manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are +preserved on all copies. + + Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of +this manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided also +that the sections entitled "Copying" and "GNU General Public License" +are included exactly as in the original, and provided that the entire +resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of a permission +notice identical to this one. + + Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this +manual into another language, under the above conditions for modified +versions, except that this permission notice may be stated in a +translation approved by the Free Software Foundation. + + This document explains how to use ratpoison. + + +File: ratpoison.info, Node: Top, Next: About, Prev: (dir), Up: (dir) + +* Menu: + +* About:: What is ratpoison? +* Contacting:: How do I contact the ratpoison developers? +* Using ratpoison:: Key commands and functionality + + +File: ratpoison.info, Node: About, Next: Contacting, Prev: Top, Up: Top + +About +***** + + ratpoison is a simple Window Manager with no fat library +dependencies, no fancy graphics, no window decorations, and no flashy +wank. It is largely modelled after GNU Screen which has done wonders in +virtual terminal market. + + All interaction with the window manager is done through keystrokes. +ratpoison has a prefix map to minimize the key clobbering that cripples +EMACS and other quality pieces of software. + + You'll also be pleased to hear that there is NO ratpoison.conf to +configure. If you want to configure ratpoison, edit the source. + + ratpoison was written by Shawn Betts +(<sabetts@users.sourceforge.net>). + + +File: ratpoison.info, Node: Contacting, Next: Using ratpoison, Prev: About, Up: Top + +Contacting +********** + + ratpoison is hosted on <sourceforge.net>. To see the latest +developments in ratpoison go to +<http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/ratpoison> or visit the ratpoison +webpage at <http://ratpoison.sourceforge.net>. + + There is also a ratpoison mailing list: +<ratpoison-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>. For details on subscribing and +for the list archives go to the ratpoison sourceforge.net project. + + +File: ratpoison.info, Node: Using ratpoison, Prev: Contacting, Up: Top + +Using ratpoison +*************** + + ratpoison is a very simple window manager. Each window is maximized +and has no border decorations. Here is a list of commands and what they +do: + +`C-t C-c' + This opens a new XTerm. + +`C-t C-e' + This opens a new EMACS session. You will probably only need to do + this once. + +`C-t C-w' + This displays the Program Bar which displays the windows you + currently have running. The number before each window name is used + to jump to that window. You can to this by typing `C-t C-<n>' + where `<n>' is the number of the window. Note that only windows + with numbers from 0 to 9 can be referenced. + + After 5 seconds the Program Bar disappears. + +`C-t C-p' + This jumps you to the previous window in the window list. + +`C-t C-n' + This jumps you to the next window in the window list. + +`C-t C-<n>' + This jumps you to window <n> where <n> is the window number as + shown in the Program Bar. + +`C-t C-t' + This toggles between the current window and the last window. + +`C-t t' + Sometimes you need to send a C-t to the current window. This + keystroke does just that. + + + +Tag Table: +Node: Top1005 +Node: About1280 +Node: Contacting1998 +Node: Using ratpoison2509 + +End Tag Table diff --git a/ratpoison.texi b/ratpoison.texi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c4cd185 --- /dev/null +++ b/ratpoison.texi @@ -0,0 +1,154 @@ +\input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*- +@c %**start of header +@setfilename ratpoison.info +@settitle ratpoison manual +@setchapternewpage odd +@c %**end of header + +@ifinfo +This is the ratpoison user manual. + +Copyright @copyright{} 2000 Shawn Betts + +Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim +copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and +this permission notice are preserved on all copies. + +@ignore +Permission is granted to process this file through TeX +and print the results, provided the printed document +carries a copying permission notice identical to this +one except for the removal of this paragraph (this +paragraph not being relevant to the printed manual). + +@end ignore +Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified +versions of this manual under the conditions for +verbatim copying, provided also that the sections +entitled ``Copying'' and ``GNU General Public License'' +are included exactly as in the original, and provided +that the entire resulting derived work is distributed +under the terms of a permission notice identical to this +one. + +Permission is granted to copy and distribute +translations of this manual into another language, +under the above conditions for modified versions, +except that this permission notice may be stated in a +translation approved by the Free Software Foundation. +@end ifinfo + +@titlepage +@sp 10 +@titlefont{Ratpoison} +@author Shawn Betts + +@page +@vskip 0pt plus 1filll +Copyright @copyright{} 2000 Shawn Betts + +Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim +copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and +this permission notice are preserved on all copies. + +Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified +versions of this manual under the conditions for +verbatim copying, provided also that the sections +entitled ``Copying'' and ``GNU General Public License'' +are included exactly as in the original, and provided +that the entire resulting derived work is distributed +under the terms of a permission notice identical to this +one. + +Permission is granted to copy and distribute +translations of this manual into another language, +under the above conditions for modified versions, +except that this permission notice may be stated in a +translation approved by the Free Software Foundation. +@end titlepage + +@ifinfo +This document explains how to use ratpoison. +@end ifinfo + +@node Top, About, (dir), (dir) + +@menu +* About:: What is ratpoison? +* Contacting:: How do I contact the ratpoison developers? +* Using ratpoison:: Key commands and functionality +@end menu + +@node About, Contacting, Top, Top +@chapter About + +ratpoison is a simple Window Manager with no fat library dependencies, +no fancy graphics, no window decorations, and no flashy wank. It is +largely modelled after GNU Screen which has done wonders in virtual +terminal market. + +All interaction with the window manager is done through +keystrokes. ratpoison has a prefix map to minimize the key clobbering +that cripples EMACS and other quality pieces of software. + +You'll also be pleased to hear that there is NO ratpoison.conf to +configure. If you want to configure ratpoison, edit the source. + +ratpoison was written by Shawn Betts (@email{sabetts@@users.sourceforge.net}). + +@node Contacting, Using ratpoison, About, Top +@chapter Contacting +ratpoison is hosted on @url{sourceforge.net}. To see the latest +developments in ratpoison go to +@url{http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/ratpoison} or visit the +ratpoison webpage at @url{http://ratpoison.sourceforge.net}. + +There is also a ratpoison mailing list: +@email{ratpoison-devel@@lists.sourceforge.net}. For details on subscribing +and for the list archives go to the ratpoison sourceforge.net project. + +@node Using ratpoison, , Contacting, Top +@chapter Using ratpoison + +ratpoison is a very simple window manager. Each window is maximized and +has no border decorations. Here is a list of commands and what they do: + +@table @kbd + +@item C-t C-c +This opens a new XTerm. + +@item C-t C-e +This opens a new EMACS session. You will probably only need to do this +once. + +@item C-t C-w +This displays the Program Bar which displays the windows you currently +have running. The number before each window name is used to jump to that +window. You can to this by typing @kbd{C-t C-<n>} where @kbd{<n>} is the +number of the window. Note that only windows with numbers from 0 to 9 +can be referenced. + +After 5 seconds the Program Bar disappears. + +@item C-t C-p +This jumps you to the previous window in the window list. + +@item C-t C-n +This jumps you to the next window in the window list. + +@item C-t C-<n> +This jumps you to window <n> where <n> is the window number as shown in +the Program Bar. + +@item C-t C-t +This toggles between the current window and the last window. + +@item C-t t +Sometimes you need to send a C-t to the current window. This keystroke +does just that. + +@end table + +@bye + |