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diff --git a/doc/ratpoison.texi b/doc/ratpoison.texi index d9b78b6..59c6b6f 100644 --- a/doc/ratpoison.texi +++ b/doc/ratpoison.texi @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ @ifinfo This is the ratpoison user manual. -Copyright @copyright{} 2000 Shawn Betts +Copyright @copyright{} 2000, 2001 Shawn Betts Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ translation approved by the Free Software Foundation. @page @vskip 0pt plus 1filll -Copyright @copyright{} 2000 Shawn Betts +Copyright @copyright{} 2000, 2001 Shawn Betts Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and @@ -72,16 +72,17 @@ except that this permission notice may be stated in a translation approved by the Free Software Foundation. @end titlepage +@node Top, About, (dir), (dir) + @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 +* Keystrokes:: Key commands and functionality +* Commands:: Ratpoison commands @end menu @node About, Contacting, Top, Top @@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ 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 +@node Contacting, Keystrokes, About, Top @chapter Contacting ratpoison is hosted on @url{sourceforge.net}. To see the latest developments in ratpoison go to @@ -112,66 +113,114 @@ 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 +@node Keystrokes, Commands, Contacting, Top +@chapter Keystrokes 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: +has no border decorations. The default keystrokes are listed in the next +chapter, however, there are some which are bound to complex commands. +These are listed below: @table @kbd -@item C-t C-c +@item C-t c This opens a new XTerm. -@item C-t C-e +@item C-t 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. +@item C-t t +Sometimes you need to send a C-t to the current window. This keystroke +does just that. -After 5 seconds the Program Bar disappears. +@item C-t : +Enter a command line. +@end table -@item C-t C-p -This jumps you to the previous window in the window list. +@node Commands, , Keystrokes, Top +@chapter Ratpoison commands -@item C-t C-n -This jumps you to the next window in the window list. +Ratpoison can be controlled with commands (so called colon-commands). +The summary of available commands is listed below: -@item C-t C-<n> -This jumps you to window <n> where <n> is the window number as shown in -the Program Bar. +@table @command -@item C-t C-t -This toggles between the current window and the last window. +@item abort +This is a pretty useless command. By default, it is bound to +@kbd{C-t g}, and its purpose is to abort other commands. -@item C-t t -Sometimes you need to send a C-t to the current window. This keystroke -does just that. +@item center +If you want to center a window, this is the command to use. This +is not bound to any key by default. -@item C-t k -This deletes the current window. +@item clock +Show current time. Disappears after 5 seconds, like all other info bars. +In the default setup, the @kbd{C-t a} keystroke is bound to this command. -@item C-t K -This destroys the current window. Normally you should only need to use -@kbd{C-t k}, but just incase you need to rip the heart out of a -misbehaving window this command should do the trick. +@item delete +This deletes the current window. You can access it with the @kbd{C-t k} +keystroke. -@item C-t C-a -Show current time. Disappears after 5 seconds, like all other info bars. +@item exec @var{command} +Execute a shell command. By default, @kbd{C-t !} does this. -@item C-t C-A +@item kill +This destroys the current window. Normally you should only need to +use @command{delete}, but just incase you need to rip the heart out of a +misbehaving window this command should do the trick. Also available as +@kbd{C-t K}. + +@item maximize +Maximize the current window, just like @kbd{C-t m} would do. + +@item next +This jumps you to the next window in the window list. This one is +bound to three keystrokes, namely @kbd{C-t n}, @kbd{C-t space}, +and @kbd{C-t enter}. + +@item newwm @var{window-manager} +This is a bad-bad command. It kills ratpoison and revives that +ugly rodden! Yuck! Avoid! + +@item number @var{n} +This jumps you to window @var{n} where @var{n} is the window number as +shown in the Program Bar. You can do the same trick with +@command{C-@var{n}} too. + +@item other +This toggles between the current window and the last window. By +default, this is bound to @kbd{C-t C-t}. + +@item prev +This jumps you to the previous window in the window list. By default, +this is bound to @kbd{C-t p}. + +@item resize @var{horizontal} x @var{vertical} +Resizes the current window to the given size. + +@item select @var{window-name} +Go to a window by name. A shourcut is @var{C-t '}. + +@item title @var{title} Rename the currently active window. This name will remain for the -duration of the window's life. +duration of the window's life, unless you change it again. By default, +the @kbd{C-t A} keystroke is bound to this command. -@item C-t C-' -Go to a window by name. +@item version +Print ratpoison version. @kbd{C-t v}! @kbd{C-t v}! + +@item windows +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 do this by typing @kbd{C-t C-@var{n}} where @var{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. + +This command is bound to @kbd{C-t w}. @end table @bye - |