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Topic: icewm minimal customization

Hello,

I read posts about lightweight window managers in this forum, and I want tests icewm, I create another ext4 partition and install hyperbola and any packages. (My third instalation):

1-How to change position icewm bar from bottom to top?

2-How to leave only one workspace? I only need one.

3-Can we set direct launchers in bar? outside of menu.

In $HOME/.icewm only view a file named theme...

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Re: icewm minimal customization

Please refer therefore towards the official documentation: https://ice-wm.org/manual/

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Re: icewm minimal customization

throgh wrote:

Please refer therefore towards the official documentation: https://ice-wm.org/manual/

Thank you throgh!

I share my find things about:

(1) How to change position icewm bar from bottom to top?

For move bar on icewm (text copied from https://ice-wm.org/manual/):

Title Bar Commands

-Any Button Drag

Move the window.

-Alt + Left Button

Lower the window.

-Left Button Double Click

Maximize/Restore the window.

-Middle Button Double Click

Rollup/Unroll the window.

The Ctrl key can be used together with a mouse button to prevent a window from being raised to the top of the stack.

**** This don't keep saved! (I will search how to mantain this change after session logout, I don't know any way yet)

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(2) How to leave only one workspace? I only need one.

Finaly I use two workspaces: Default workspace, and Extra workspace.

Edit or Create $HOME/.icewm/preferences:

nano $HOME/.icewm/preferences

Add this line:

WorkspaceNames=" Default workspace ", " Extra workspace "

**** Both are printed on the desktop bar like: Defa, Extr.
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(3) Can we set direct launchers in bar? outside of menu.

Edit or Create $HOME/.icewm/toolbar

nano $HOME/.icewm/toolbar

(Code copied from https://ice-wm.org/man/icewm-toolbar):

prog "File Manager" file-manager.png pcmanfm
prog "Web Browser" web-browser.png /usr/lib/firefox/firefox
prog "Terminal" terminal.png roxterm
prog "Graphical Editor" text-editor.png gvim -f
prog "Calculator" accessories-calculator.png calculator
prog "Run Command" gtk-execute.png xde-run
prog "Network" gtk-network.png pcmanfm ~/Network
prog "Logout" system-log-out.png xde-logout

**** PNG files must be into $HOME/.icewm/toolbar folder.

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