WindowMaker

Window Maker is an X11 window manager originally designed to provide integration support for the GNUstep Desktop Environment.

http://windowmaker.org/

Setup portuguese keyboard Slackware

Edit file /etc/kde/kdm/Xsetup

setxkbmap pt

Shortcut keys

Next workspace Ctrl+Alt+RightArrow
Previous workspace Ctrl+Alt+LeftArrow
Applications menu F12
Windows menu F11
Close active window Ctrl+m
Show current window menu Ctrl+Esc

Window maker preferences, Keyboard shortcut preferences Maximize active window: Control+Mod1+M (ctrl+alt+m)

Setup two monitors DVI output (DP)

Edit file /etc/kde/kdm/Xsetup

/usr/bin/xrandr --output DP-1 --left-of DP-2

Background image in WindowMaker

Backgrounds can also be set by placing the desired image in ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/Backgrounds/ and choosing the image from Appearance > Background > Images.

Sample WMRootMenu

Usually located at ~/GNUstep/Defaults. Can be used with F12 ou clicking with the RMB on the desktop.

(
  Applications,
  (
    Info,
    ("Info Panel", INFO_PANEL),
    (Legal, LEGAL_PANEL),
    ("System Console", EXEC, xconsole),
    ("System Load", SHEXEC, "xosview || xload"),
    ("Process List", EXEC, "xterm -e top"),
    ("Manual Browser", EXEC, xman)
  ),
  (Run..., EXEC, "%a(Run,Type command to run:)"),
  ( "WindowMaker Prefs", EXEC, "/usr/lib/GNUstep/Applications/WPrefs.app/WPrefs" ),
  (KSnapshot, EXEC, ksnapshot),
  (Konsole, EXEC, "/usr/bin/konsole"),
  (XTerm, EXEC, xterm),
  ("/var/log/messages", EXEC, "xterm -T '/var/log/messages' -e /usr/bin/tail -f /var/log/messages" ),
  ("/var/log/syslog",   EXEC, "xterm -T '/var/log/syslog' -e tail -f /var/log/syslog"  ),
  ("/tmp/named.log", EXEC, "xterm -e tail -f /tmp/named.log"),
  (Dolphin, EXEC, "/usr/bin/dolphin"),
  (
    Editors,
    (kwrite, EXEC, "/usr/bin/kwrite"),
    (kate, EXEC, "/usr/bin/kate"),
    (emacs, EXEC, emacs),
    (gvim, EXEC, gvim)
  ),
  (
    Internet,
    (Thunderbird, EXEC, "/usr/bin/thunderbird"),
    (Pidgin, EXEC, "/usr/bin/pidgin"),
    ("Radio Meltdown", EXEC, "xterm -e /usr/bin/mpg123 http://209.105.250.69:8312/stream"  ),
    ("SuperFM Online", EXEC, "xterm -e mplayer mms://stream.radio.com.pt/ROLI-ENC-512 -cache 1024" ),
    (XChat, EXEC, "/usr/bin/xchat"),
    ("Mozilla Firefox", EXEC, firefox)
  ),
  (
    SSHs,
    ( ssh1.example.org, EXEC, "xterm -e ssh userx@ssh1.example.org"  ),
    ( ssh2.example.org, EXEC, "xterm -e ssh userx@ssh2.example.org" )
  ),
  (RDPs),
  (
    Development,
    (Umbrello, EXEC, umbrello),
    ("JBoss AS 7.1.1", EXEC, "xterm -e /opt/jboss-as-7.1.1.Final/bin/standalone.sh " ),
    ("JBoss AS 5.1.0", EXEC, "xterm -e /opt/jboss-5.1.0.GA/bin/run.sh"),
    ("Squirell 3.5.0", EXEC, "/home/vitor/squirrel-sql-3.5.0/squirrel-sql.sh" ),
    (Eclipse, EXEC, "/opt/ide/eclipse3.8.2/eclipse")
  ),
  (Alsamixer, EXEC, "xterm -e /usr/bin/alsamixer"),
  (Workspaces, WORKSPACE_MENU),
  (
    Applications,
    (Gimp, SHEXEC, "gimp >/dev/null"),
    (
      OpenOffice.org,
      (Writer, EXEC, "/opt/openoffice3/program/swriter"),
      (Spreadsheet, EXEC, "/opt/openoffice.org3/program/scalc"),
      (Draw, EXEC, "/opt/openoffice.org3/program/sdraw"),
      (Impress, EXEC, "/opt/openoffice.org3/program/simpress")
    ),
    (
      Editors,
      (XEmacs, EXEC, xemacs),
      (Emacs, EXEC, emacs),
      (XJed, EXEC, xjed),
      (VI, EXEC, "xterm -e vi"),
      (GVIM, EXEC, gvim),
      (NEdit, EXEC, nedit),
      (Xedit, EXEC, xedit)
    ),
    (
      Multimedia,
      (
        XMMS,
        (XMMS, EXEC, xmms),
        ("XMMS play/pause", EXEC, "xmms -t"),
        ("XMMS stop", EXEC, "xmms -s")
      ),
      ("Xine video player", EXEC, xine),
      (MPlayer, EXEC, mplayer)
    )
  ),
  (Utils, (Calculator, EXEC, kcalc), ("Kill X Application", EXEC, xkill)),
  (
    Selection,
    (Copy, SHEXEC, "echo '%s' | wxcopy"),
    ("Mail To", EXEC, "xterm -name mail -T Pine -e pine %s"),
    (Navigate, EXEC, "mozilla %s"),
    ("Search in Manual", EXEC, "MANUAL_SEARCH(%s)")
  ),
  (
    Commands,
    ("Hide Others", HIDE_OTHERS),
    ("Show All", SHOW_ALL),
    ("Arrange Icons", ARRANGE_ICONS),
    (Refresh, REFRESH),
    (Lock, EXEC, "xlock -allowroot -usefirst")
  ),
  (
    Appearance,
    ( Themes, OPEN_MENU, "-noext /usr/share/WindowMaker/Themes $HOME/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/Themes WITH setstyle"  ),
    (  Styles, OPEN_MENU, "-noext /usr/share/WindowMaker/Styles $HOME/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/Styles WITH setstyle"  ),
    ( "Icon Sets", OPEN_MENU, "-noext /usr/share/WindowMaker/IconSets $HOME/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/IconSets WITH seticons" ),
    (
      Background,
      (
        Solid,
        (Black, EXEC, "wdwrite WindowMaker WorkspaceBack '(solid, black)'"),
        (Blue,  EXEC, "wdwrite WindowMaker WorkspaceBack '(solid, \"#505075\")'" ),
        (Indigo,EXEC, "wdwrite WindowMaker WorkspaceBack '(solid, \"#243e6c\")'" ),
        (Bluemarine, EXEC,"wdwrite WindowMaker WorkspaceBack '(solid, \"#224477\")'" ),
        (Purple, EXEC, "wdwrite WindowMaker WorkspaceBack '(solid, \"#554466\")'" ),
        (Wheat, EXEC, "wdwrite WindowMaker WorkspaceBack '(solid, wheat4)'" ),
        ("Dark Gray", EXEC, "wdwrite WindowMaker WorkspaceBack '(solid, \"#333340\")'" ),
        (Wine, EXEC, "wdwrite WindowMaker WorkspaceBack '(solid, \"#400020\")'" )
      ),
      (
        Gradient,
        ( Sunset, EXEC, "wdwrite WindowMaker WorkspaceBack '(mvgradient, deepskyblue4, black, deepskyblue4, tomato4)'"  ),
        ( Sky,    EXEC, "wdwrite WindowMaker WorkspaceBack '(vgradient, blue4, white)'"  ),
        ( "Blue Shades", EXEC, "wdwrite WindowMaker WorkspaceBack '(vgradient, \"#7080a5\", \"#101020\")'"  ),
        ( "Indigo Shades",  EXEC,  "wdwrite WindowMaker WorkspaceBack '(vgradient, \"#746ebc\", \"#242e4c\")'"  ),
        ( "Purple Shades",  EXEC,  "wdwrite WindowMaker WorkspaceBack '(vgradient, \"#654c66\", \"#151426\")'"   ),
        ( "Wheat Shades",   EXEC,  "wdwrite WindowMaker WorkspaceBack '(vgradient, \"#a09060\", \"#302010\")'"  ),
        ( "Grey Shades",    EXEC,  "wdwrite WindowMaker WorkspaceBack '(vgradient, \"#636380\", \"#131318\")'"  ),
        ( "Wine Shades",    EXEC,  "wdwrite WindowMaker WorkspaceBack '(vgradient, \"#600040\", \"#180010\")'" )
      ),
      ( Images, OPEN_MENU, "-noext /usr/share/WindowMaker/Backgrounds $HOME/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/Backgrounds WITH wmsetbg -u -t" )
    ),
    ( "Save Theme", SHEXEC, "getstyle -t $HOME/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/Themes/\"%a(Theme name)\"" ),
    ( "Save IconSet", SHEXEC, "geticonset $HOME/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/IconSets/\"%a(IconSet name)\"" ),
    ( "Preferences Utility", EXEC, "/usr/lib/GNUstep/Applications/WPrefs.app/WPrefs" )
  ),
  (
    Session,
    ("Save Session", SAVE_SESSION),
    ("Clear Session", CLEAR_SESSION),
    ("Restart Window Maker", RESTART),
    ("Start BlackBox", RESTART, blackbox),
    ("Start IceWM", RESTART, icewm),
    (Exit, EXIT)
  )
)

Setup Wprefs

right mouse button, dock position, normal
right mouse button, workspaces, new