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Chapter 14 Customizing the Workspace Manager
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Workspace Manager Configuration Files
To Create or Modify a Personal Configuration File
To Create a System-Wide Configuration File
To Include (Source In) Other Files
To Restart the Workspace Manager
Customizing Workspaces
To Change the Number of Workspaces on a System-Wide Basis
To Provide System-Wide Workspace Names
To Create Additional Backdrops
To Replace the Backdrop With a Graphics Image
Workspace Manager Menus
Workspace Manager Menu Syntax
To Modify the Existing Workspace (Root) Menu
To Create a New Workspace (Root) Menu
To Create a New Window Menu
Customizing Button Bindings
Button Binding Syntax
To Add a Button Binding
To Create a New Button Binding Set
Customizing Key Bindings
Default Desktop Key Bindings
Key Binding Syntax
To Create a Custom Key Binding Set
Switching Between Default and Custom Behavior

This chapter describes how to customize the desktop Workspace Manager.

“Workspace Manager Configuration Files”

“Customizing Workspaces”

“Workspace Manager Menus”

“Customizing Button Bindings”

“Customizing Key Bindings”

“Switching Between Default and Custom Behavior”

The Workspace Manager is the window manager provided by the desktop. Like other window managers, it controls:

  • The appearance of window frame components

  • The behavior of windows, including their stacking order and focus behavior

  • Key bindings and button bindings

  • The appearance of minimized windows

  • Workspace and Window menus

In addition, the Workspace Manager controls these desktop components:

  • Workspaces. The Workspace Manager controls the number of workspaces, and keeps track of which windows are open in each workspace.

  • Workspace backdrops. The user changes backdrops using Style Manager. However, backdrop management is a function of the Workspace Manager.

  • The Front Panel. Although the Front Panel uses its own configuration files, it is created and managed by the Workspace Manager.

Many of these can be changed with Style Manager. Style Manager is able to make often-used changes quickly, with little effort on your part. Other resources must be set manually.

The Workspace Manager is dtwm. It is based on the Motif Window Manager.



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