Welcome to Fvwm default config. This config intend to be simple and clean but with all a modern desktop should have. Featurelist of Fvwm Default Config: ----------------------------------- - 4 virtual desktop pages - Taskbar to show running apps per page - Systray (if stalonetray is installed) - date and time (if xclock is installed) - Lock desk & screensaver (if xscreensaver is installed) - Application menu via fvwm-menu-desktop (python version) - Personal menu via FvwmScript-PersonalMenu (It can find in the script folder. Should be copied into $FVWM_USERDIR or /usr/share/fvwm/ ) - Background configurable with thumb browser (if ImageMagick and eterm is installed) - Animation control of window moves - Simple "Run" command with FvwmForm - Help messages for mouse bindings in titlebar, window, corners, sides and icon with Shift-Alt-Ctrl + click - Help messages for key bindings with Shift-Alt-Ctrl + key (see on "Keybindings") - A global one with Shift-Alt-Ctrl + H - Dynamic menus - Switching focus between windows with Alt-Tab - Splash screen - Print messages for needed apps for full config functionality in .xsessions-error Requirements: ------------- mandatory: Fvwm >= 2.6.6 (currently CVS version) compiled with libxpm and libpng) recommended: FvwmScript-PersonalMenu, xterm, stalonetray, xclock, xscreensaver, eterm, imagemagick, wm-icons nice to have: Volume Icon, fdpowermon, gnomes network manager, bluetooth-applet Default started systray apps, if stalonetray is installed: ---------------------------------------------------------- - Volume Icon: lightweight volume control (http://softwarebakery.com/maato/volumeicon.html) - fdpowermon: simple battery power monitor (http://packages-holter.debian.org/de/wheezy/fdpowermon) - nm-applet: gnomes network manager (http://projects.gnome.org/NetworkManager/) - bluetooth-applet: gnomes bluetooth applet (http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-bluetooth/stable/gnome-bluetooth-applet.html.en) Btw. it doesn't matter if they not installed. Skipped then ;-) Keybindings: ------------ Alt+Tab Switching focus between windows Alt+Print Screenshot of the whole desktop (page) Shift-Alt+F1 Open root menu Shift-Alt+F2 Launch 'run' dialog box Shift-Alt+F3 Show window list Shift-Alt+F4 Close active window Shift-Alt+F5 Not used Shift-Alt+F6 Cycle between same resource windows Shift-Alt+F7 Move active window Shift-Alt+F8 Resize active window Shift-Alt+F9 Minimize active window Shift-Alt+F10 Maximize/restore active window Shift-Alt+F11 Maximize active window to fullscreen and back Shift-Alt+F12 Identify active window -> Help message with Shift-Alt-Ctrl + A Shift-Ctrl+F1 Open full windows oops menu Shift-Ctrl+F2 Launch FvwmConsole Shift-Ctrl+D Hide/unhide all windows Shift-Ctrl+L Lock Screen Shift-Ctrl+T Launch Terminal Shift-Ctrl+Print Screenshot of the active window -> Help message with Shift-Alt-Ctrl + C Shift-Alt+1 Switch to page 1 with active window Shift-Alt+2 Switch to page 2 with active window Shift-Alt+3 Switch to page 3 with active window Shift-Alt+4 Switch to page 4 with active window Shift-Alt+Cursor right Switch to page right with active window Shift-Alt+Cursor left Switch to page left with active window Shift-Ctrl+1 Switch to page 1 Shift-Ctrl+2 Switch to page 2 Shift-Ctrl+3 Switch to page 3 Shift-Ctrl+4 Switch to page 4 Shift-Ctrl+cursor right Switch to page right Shift-Ctrl+cursor left Switch to page left Shift-Alt-Ctrl+cursor right Scroll right by 10% of a page Shift-Alt-Ctrl+cursor left Scroll left by 10% of a page Ctrl-Alt+cursor right Move mouse pointer right by 1% of a page Ctrl-Alt+cursor left Move mouse pointer left by 1% of a page Ctrl-Alt+cursor up Move mouse pointer up by 1% of a page Ctrl-Alt+cursor down Move mouse pointer down by 1% of a page -> Help message with Shift-Alt-Ctrl + P(age) Mouse bindings: --------------- Mouse: +------------+ | || || || | | | +------------+ 1 2 3 Window: +----------------------------------------------------------+ | V - + X | +----------------------------------------------------------+ | | Left (V): --------- Button 1: shows MenuWindowOpsTrimmed menu Button 2: shows Move to page menu Button 3: shows WindowOps group menu Close (X): ---------- Every button close window Maximize (+): ------------- Button 1: maximize window Button 2: maximize window vertically Button 3: maximize window horizontally Minimize (-): ------------- Button 1: iconify window Button 2: iconify group of same window resources Button 3: iconify/deiconify group of same window resources Mouse on windows decoration: ---------------------------- Titlebar, corners and sides: Button 1: Drag moves window, maximize on double click Button 2: Drag moves window, raise or lower with click Button 3: WindowOpsTrimmed menu with click, MenuWindowOpsFull menu with ALT + click Button 4/5: Rolling wheel on titlebar up/down shades/unshades Mouse on window area: --------------------- Button 1: Root menu with ALT + click Button 2: Drag + ALT moves window, raise or lower with ALT + click Mouse on Icons (iconified): --------------------------- Button 1: Drag moves icon, deiconify with double click, root menu with ALT + click Button 2: Deiconify icon with click, all of the same resource group with CTRL + click Button 3: WindowOpsTrimmed menu with click WindowGroupOps menu with CTRL + click Mouse on Root area: ------------------- Button 1: Root menu Button 2: Window list Button 3: WindowOpsFull menu Anywhere: --------- Button 4/5: Switch to page left/right with SHIFT-ALT + rolling wheel up/down anywhere Button 4/5: Switch with active window to page left/right with SHIFT-CTRL + rolling wheel up/down anywhere