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Breeze::OS Customizable Virtual Multiple Window Manager

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README

1. Introduction
2. Features
3. Prerequisites
4. Dependencies
5. Building
6. Configuraton
7. Bugs
8. Authors

INTRODUCTION

Meawm was forked from Waimea, whose goal was to create the most efficient desktop working environment available. To achieve this, waimea was made fast and very customizable virtual multiple desktop window manager.

Meawm has a very advanced style engine with features like blackbox style support, pixmap style support and transparent textures. Text can be rendered double buffered using both X core fonts and Xft fonts. Meawm also includes a fast menu system with dynamic menus support. The built in action configuration system makes meawm the most configurable window manager available. It allows the user to set up meawm to behave as any other window manager or in new ways never before possible.

Features

- Virtual desktop sizes
- Multiple desktops
- Blackbox image rendering engine
- Pixmap styles
- Translucent textures using Xrender extension
- Action configuration system
- Advanced menu system (with dynamic menus support)
- Standard X core fonts
- Xft fonts (anti-aliased fonts)
- Double buffered text
- Dockapp handler system [compilation defined]
- Task switcher [compilation defined]
- Configurable titlebar buttons
- Merged windows [compilation defined]

DEPENDENCIES

* Xorg or xfree86
* imlib2 1.0.6+
* Freetype 1.12+
* Cairo 1.14+

BUILDING

Install meawm by running the following commands:

----- cut here -----
./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-shape --enable-xinerama \
	--enable-render --enable-randr --enable-xft \
	--enable-pixmap &&
make &&
make install
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Command explanations

--enable-shape : This command activates meawm's ability 
to support non-rectangular windows.

--enable-xinerama :  This  command  activates  meawm's 
ability to support Xinerama screens.

--enable-render :   This  command  activates   meawm's 
ability to render transparent textures.

--enable-randr : This command activates meawm's ability
to handle dynamic screen size changes.

--enable-xft : This command activates meawm's ability to
render anti-aliased text.

--enable-pixmap : This command activates meawm's ability
to use pixmap styles.

CONFIGURATION

Config files
------------

~/.meawmrc, ~/.meawm/actions/action, 
~/.meawm/styles/Default.style, ~/.meawm/menu

Configuration Information
-------------------------

Be sure to backup your current .xinitrc before proceeding.

----- cut here ----- cat >> ~/.xinitrc << "EOF" exec meawm EOF ----- cut here -----

----- cut here -----
cat >> ~/.meawmrc << "EOF"
screenMask:          0 1 2 3
doubleClickInterval: 300

screen0.styleFile:          ~/.meawm/styles/Default.style
screen0.menuFile:           ~/.meawm/menu
screen0.actionFile:         ~/.meawm/actions/action

screen0.numberOfDesktops: 4 screen0.desktopNames: Desktop 1,Desktop 2,Desktop 3,Desktop 4 screen0.doubleBufferedText: True screen0.colorsPerChannel: 8 screen0.cacheMax: 200 screen0.imageDither: True screen0.virtualSize: 3x3 screen0.menuStacking: Normal screen0.transientAbove: True screen0.focusRevertTo: Window screen0.dock0.geometry: -0+0 screen0.dock0.order: n/.*/ screen0.dock0.desktopMask: All screen0.dock0.centered: False screen0.dock0.direction: Vertical screen0.dock0.gridSpace: 2 screen0.dock0.stacking: AlwaysOnTop screen0.dock0.inworkspace: False EOF ----- cut here -----

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mkdir ~/.meawm &&
mkdir ~/.meawm/styles &&
mkdir ~/.meawm/actions &&
cp /usr/share/meawm/styles/Default.style ~/.meawm/styles/Default.style &&
cp /usr/share/meawm/actions/action ~/.meawm/actions/action &&
cp /usr/share/meawm/menu ~/.meawm/menu
----- cut here -----

Configuration  options are set by  editing `~/.meawmrc'. 
Available options  and syntax is  explained in the meawm man page.

Key and mouse bindings are set by editing `~/.meawm/actions/action'.
The syntax is explained in the  meawm man page.

Menu Items are added by editing `~/.meawm/menu'. 
The syntax is explained in the meawm man page.

BUGS

Bug reports, patches and suggestions are much appreciated,
See the GitHub account https://www.github.com/dev-breeze-com/meawm

AUTHOR

Pierre Innocent ( dev@breezeos.com )
The Breeze::OS website: http://www.breezeos.com

ORIGINAL AUTHOR

David Reveman ( david@waimea.org )
The waimea website: http://www.waimea.org

SUPPORT

Support this project by providing a better icon, than
the one that is contained in data/meawm-48x48.jpg

Also can also donate to support this project at
http://www.breezeos.com

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