From 8297986d577583f43f744e7f4a716cd716d55843 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kris Maglione Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:15:15 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update the welcome script a bit. --- rc/welcome.sh | 80 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------ 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-) diff --git a/rc/welcome.sh b/rc/welcome.sh index d3f9be47..e17e271a 100644 --- a/rc/welcome.sh +++ b/rc/welcome.sh @@ -5,53 +5,57 @@ xmessage -file - <<'EOF' Welcome to wmii, the non-wimp environment of the Suckless Project. This is a small step by step tutorial, intended to make you a -little bit familiar with wmii. +little bit familiar with wmii. For a more detailed walkthrough, +see @DOCDIR@/wmii.pdf. From here on, keypresses will be described such that M-a refers to -pressing $MODKEY and a at the same time. $MODKEY refers to a -configuration variable which contains the Alt key by default. +pressing your modifier and a at the same time. The default modifier +key, hereafter $MODKEY, is the Windows(R) key, but it may also be Alt. Let's go! -- Start two @TERMINAL@s by pressing M-Return twice. -- Switch between the three windows: M-j, M-k, - M-h, M-l - If you prefer to use the mouse, then just move the pointer to - the desired window. -- Try the other column modes: M-s for stack mode, - M-m for max mode Press M-d to return to default - mode. -- Create a new column with: M-Shift-l - This moves the client rightwards. -- Tag the selected client with another tag: M-Shift-2 - IMPORTANT: before you do the next step, note that you - can select the current tag with M-1. -- Select the new tag: M-2 -- Select the floating area: M-Space -- Open the programs menu: M-p - Type 'xclock' and press Enter. -- Move the xclock window: Hold $MODKEY, left-click on the - window and move the cursor around. -- Resize the xclock window: Hold $MODKEY, right-click the - window and move the cursor around. -- Kill the selected client (the xclock window) with: M-Shift-c -- Open the actions menu: M-a - Rerun wmiirc by selecting 'wmiirc'. -- We'll now have a look at the internal filesystem used by - wmii. Executing - wmiir ls / - in the shell of the terminal will list all the files in the - root directory. - Entries ending with / are directories. - If you are curious, you can now dig deeper into the - directory trees. For instance, - wmiir ls /rbar/ - will show you the content of the right half of the bar. + * Start two @TERMINAL@s by pressing M-Return twice. + * Switch between the three windows: M-j, M-k, + M*h, M-l + If you prefer to use the mouse, then just move the pointer to + the desired window. + * Try the other column modes: M-s for stack mode, + M*m for max mode Press M-d to return to default + mode. + * Create a new column with: M-Shift-l + This moves the client rightwards. + * Tag the selected client with another tag: M-Shift-2 + IMPORTANT: before you do the next step, note that you + can select the current tag with M-1. + * Select the new tag: M-2 + * Select the floating area: M-Space + * Open the programs menu: M-p + Type 'xclock' and press Enter. + * Move the xclock window: Hold $MODKEY, left-click on the + window and move the cursor around. + * Resize the xclock window: Hold $MODKEY, right-click the + window and move the cursor around. + * Kill the selected client (the xclock window) with: M-Shift-c + * Open the actions menu: M-a + Show the list of key bindings by selecting 'showkeys' + * We'll now have a look at the internal filesystem used by + wmii. Executing + wmiir ls / + in the shell of the terminal will list all the files in the + root directory. + Entries ending with / are directories. + If you are curious, you can now dig deeper into the + directory trees. For instance, + wmiir ls /rbar/ + will show you the content of the right half of the bar. We hope that these steps gave you an idea of how wmii works. -You can reread them at any time by pressing $MODKEY-a and +You can reread them at any time by pressing M-a and selecting 'welcome'. You should now take a look at the wmii(1) man page. A FAQ is available at . + +Further documentation, including alternative configuration +possibilities, is provided in @DOCDIR@. EOF