#!/bin/sh # display a welcome message that contains the wmii tutorial xmessage -file - <<'EOF' Welcome to wmii, the non-wimp environment of the WMI Project. This is a small step by step tutorial, intended to make you a little bit familiar with wmii. Note: $MODKEY is the Alt-key by default. Let's go! - Start two xterms by pressing $MODKEY-t twice. - Switch between the three windows: $MODKEY-j, $MODKEY-k You can also use $MODKEY-Tab instead of $MODKEY-j. If you prefer the mouse, then just click the desired window. - Create a new column with: $MODKEY-n - Tag the selected client with another tag: $MODKEY-Shift-2 IMPORTANT: before you do next step, note that you can select the current tag with $MODKEY-1. - Select the new tag: $MODKEY-2 - Select the floating area: $MODKEY-space - Open the programs menu: $MODKEY-Control-p Type 'xclock' and press Enter. - Resize the xclock window: left-click on the border and, while holding the button down, move the cursor around. - Move the xclock window: left-click on the title bar and, while holding the button down, move the cursor around. - Open the actions menu: $MODKEY-Control-a Rerun wmiirc by selecting 'wmiirc'. - Working with mouse efficiently: selecting a window: just click the desired window move a window: press $MODKEY-Button1Press and resize a window: press $MODKEY-Button3Press and resize it (this can also be done by clicking the titlebar of the window/borders respectively) - We'll now have a look at the internal filesystem used by wmii. Executing wmiir read / in the shell of the terminal will list all the files in the root directory. Entries beginning with a d are directories. If you are curious, you can now dig deeper into the directory trees. For instance, wmiir read /bar/ will show you the content 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-Control-a and selecting 'welcome'. You should now take a look at the wmii(1) man page. An FAQ is available on . EOF