X-Git-Url: https://git.dogcows.com/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fopenbox.1.in;h=bd3747fbc6392ce4b7fa135aac2cbd4083dacea0;hb=403483db92a290c7f89ae6cdf27ffc18a7eccd35;hp=ebf256bd015ec20942aae2776e8fe54de4cc097c;hpb=db750e5cb03b0507a268f5581fc952b5214cf846;p=chaz%2Fopenbox diff --git a/doc/openbox.1.in b/doc/openbox.1.in index ebf256bd..bd3747fb 100644 --- a/doc/openbox.1.in +++ b/doc/openbox.1.in @@ -1,15 +1,14 @@ .TH "OPENBOX" "1" .SH "NAME" -openbox \(em Next generation, highly configurable window manager - +openbox \(em A minimalistic, highly configurable, next generation window +manager with extensive standards support. .SH "SYNOPSIS" .PP -\fBopenbox\fR [\fB\-\-help\fP] [\fB\-\-version\fP] [\fB\-\-replace\fP] [\fB\-\-reconfigure\fP] [\fB\-\-sm-disable\fP] [\fB\-\-sync\fP] [\fB\-\-debug\fP] [\fB\-\-debug-focus\fP] [\fB\-\-debug-xinerama\fP] +\fBopenbox\fR [\fB\-\-help\fP] [\fB\-\-version\fP] [\fB\-\-replace\fP] [\fB\-\-reconfigure\fP] [\fB\-\-restart\fP] [\fB\-\-sm-disable\fP] [\fB\-\-sync\fP] [\fB\-\-debug\fP] [\fB\-\-debug-focus\fP] [\fB\-\-debug-xinerama\fP] .SH "DESCRIPTION" .PP -Openbox is a next generation, highly -configurable window manager. Openbox is compliant with the -latest window manager standards. +Openbox is minimalistic, highly configurable, next generation window +manager with extensive standards support. .PP You can start Openbox in three ways: .PP @@ -19,74 +18,87 @@ in the login session type menu for Openbox: within GNOME or KDE, you can choose the appropriate entry, and it will launch GNOME or KDE with Openbox as the window manager. .PP -If you don't want to run Openbox within a desktop environment, then -it is recommended that you instead set up a ~/.xsession file and -use the \fBDefault\fR session type. The ~/.xsession file -should start any applications you want to run at startup, and then run -\fBopenbox\fR at the end, such as: +The third option at log in, which is \fBOpenbox\fR without a session manager, uses the \fBopenbox-session\fR command to start Openbox. On log in, \fBopenbox\fR will +run the ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh script if it exists, and will run +the system-wide script @configdir@/openbox/autostart.sh otherwise. You +may place anything you want to run automatically in those files, for +example: + .PP .RS .PP .nf xsetroot \-solid grey & gnome-settings-daemon & -exec \fBopenbox\fR .fi .RE .PP +Make sure that each line is followed by a "&" or else the script will +stop there and further commands will not be executed. You can use the +@configdir@/openbox/autostart.sh file as an example for creating your +own. +.PP +The default @configdir@/openbox/autostart.sh runs a number of things +with Openbox. +.PP Lastly, if you use \fBstartx\fR to launch your X -session, you should set up a ~/.xinitrc file, exactly the same as the -above ~/.xsession file. +session, you can set up a ~/.xinitrc file to run +\fBopenbox-session\fR and follow the same directions as +above regarding the autostart.sh file. .PP You can use the \fBobconf\fR tool to configure Openbox easily with a graphical interface, however more in-depth configuration -is possible by editing the configuration files by hand. Please note that -\fBobconf\fR older than version 2.0 may not work at all -for you. +is possible by editing the configuration files by hand. .PP -The default configuration files are installed in +The default configuration and menu files are installed in @configdir@/openbox/, and the user configuration is placed in -~/.config/openbox/. You can copy the default configuration +~/.config/openbox/. You can copy the default configuration and menus to ~/.config/openbox and edit it to your liking. -.PP -There are 3 default configuration files, \fBrc.xml\fP, -\fBrc-gnome.xml\fP, and \fBrc-kde.xml\fP. The -rc-gnome.xml is used when you run -\fBopenbox-gnome-session\fR and the rc-kde.xml is used when -you run \fBopenbox-kde-session\fR. The configuration -files should be named the same in ~/.config/openbox/. .SH "OPTIONS" .PP These are the possible options that \fBopenbox\fR accepts: .IP "\fB\-\-help\fP" 10 -Show a summary of the options available. +Show a summary of the command line options available +and exit. .IP "\fB\-\-version\fP" 10 -Show the version of the program. +Show the version of the program and exit. .IP "\fB\-\-replace\fP" 10 Replace the currently running window manager. +.IP "\fB\-\-config-file FILE\fP" 10 +Specify the path to the config file to use. .IP "\fB\-\-reconfigure\fP" 10 If Openbox is already running on the display, tell it to reload its configuration. +.IP "\fB\-\-restart\fP" 10 +If Openbox is already running on the display, tell it to +restart. This is useful if you have upgraded Openbox and don't +want to restart X. +.IP "\fB\-\-exit\fP" 10 +Exit Openbox. .IP "\fB\-\-sm-disable\fP" 10 Do not connect to the session manager. .IP "\fB\-\-sync\fP" 10 Run in synchronous mode (for debugging). +.IP "\fB\-\-startup CMD\fP" 10 +Run CMD after starting. .IP "\fB\-\-debug\fP" 10 Display debugging output. .IP "\fB\-\-debug-focus\fP" 10 Display debugging output for focus handling. +.IP "\fB\-\-debug-session\fP" 10 +Display debugging output for session management. .IP "\fB\-\-debug-xinerama\fP" 10 Split the display into two fake xinerama regions, if xinerama is not already enabled. This is for debugging xinerama support. .SH "SEE ALSO" .PP -obconf (1), openbox-gnome-session (1), openbox-kde-session (1). - +obconf (1), openbox-session(1), openbox-gnome-session(1), +openbox-kde-session(1). .PP The program's full documentation is available on the website: \fBhttp://openbox.org/\fP .PP Please report bugs to: \fBhttp://bugzilla.icculus.org/ \fP -.\" created by instant / docbook-to-man, Sun 13 May 2007, 20:34 +.\" created by instant / docbook-to-man, Sun 30 Sep 2012, 17:58