There's a nice little menu editor in the repo: icemc. There's also a config utility, iceconf, but I can't download it because of a dependency problem. So I found this nice little app at sourceforge


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it even has a deb package that installs flawlessly. The icewm text files are easy to modify - except that the preferences file is huge and it might not be clear to a newbie which text files to edit to get the job done.

john

Thanks. I knew about icemc (which I put into the FAQs) and iceconf (which I tried to get somebody to package on MepisLovers), but had not seen this one.

Will definitely give it a try.

I hope you find it useful. Here's a link to the sourceforge page with a listing of icewm apps, etc. There are some interesting apps - for example you'll find an app that can create a menu like gnome using .desktop files. Enjoy.


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john

How to add a home folder to the the taskbar.

1. Load the file
2. Edit the file. The general format is

Name /icon/path /app/path

where name is a tooltip description. Here's my entry:
Note 1: if you are using an icon from /usr/share/pixmaps, you can just use the name of the icon instead of the full path.

Note 2: Even though icewm styles supply a folder icon, you should avoid using it since it creates a box around the folder icons that appear in the start menu. Haven't figured why or how to stop it.

john

Cool discovery: right-click on the taskbar and you get some very cool options such as tiling.

john

A very cool icewm thread - started by aysiu, a true master.


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I found a really cool volume slider - just like for gnome, kde, or xfce. It's written by the guy who does absolute linux. Find the home page here:


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and the .deb package here:


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Install the package by opening a root terminal, cd to the download directory, and do
Then modify your ~/.icewm/toolbar as follows:

or insert the volume icon of your choice. Here's a screenshot:



Maybe we can get this on the next iso?

john

Awesome! Thanks OU.

You're welcome! Thanks for everyone's kind words regarding the icewm screenshots I've been posting. I must admit that I was once off-put by the old-school look of icewm, but after a very determined effort, I have my home. Here is a list - in no particular order - of the themes that I like the best:


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(The above-listed theme would go well with a certain impuwat wall ... )

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(I'm not crazy about the window, but I like the taskbar of the above theme)

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(Nice theme, too bad about the start buttons in the thinblack theme)

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Note: Don't get too hung up on the icons - you can always copy and paste. Also, some themes include more than one start button. In the last two links, you'll notice that a quite a few icewm themes are simply a blending of existing themes. If you study them, as in the last two links, you'll be able to create your own theme by using the same techniques. Good luck!

Enjoy.

john

I'm going to share this with you since it took me a long time to find this info on the web.

1. To restart icewm by hand
2. To logout by hand
3. To lock your workstation by hand
john

To switch desktops using the keyboard:

1. To cycle through the desktops use
[windows] +

I've made a discovery: If an icewm theme does not include custom icons, then the default icewm icons will be used. And these look quite dated (e.g. show desktop and terminal look especially old school). To remedy the situation, just take a look in /usr/share/icewm/ and peek into the various icon folders. Find some icons that you like (any icon theme will do - except maybe svg - and use them to replace the ones you don't like. This makes even modern themes like murrina guiloche look even better.

john

Here's how to get an xmms tray icon:

1. Open the file ~/.icewm/winoptions

2. Add this line at the end 3. Restart icewm using the applications menu

4. Launch xmms

If you hover your mouse over your tray icon, you will get artist, title, and song length info; however, you will not be able to control xmms with this tray icon. But hey, it's better than nothing!

john

If you want desktop icons, you proabably know that idesk is installed and can be used for this purpose. What you may not know is the idesk can be used for mountable devices. True, the icons don't automagically appear and reappear, but at least they're on the desktop and can be used to quickly mount and browse your devices. If this sounds interesting to you, please read this thread:


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john

For the keyboard jockeys out there:

I have found that sometimes it is much easier to just hit the the"windows" button to get the start menu to pop up. I can then navigate through the menu using my cursor keys. To launch an app, I just press [enter]. Much quicker than navigating with a mouse.

john