mwm(1X) mwm(1X)
NAME [Toc] [Back]
mwm - The Motif Window Manager
SYNOPSIS [Toc] [Back]
mwm
[ options ]
DESCRIPTION [Toc] [Back]
mwm is an X Window System client that provides window management
functionality and some session management functionality. It provides
functions that facilitate control (by the user and the programmer) of
elements of window state such as placement, size, icon/normal display,
and input-focus ownership. It also provides session management
functions such as stopping a client.
Options [Toc] [Back]
-display display
This option specifies the display to use; see X(1).
-xrm resourcestring
This option specifies a resource string to use.
-multiscreen
This option causes mwm to manage all screens on the display. The
default is to manage only a single screen.
-name name
This option causes mwm to retrieve its resources using the
specified name, as in name*resource.
-screens name [name [...]]
This option specifies the resource names to use for the screens
managed by mwm. If mwm is managing a single screen, only the
first name in the list is used. If mwm is managing multiple
screens, the names are assigned to the screens in order, starting
with screen 0. Screen 0 gets the first name, screen 1 the second
name, and so on.
Appearance [Toc] [Back]
The following sections describe the basic default behaviors of
windows, icons, the icon box, input focus, and window stacking. The
appearance and behavior of the window manager can be altered by
changing the configuration of specific resources. Resources are
defined under the heading "X DEFAULTS."
Screens [Toc] [Back]
By default, mwm manages only the single screen specified by the
-display option or the DISPLAY environment variable (by default,
screen 0). If the -multiscreen option is specified or if the
multiScreen resource is True, mwm tries to manage all the screens on
the display.
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When mwm is managing multiple screens, the -screens option can be used
to give each screen a unique resource name. The names are separated
by blanks, for example, -screens mwm0 mwm1. If there are more screens
than names, resources for the remaining screens will be retrieved
using the first name. By default, the screen number is used for the
screen name.
Windows [Toc] [Back]
Default mwm window frames have distinct components with associated
functions:
Title Area
In addition to displaying the client's title, the title area is
used to move the window. To move the window, place the pointer
over the title area, press button 1 and drag the window to a new
location. By default, a wire frame is moved during the drag to
indicate the new location. When the button is released, the
window is moved to the new location.
Title Bar
The title bar includes the title area, the minimize button, the
maximize button, and the window menu button. In shaped windows,
such as round windows, the title bar floats above the window.
Minimize Button
To turn the window into an icon, click button 1 on the minimize
button (the frame box with a small square in it).
Maximize Button
To make the window fill the screen (or enlarge to the largest
size allowed by the configuration files), click button 1 on the
maximize button (the frame box with a large square in it).
Window Menu Button
The window menu button is the frame box with a horizontal bar in
it. To pull down the window menu, press button 1. While
pressing, drag the pointer on the menu to your selection, then
release the button when your selection is highlighted. Pressing
button 3 in the title bar or resize border handles also posts the
window menu. Alternately, you can click button 1 to pull down
the menu and keep it posted; then position the pointer and
select. You can also post the window menu by pressing <Shift>
<Esc> or <Alt> <Space>. Double-clicking button 1 with the
pointer on the window menu button closes the window. The
following table lists the contents of the window menu.
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Default Window Menu [Toc] [Back]
Selection Accelerator Description
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Restore Alt+F5 Restores the window to its size
before minimizing or maximizing
Move Alt+F7 Allows the window to be moved
with keys or mouse
Size Alt+F8 Allows the window to be resized
Minimize Alt+F9 Turns the window into an icon
Maximize Alt+F10 Makes the window fill the screen
Lower Alt+F3 Moves window to bottom of window
stack
Close Alt+F4 Causes client to terminate
Resize Border Handles
To change the size of a window, move the pointer over a resize
border handle (the cursor changes), press button 1, and drag the
window to a new size. When the button is released, the window is
resized. While dragging is being done, a rubber-band outline is
displayed to indicate the new window size.
Matte
An optional matte decoration can be added between the client area
and the window frame. A matte is not actually part of the window
frame. There is no functionality associated with a matte.
Icons [Toc] [Back]
Icons are small graphic representations of windows. A window can be
minimized (iconified) using the minimize button on the window frame.
Icons provide a way to reduce clutter on the screen.
Pressing mouse button 1 when the pointer is over an icon causes the
icon's window menu to pop up. Releasing the button (press + release
without moving mouse = click) causes the menu to stay posted. The
menu contains the following selections:
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Icon Window Menu [Toc] [Back]
Selection Accelerator Description
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Restore Alt+F5 Opens the associated window
Move Alt+F7 Allows the icon to be moved with keys
Size Alt+F8 Inactive (not an option for icons)
Minimize Alt+F9 Inactive (not an option for icons)
Maximize Alt+F10 Opens the associated window and makes
it fill the screen
Lower Alt+F3 Moves icon to bottom of icon stack
Close Alt+F4 Removes client from mwm management
Note that pressing button 3 over an icon also causes the icon's window
menu to pop up. To make a menu selection, drag the pointer over the
menu and release button 3 when the desired item is highlighted.
Double-clicking button 1 on an icon invokes the f.restore_and_raise
function and restores the icon's associated window to its previous
state. For example, if a maximized window is iconified, then doubleclicking
button 1 restores it to its maximized state. Double-clicking
button 1 on the icon box's icon opens the icon box and allows access
to the contained icons. (In general, double-clicking a mouse button
is a quick way to perform a function.) Pressing <Shift> <Esc> or
<Menu> (the pop-up menu key) causes the icon window menu of the
currently selected icon to pop up.
Icon Box [Toc] [Back]
When icons begin to clutter the screen, they can be packed into an
icon box. (To use an icon box, mwm must be started with the icon box
configuration already set.) The icon box is a mwm window that holds
client icons. It includes one or more scroll bars when there are more
window icons than the icon box can show at the same time.
Icons in the icon box can be manipulated with the mouse. The
following table summarizes the behavior of this interface. Button
actions apply whenever the pointer is on any part of the icon. Note
that double-clicking an icon in the icon box invokes the
f.restore_and_raise function.
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Button Action Description
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Button 1 click Selects the icon
Button 1 double-click Normalizes (opens) the associated
window
Raises an already open window to the
top of the stack
Button 1 drag Moves the icon
Button 3 press Causes the menu for that icon to pop up
Button 3 drag Highlights items as the pointer moves
across the menu
Pressing mouse button 3 when the pointer is over an icon causes the
menu for that icon to pop up.
Icon Menu for the Icon Box [Toc] [Back]
Selection Accelerator Description
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Restore Alt+F5 Opens the associated window (if not already open)
Move Alt+F7 Allows the icon to be moved with keys
Size Alt+F8 Inactive
Minimize Alt+F9 Inactive
Maximize Alt+F10 Opens the associated window (if not already open)
and maximizes its size
Lower Alt+F3 Inactive
Close Alt+F4 Removes client from mwm management
To pull down the window menu for the icon box itself, press button 1
with the pointer over the menu button for the icon box. The window
menu of the icon box differs from the window menu of a client window:
The "Close" selection is replaced with the "PackIcons Shift+Alt+F7"
selection. When selected, PackIcons packs the icons in the box to
achieve neat rows with no empty slots.
You can also post the window menu by pressing <Shift> <Esc> or <Alt>
<Space>. Pressing <Menu> (the pop-up menu key) causes the icon window
menu of the currently selected icon to pop up.
Input Focus [Toc] [Back]
mwm supports (by default) a keyboard input focus policy of explicit
selection. This means when a window is selected to get keyboard
input, it continues to get keyboard input until the window is
withdrawn from window management, another window is explicitly
selected to get keyboard input, or the window is iconified. Several
resources control the input focus. The client window with the
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keyboard input focus has the active window appearance with a visually
distinct window frame.
The following tables summarize the keyboard input focus selection
behavior:
Button Action Object Function Description
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Button 1 press Window / window frame Keyboard focus selection
Button 1 press Icon Keyboard focus selection
Key Action Function Description
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[Alt][Tab] Move input focus to next
window in window stack
(available only in
explicit focus mode)
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[Alt][Shift][Tab] Move input focus to
previous window in window
stack (available only in
explicit focus mode)
Window Stacking [Toc] [Back]
There are two types of window stacks: global window stacks and an
application's local family window stack.
The global stacking order of windows may be changed as a result of
setting the keyboard input focus, iconifying a window, or performing a
window manager window stacking function. When keyboard focus policy
is explicit the default value of the focusAutoRaise resource is True.
This causes a window to be raised to the top of the stack when it
receives input focus, for example, by pressing button 1 on the title
bar. The key actions defined in the previous table will thus raise
the window receiving focus to the top of the stack.
In pointer mode, the default value of focusAutoRaise is False, that
is, the window stacking order is not changed when a window receives
keyboard input focus. The following key actions can be used to cycle
through the global window stack.
Key Action Function Description
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[Alt][ESC] Place top window on bottom of stack
[Alt][Shift][ESC] Place bottom window on top of stack
By default, a window's icon is placed on the bottom of the stack when
the window is iconified; however, the default can be changed by the
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lowerOnIconify resource.
Transient windows (secondary windows such a dialog boxes) stay above
their parent windows by default. However, an application's local
family stacking order may be changed to allow a transient window to be
placed below its parent top-level window. The following parameters
show the modification of the stacking order for the f.lower function.
f.lower
Lowers the transient window within the family (staying above the
parent) and lowers the family in the global window stack.
f.lower [within]
Lowers the transient window within the family (staying above the
parent) but does not lower the family in the global window stack.
f.lower [freeFamily]
Lowers the window free from its family stack (below the parent),
but does not lower the family in the global window stack.
The parameters within and freeFamily can also be used with f.raise and
f.raise_lower.
X Defaults [Toc] [Back]
mwm is configured from its resource database. This database is built
from the following sources. They are listed in order of precedence,
low to high:
/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/Mwm $HOME/Mwm RESOURCE_MANAGER root
window property or $HOME/.Xdefaults XENVIRONMENT variable or
$HOME/.Xdefaults-host mwm command line options
The file names /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/Mwm and $HOME/Mwm represent
customary locations for these files. The actual location of the
system-wide class resource file may depend on the XFILESEARCHPATH
environment variable and the current language environment. The actual
location of the user-specific class resource file may depend on the
XUSERFILESEARCHPATH and XAPPLRESDIR environment variables and the
current language environment.
Entries in the resource database may refer to other resource files for
specific types of resources. These include files that contain
bitmaps, fonts, and mwm specific resources such as menus and behavior
specifications (for example, button and key bindings).
Mwm is the resource class name of mwm and mwm is the default resource
name used by mwm to look up resources. the -screens command line
option specifies resource names, such as "mwm_b+w" and "mwm_color".)
In the following discussion of resource specification, "Mwm" and "mwm"
(and the aliased mwm resource names) can be used interchangeably, but
"mwm" takes precedence over "Mwm".
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mwm uses the following types of resources:
Component Appearance Resources:
These resources specify appearance attributes of window manager user
interface components. They can be applied to the appearance of window
manager menus, feedback windows (for example, the window
reconfiguration feedback window), client window frames, and icons.
General Appearance and Behavior Resources:
These resources specify mwm appearance and behavior (for example,
window management policies). They are not set separately for
different mwm user interface components.
Client Specific Resources:
These mwm resources can be set for a particular client window or class
of client windows. They specify client-specific icon and client
window frame appearance and behavior.
Resource identifiers can be either a resource name (for example,
foreground) or a resource class (for example, Foreground). If the
value of a resource is a filename and if the filename is prefixed by
" /", then it is relative to the path contained in the HOME
environment variable (generally the user's home directory).
Component Appearance Resources [Toc] [Back]
The syntax for specifying component appearance resources that apply to
window manager icons, menus, and client window frames is
Mwm*resource_id
For example, Mwm*foreground is used to specify the foreground color
for mwm menus, icons, client window frames, and feedback dialogs.
The syntax for specifying component appearance resources that apply to
a particular mwm component is
Mwm*[menuiconclientfeedback]*resource_id
If menu is specified, the resource is applied only to mwm menus; if
icon is specified, the resource is applied to icons; and if client is
specified, the resource is applied to client window frames. For
example, Mwm*icon*foreground is used to specify the foreground color
for mwm icons, Mwm*menu*foreground specifies the foreground color for
mwm menus, and Mwm*client*foreground is used to specify the foreground
color for mwm client window frames.
The appearance of the title area of a client window frame (including
window management buttons) can be separately configured. The syntax
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for configuring the title area of a client window frame is
Mwm*client*title*resource_id
For example, Mwm*client*title*foreground specifies the foreground
color for the title area. Defaults for title area resources are based
on the values of the corresponding client window frame resources.
The appearance of menus can be configured based on the name of the
menu. The syntax for specifying menu appearance by name is
Mwm*menu*menu_name*resource_id
For example, Mwm*menu*my_menu*foreground specifies the foreground
color for the menu named my_menu. The user can also specify resources
for window manager menu components, that is, the gadgets which
comprise the menu. These may include for example, a menu title, title
separator, one or more buttons, and separators. If a menu contains
more than one instance of a class, such as multiple PushButtonGadgets,
the name of the first instance is "PushButtonGadget1", the second is
"PushButtonGadget2", and so on. The following list identifies the
naming convention used for window manager menu components:
+ Menu Title LabelGadget - "TitleName"
+ Menu Title SeparatorGadget - "TitleSeparator"
+ CascadeButtonGadget - "CascadeButtonGadget<n>"
+ PushButtonGadget - "PushButtonGadget<n>"
+ SeparatorGadget - "SeparatorGadget<n>"
Refer to the man page for each class for a list of resources which can
be specified.
The following component appearance resources that apply to all window
manager parts can be specified:
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Component Appearance Resources - All Window Manager Parts [Toc] [Back]
Name Class Value Type Default
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background Background color variesbackgroundPixmap
BackgroundPixmap string-- variesbottomShadowColor
Foreground color variesbottomShadowPixmap
BottomShadowPixmap string-- variesfontList
FontList string--- "fixed"
foreground Foreground color variessaveUnder
SaveUnder T/F F
topShadowColor Background color variestopShadowPixmap
TopShadowPixmap string-- varies
-The default is chosen based on the visual type of the screen.
--Image name. See XmInstallImage(3X). ---X11 X Logical Font
Description
background (class Background)
This resource specifies the background color. Any legal X color
may be specified. The default value is chosen based on the
visual type of the screen.
backgroundPixmap (class BackgroundPixmap)
This resource specifies the background Pixmap of the mwm
decoration when the window is inactive (does not have the
keyboard focus). The default value is chosen based on the visual
type of the screen.
bottomShadowColor (class Foreground)
This resource specifies the bottom shadow color. This color is
used for the lower and right bevels of the window manager
decoration. Any legal X color may be specified. The default
value is chosen based on the visual type of the screen.
bottomShadowPixmap (class BottomShadowPixmap)
This resource specifies the bottom shadow Pixmap. This Pixmap is
used for the lower and right bevels of the window manager
decoration. The default is chosen based on the visual type of
the screen.
fontList (class FontList)
This resource specifies the font used in the window manager
decoration. The character encoding of the font should match the
character encoding of the strings that are used. The default is
"fixed."
foreground (class Foreground)
This resource specifies the foreground color. The default is
chosen based on the visual type of the screen.
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saveUnder (class SaveUnder)
This is used to indicate whether "save unders" are used for mwm
components. For this to have any effect, save unders must be
implemented by the X server. If save unders are implemented, the
X server saves the contents of windows obscured by windows that
have the save under attribute set. If the saveUnder resource is
True, mwm will set the save under attribute on the window manager
frame of any client that has it set. If saveUnder is False, save
unders will not be used on any window manager frames. The
default value is False.
topShadowColor (class Background)
This resource specifies the top shadow color. This color is used
for the upper and left bevels of the window manager decoration.
The default is chosen based on the visual type of the screen.
topShadowPixmap ( class TopShadowPixmap)
This resource specifies the top shadow Pixmap. This Pixmap is
used for the upper and left bevels of the window manager
decoration. The default is chosen based on the visual type of
the screen.
The following component appearance resources that apply to frame and
icons can be specified:
Frame and Icon Components [Toc] [Back]
Name Class Value Type Default
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activeBackground Background color variesactiveBackgroundPixmap
BackgroundPixmap string-- variesactiveBottomShadowColor
Foreground color variesactiveBottomShadowPixmap
BottomShadowPixmap string-- variesactiveForeground
Foreground color variesactiveTopShadowColor
Background color variesactiveTopShadowPixmap
TopShadowPixmap string-- varies
-The default is chosen based on the visual type of the screen. --See
XmInstallImage(3X).
activeBackground (class Background)
This resource specifies the background color of the mwm
decoration when the window is active (has the keyboard focus).
The default is chosen based on the visual type of the screen.
activeBackgroundPixmap (class ActiveBackgroundPixmap)
This resource specifies the background Pixmap of the mwm
decoration when the window is active (has the keyboard focus).
The default is chosen based on the visual type of the screen.
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activeBottomShadowColor (class Foreground)
This resource specifies the bottom shadow color of the mwm
decoration when the window is active (has the keyboard focus).
The default is chosen based on the visual type of the screen.
activeBottomShadowPixmap (class BottomShadowPixmap)
This resource specifies the bottom shadow Pixmap of the mwm
decoration when the window is active (has the keyboard focus).
The default is chosen based on the visual type of the screen.
activeForeground (class Foreground)
This resource specifies the foreground color of the mwm
decoration when the window is active (has the keyboard focus).
The default is chosen based on the visual type of the screen.
activeTopShadowColor (class Background)
This resource specifies the top shadow color of the mwm
decoration when the window is active (has the keyboard focus).
The default is chosen based on the visual type of the screen.
activeTopShadowPixmap (class TopShadowPixmap)
This resource specifies the top shadow Pixmap of the mwm
decoration when the window is active (has the keyboard focus).
The default is chosen based on the visual type of the screen.
General Appearance and Behavior Resources [Toc] [Back]
The syntax for specifying general appearance and behavior resources is
Mwm*resource_id
For example, Mwm*keyboardFocusPolicy specifies the window manager
policy for setting the keyboard focus to a particular client window.
The following general appearance and behavior resources can be
specified:
General Appearance and Behavior Resources [Toc] [Back]
Name Class Value Type Default
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autoKeyFocus AutoKeyFocus T/F T
autoRaiseDelay AutoRaiseDelay millisec 500
bitmapDirectory BitmapDirectory directory /usr/include/\
X11/bitmaps
buttonBindings ButtonBindings string "DefaultBut\
tonBindings"
cleanText CleanText T/F T
clientAutoPlace ClientAutoPlace T/F T
colormapFocusPolicy ColormapFocusPolicy string keyboard
configFile ConfigFile file .mwmrc
deiconifyKeyFocus DeiconifyKeyFocus T/F T
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doubleClickTime DoubleClickTime millisec. multi-click
time
enableWarp enableWarp T/F T
enforceKeyFocus EnforceKeyFocus T/F T
fadeNormalIcon FadeNormalIcon T/F F
feedbackGeometry FeedbackGeometry string center on
screen
frameBorderWidth FrameBorderWidth pixels varies
iconAutoPlace IconAutoPlace T/F T
iconBoxGeometry IconBoxGeometry string 6x1+0-0
iconBoxName IconBoxName string iconbox
iconBoxSBDisplayPolicy IconBoxSBDisplayPolicy string all
iconBoxTitle IconBoxTitle XmString Icons
iconClick IconClick T/F T
iconDecoration IconDecoration string varies
iconImageMaximum IconImageMaximum wxh 50x50
iconImageMinimum IconImageMinimum wxh 16x16
iconPlacement IconPlacement string left bottom
iconPlacementMargin IconPlacementMargin pixels varies
interactivePlacement InteractivePlacement T/F F
keyBindings KeyBindings string "DefaultKey\
Bindings"
keyboardFocusPolicy KeyboardFocusPolicy string explicit
limitResize LimitResize T/F T
lowerOnIconify LowerOnIconify T/F T
maximumMaximumSize MaximumMaximumSize wxh (pixels) 2X screen w&h
moveThreshold MoveThreshold pixels 4
moveOpaque MoveOpaque T/F F
multiScreen MultiScreen T/F F
passButtons PassButtons T/F F
passSelectButton PassSelectButton T/F T
positionIsFrame PositionIsFrame T/F T
positionOnScreen PositionOnScreen T/F T
quitTimeout QuitTimeout millisec. 1000
raiseKeyFocus RaiseKeyFocus T/F F
resizeBorderWidth ResizeBorderWidth pixels varies
resizeCursors ResizeCursors T/F T
screens Screens string varies
showFeedback ShowFeedback string all
startupKeyFocus StartupKeyFocus T/F T
transientDecoration TransientDecoration string menu title
transientFunctions TransientFunctions string -minimize
-maximize
useIconBox UseIconBox T/F F
wMenuButtonClick WMenuButtonClick T/F T
wMenuButtonClick2 WMenuButtonClick2 T/F T
autoKeyFocus (class AutoKeyFocus)
This resource is available only when the keyboard input focus
policy is explicit. If autoKeyFocus is given a value of True,
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then when a window with the keyboard input focus is withdrawn
from window management or is iconified, the focus is set to the
previous window that had the focus. If the value given is False,
there is no automatic setting of the keyboard input focus. It is
recommended that both autoKeyFocus and startupKeyFocus be True to
work with tear off menus. The default value is True.
autoRaiseDelay (class AutoRaiseDelay)
This resource is available only when the focusAutoRaise resource
is True and the keyboard focus policy is pointer. The
autoRaiseDelay resource specifies the amount of time (in
milliseconds) that mwm will wait before raising a window after it
gets the keyboard focus. The default value of this resource is
500 (ms).
bitmapDirectory (class BitmapDirectory)
This resource identifies a directory to be searched for bitmaps
referenced by mwm resources. This directory is searched if a
bitmap is specified without an absolute pathname. The default
value for this resource is /usr/include/X11/bitmaps. The
directory /usr/include/X11/bitmaps represents the customary
locations for this directory. The actual location of this
directory may vary on some systems. If the bitmap is not found
in the specified directory, XBMLANGPATH is searched.
buttonBindings (class ButtonBindings)
This resource identifies the set of button bindings for window
management functions. The named set of button bindings is
specified in the mwm resource description file. These button
bindings are merged with the built-in default bindings. The
default value for this resource is "DefaultButtonBindings".
cleanText (class CleanText)
This resource controls the display of window manager text in the
client title and feedback windows. If the default value of True
is used, the text is drawn with a clear (no stipple) background.
This makes text easier to read on monochrome systems where a
backgroundPixmap is specified. Only the stippling in the area
immediately around the text is cleared. If False, the text is
drawn directly on top of the existing background.
clientAutoPlace (class ClientAutoPlace)
This resource determines the position of a window when the window
has not been given a program- or user-specified position. With a
value of True, windows are positioned with the top left corners
of the frames offset horizontally and vertically. A value of
False causes the currently configured position of the window to
be used. In either case, mwm will attempt to place the windows
totally on-screen. The default value is True.
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colormapFocusPolicy (class ColormapFocusPolicy)
This resource indicates the colormap focus policy that is to be
used. If the resource value is explicit, a colormap selection
action is done on a client window to set the colormap focus to
that window. If the value is pointer, the client window
containing the pointer has the colormap focus. If the value is
keyboard, the client window that has the keyboard input focus has
the colormap focus. The default value for this resource is
keyboard.
configFile (class ConfigFile)
The resource value is the pathname for an mwm resource
description file.
If the pathname begins with " /", mwm considers it to
be relative to the user's home directory (as specified by the HOME
environment variable). If the LANG environment variable is set, mwm
looks for $HOME/$LANG/configFile. If that file does not exist or if
LANG is not set, mwm looks for $HOME/configFile.
If the configFile pathname does not begin with /, mwm
considers it to be relative to the current working directory.
If the configFile resource is not specified or if that file does not
exist, mwm uses several default paths to find a configuration file.
If the LANG environment variable is set, mwm looks for the
configuration file first in $HOME/$LANG/.mwmrc. If that file does not
exist or if LANG is not set, mwm looks for $HOME/.mwmrc. If that file
does not exist and if LANG is set, mwm next looks for the file
system.mwmrc in the $LANG subdirectory of an implementation-dependent
directory. (The default for this directory, if not changed by the
implementation, is /usr/lib/X11.) If that file does not exist or if
LANG is not set, mwm looks for the file system.mwmrc in the same
implementation-dependent directory.
deiconifyKeyFocus (class DeiconifyKeyFocus)
This resource applies only when the keyboard input focus policy
is explicit. If a value of True is used, a window receives the
keyboard input focus when it is normalized (deiconified). True
is the default value.
doubleClickTime (class DoubleClickTime)
This resource is used to set the maximum time (in ms) between the
clicks (button presses) that make up a double-click. The default
value of this resource is the display's multi-click time.
enableWarp (class EnableWarp)
The default value of this resource, True, causes mwm to warp the
pointer to the center of the selected window during keyboardcontrolled
resize and move operations. Setting the value to
False causes mwm to leave the pointer at its original place on
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the screen, unless the user explicitly moves it with the cursor
keys or pointing device.
enforceKeyFocus (class EnforceKeyFocus)
If this resource is given a value of True, the keyboard input
focus is always explicitly set to selected windows even if there
is an indication that they are "globally active" input windows.
(An example of a globally active window is a scroll bar that can
be operated without setting the focus to that client.) If the
resource is False, the keyboard input focus is not explicitly set
to globally active windows. The default value is True.
fadeNormalIcon (class FadeNormalIcon)
If this resource is given a value of True, an icon is grayed out
whenever it has been normalized (its window has been opened).
The default value is False.
feedbackGeometry (class FeedbackGeometry)
This resource sets the position of the move and resize feedback
window. If this resource is not specified, the default is to
place the feedback window at the center of the screen. The value
of the resource is a standard window geometry string with the
following syntax:
[=]{+-}xoffset{+-}yoffset]
frameBorderWidth (class FrameBorderWidth)
This resource specifies the width (in pixels) of a client window
frame border without resize handles. The border width includes
the 3-D shadows. The default value is based on the size and
resolution of the screen.
iconAutoPlace (class IconAutoPlace)
This resource indicates whether the window manager arranges icons
in a particular area of the screen or places each icon where the
window was when it was iconified. The value True indicates that
icons are arranged in a particular area of the screen, determined
by the iconPlacement resource. The value False indicates that an
icon is placed at the location of the window when it is
iconified. The default is True.
iconBoxGeometry (class IconBoxGeometry)
This resource indicates the initial position and size of the icon
box. The value of the resource is a standard window geometry
string with the following syntax:
[=][widthxheight][{+-}xoffset{+-}yoffset]
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If the offsets are not provided, the iconPlacement policy is used to
determine the initial placement. The units for width and height are
columns and rows.
The actual screen size of the icon box window depends on the
iconImageMaximum (size) and iconDecoration resources. The default
value for size is (6 * iconWidth + padding) wide by (1 * iconHeight +
padding) high. The default value of the location is +0 -0.
iconBoxName (class IconBoxName)
This resource specifies the name that is used to look up icon box
resources. The default name is "iconbox".
iconBoxSBDisplayPolicy (class IconBoxSBDisplayPolicy)
This resource specifies the scroll bar display policy of the
window manager in the icon box. The resource has three possible
values: all, vertical, and horizontal. The default value,
"all", causes both vertical and horizontal scroll bars always to
appear. The value "vertical" causes a single vertical scroll bar
to appear in the icon box and sets the orientation of the icon
box to horizontal (regardless of the iconBoxGeometry
specification). The value "horizontal" causes a single
horizontal scroll bar to appear in the icon box and sets the
orientation of the icon box to vertical (regardless of the
iconBoxGeometry specification).
iconBoxTitle (class IconBoxTitle)
This resource specifies the name that is used in the title area
of the icon box frame. The default value is "Icons".
iconClick (class IconClick)
When this resource is given the value of True, the system menu is
posted and left posted when an icon is clicked. The default value
is True.
iconDecoration (class IconDecoration)
This resource specifies the general icon decoration. The
resource value is label (only the label part is displayed) or
image (only the image part is displayed) or label image (both the
label and image parts are displayed). A value of activelabel can
also be specified to get a label (not truncated to the width of
the icon) when the icon is selected. The default icon decoration
for icon box icons is that each icon has a label part and an
image part (label image). The default icon decoration for stand
alone icons is that each icon has an active label part, a label
part, and an image part (activelabel label image).
iconImageMaximum (class IconImageMaximum)
This resource specifies the maximum size of the icon image. The
resource value is widthxheight (for example, 64x64). The maximum
supported size is 128x128. The default value of this resource is
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50x50.
iconImageMinimum (class IconImageMinimum)
This resource specifies the minimum size of the icon image. The
resource value is widthxheight (for example, 32x50). The minimum
supported size is 16x16. The default value of this resource is
16x16.
iconPlacement (class IconPlacement)
This resource specifies the icon placement scheme to be used.
The resource value has the following syntax:
primary_layout secondary_layout [tight]
The layout values are one of the following:
Value Description
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top Lay the icons out top to bottom.
bottom Lay the icons out bottom to top.
left Lay the icons out left to right.
right Lay the icons out right to left.
A horizontal (vertical) layout value should not be used for both the
primary_layout and the secondary_layout (for example, don't use top
for the primary_layout and bottom for the secondary_layout). The
primary_layout indicates whether, when an icon placement is done, the
icon is placed in a row or a column and the direction of placement.
The secondary_layout indicates where to place new rows or columns.
For example, top right indicates that icons should be placed top to
bottom on the screen and that columns should be added from right to
left on the screen. The default placement is left bottom (icons are
placed left to right on the screen, with the first row on the bottom
of the screen, and new rows added from the bottom of the screen to the
top of the screen). A tight value places icons with zero spacing in
between icons. This value is useful for aesthetic reasons, as well as
X-terminals with small screens.
iconPlacementMargin (class IconPlacementMargin)
This resource sets the distance between the edge of the screen
and the icons that are placed along the edge of the screen. The
value should be greater than or equal to 0. A default value (see
below) is used if the value specified is invalid. The default
value for this resource is equal to the space between icons as
they are placed on the screen (this space is based on maximizing
the number of icons in each row and column).
interactivePlacement (class InteractivePlacement)
This resource controls the initial placement of new windows on
the screen. If the value is True, the pointer shape changes
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before a new window is placed on the screen to indicate to the
user that a position should be selected for the upper-left hand
corner of the window. If the value is False, windows are placed
according to the initial window configuration attributes. The
default value of this resource is False.
keyBindings (class KeyBindings)
This resource identifies the set of key bindings for window
management functions. If specified, these key bindings replace
the built-in default bindings. The named set of key bindings is
specified in mwm resource description file. The default value
for this resource is "DefaultKeyBindings".
keyboardFocusPolicy (class KeyboardFocusPolicy)
If set to pointer, the keyboard focus policy is to have the
keyboard focus set to the client window that contains the pointer
(the pointer could also be in the client window decoration that
mwm adds). If set to explicit, the policy is to have the
keyboard focus set to a client window when the user presses
button 1 with the pointer on the client window or any part of the
associated mwm decoration. The default value for this resource
is explicit.
limitResize (class LimitResize)
If this resource is True, the user is not allowed to resize a
window to greater than the maximum size. The default value for
this resource is True.
lowerOnIconify (class LowerOnIconify)
If this resource is given the default value of True, a window's
icon appears on the bottom of the window stack when the window is
minimized (iconified). A value of False places the icon in the
stacking order at the same place as its associated window. The
default value of this resource is True.
maximumMaximumSize (class MaximumMaximumSize)
This resource is used to limit the maximum size of a client
window as set by the user or client. The resource value is
widthxheight (for example, 1024x1024) where the width and height
are in pixels. The default value of this resource is twice the
screen width and height.
moveOpaque (class MoveOpaque)
This resource controls whether the actual window is moved or a
rectangular outline of the window is moved. A default value of
False displays a rectangular outline on moves.
moveThreshold (class MoveThreshold)
This resource is used to control the sensitivity of dragging
operations that move windows and icons. The value of this
resource is the number of pixels that the locator is moved with a
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button down before the move operation is initiated. This is used
to prevent window/icon movement when you click or double-click
and there is unintentional pointer movement with the button down.
The default value of this resource is 4 (pixels).
multiScreen (class MultiScreen)
This resource, if True, causes mwm to manage all the screens on
the display. If False, mwm manages only a single screen. The
default value is False.
passButtons (class PassButtons)
This resource indicates whether or not button press events are
passed to clients after they are used to do a window manager
function in the client context. If the resource value is False,
the button press is not passed to the client. If the value is
True, the button press is passed to the client window. The
window manager function is done in either case. The default
value for this resource is False.
passSelectButton (class PassSelectButton)
This resource indicates whether or not to pass the select button
press events to clients after they are used to do a window
manager function in the client context. If the resource value is
False, then the button press will not be passed to the client.
If the value is True, the button press is passed to the client
window. The window manager function is done in either case. The
default value for this resource is True.
positionIsFrame (class PositionIsFrame)
This resource indicates how client window position information
(from the WM_NORMAL_HINTS property and from configuration
requests) is to be interpreted. If the resource value is True,
the information is interpreted as the position of the MWM client
window frame. If the value is False, it is interpreted as being
the position of the client area of the window. The default value
of this resource is True.
positionOnScreen (class PositionOnScreen)
This resource is used to indicate that windows should initially
be placed (if possible) so that they are not clipped by the edge
of the screen (if the resource value is True). If a window is
larger than the size of the screen, at least the upper-left
corner of the window is on-screen. If the resource value is
False, windows are placed in the request
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