#ctwm — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #ctwm, aggregated by home.social.
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Currently working on squeeze titlebars.
This is something which some people wanted in fvwm, and it actually comes from #ctwm, whereby the titlebar was squeezed to its length so it didn't take up the whole width of the window.
Wayland doesn't have any shape support (a la XShape extension) so doing this manually is tricky.
Anyway, screenshot attached of what squeezed titlebars will look like in CoW. Options for left, centre, or right aligned.
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Currently working on squeeze titlebars.
This is something which some people wanted in fvwm, and it actually comes from #ctwm, whereby the titlebar was squeezed to its length so it didn't take up the whole width of the window.
Wayland doesn't have any shape support (a la XShape extension) so doing this manually is tricky.
Anyway, screenshot attached of what squeezed titlebars will look like in CoW. Options for left, centre, or right aligned.
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Currently working on squeeze titlebars.
This is something which some people wanted in fvwm, and it actually comes from #ctwm, whereby the titlebar was squeezed to its length so it didn't take up the whole width of the window.
Wayland doesn't have any shape support (a la XShape extension) so doing this manually is tricky.
Anyway, screenshot attached of what squeezed titlebars will look like in CoW. Options for left, centre, or right aligned.
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Currently working on squeeze titlebars.
This is something which some people wanted in fvwm, and it actually comes from #ctwm, whereby the titlebar was squeezed to its length so it didn't take up the whole width of the window.
Wayland doesn't have any shape support (a la XShape extension) so doing this manually is tricky.
Anyway, screenshot attached of what squeezed titlebars will look like in CoW. Options for left, centre, or right aligned.
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Currently working on squeeze titlebars.
This is something which some people wanted in fvwm, and it actually comes from #ctwm, whereby the titlebar was squeezed to its length so it didn't take up the whole width of the window.
Wayland doesn't have any shape support (a la XShape extension) so doing this manually is tricky.
Anyway, screenshot attached of what squeezed titlebars will look like in CoW. Options for left, centre, or right aligned.
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@midtsveen #AlpineLinux with #WM #openbox. No #DE. But 95% of the time I'm on #NetBSD with #ctwm
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@midtsveen #AlpineLinux with #WM #openbox. No #DE. But 95% of the time I'm on #NetBSD with #ctwm
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@midtsveen #AlpineLinux with #WM #openbox. No #DE. But 95% of the time I'm on #NetBSD with #ctwm
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@midtsveen #AlpineLinux with #WM #openbox. No #DE. But 95% of the time I'm on #NetBSD with #ctwm
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@midtsveen #AlpineLinux with #WM #openbox. No #DE. But 95% of the time I'm on #NetBSD with #ctwm
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I am really enjoying #CTWM it feels like just enough control
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I am really enjoying #CTWM it feels like just enough control
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I am really enjoying #CTWM it feels like just enough control
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I am really enjoying #CTWM it feels like just enough control
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I am really enjoying #CTWM it feels like just enough control
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I don't know when I installed the Terminator terminal emulator on #LinuxMintDebianEdition, but it was awhile ago. I was intrigued by its ability to run multiple terminals simultaneously, and while I could figure out how to split my window with new terminals, I couldn't figure out how it would be useful.
This week I decided to investigate that. I learned that the user can define a "layout" with a window configuration, even programs set to launch in each window.
It wasn't exactly intuitive at first -- no, it was downright counter-intuitive -- but I got the hang of it and created a couple of layouts, one for music (shown), one for system tools, one for productivity apps (like Emacs and Alpine).
I added shortcuts to these layouts to my #CTWM menu, so if I want to launch a "package" of programs I can.
And, on semi-related note, Happy Release Day for #Debian13 to all those who celebrate! I'm looking forward to getting there myself in about two months, when LMDE upgrades its #Debian base to #debian13trixie. Patience, young padawan. #DebianDay
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I got home from work, then did another hour and a half's worth of work -- deadlines! -- and then I did some tinkering with my #CTWM config for #LinuxMintDebianEdition
Nothing major. I swapped my monitors around this weekend, and my main computer now has my 2560x1440 27-inch monitor, so I'm updating the config to that.
I also added a couple of items to the menus, like Microsoft Teams (run as a #Vivaldi web app), then I had to decide what size to open the window and on which workspace to open it. and all of these things are configured in different places in the file.
The wallpaper, which my remote desktop obscures, is for the forthcoming #TalesOfTheShire game.
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On the one hand, we have the gentle pastels of the Catppuccin color theme.
On the other hand, we have the industrial brutalism of #ctwm at its most motif-like.
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This is probably the least interesting #ctwm layout in the world. It's the #Debian default, with different colors, new menus, new keyboard shortcuts, and a sidebar panel. The only real difference between what I did last year for #LinuxMint and this, besides the panels and rethought menus, is the colors. Oh, and the window controls follow the Motif standard, plus a close control.
One of the new menus is a Tiling menu; it will resize and move a window to tile the screen into quadrants. (Default window geometries are set to make the windows open at the size I want.)
It is not the most exciting thing in the world, but it's mine, all mine.
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This is probably the least interesting #ctwm layout in the world. It's the Debian default, with different colors, new menus, new keyboard shortcuts, and a sidebar panel. The only real difference between what I did last year and this, besides the panels and rethought menus, is the colors. On, and the window controls follow the Motif standard.
One of the new menus is a Tiling menu; it will resize and move a window to tile the screen into quadrants. (Default window geometries are set to make the windows open at the size I want.)
It is not the most exciting thing in the world, but it's mine, all mine.
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This is probably the least interesting #ctwm layout in the world. It's the Debian default, with different colors, new menus, new keyboard shortcuts, and a sidebar panel. The only real difference between what I did last year and this, besides the panels and rethought menus, is the colors. On, and the window controls follow the Motif standard.
One of the new menus is a Tiling menu; it will resize and move a window to tile the screen into quadrants. (Default window geometries are set to make the windows open at the size I want.)
It is not the most exciting thing in the world, but it's mine, all mine.
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This is probably the least interesting #ctwm layout in the world. It's the Debian default, with different colors, new menus, new keyboard shortcuts, and a sidebar panel. The only real difference between what I did last year and this, besides the panels and rethought menus, is the colors. On, and the window controls follow the Motif standard.
One of the new menus is a Tiling menu; it will resize and move a window to tile the screen into quadrants. (Default window geometries are set to make the windows open at the size I want.)
It is not the most exciting thing in the world, but it's mine, all mine.
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This is probably the least interesting #ctwm layout in the world. It's the Debian default, with different colors, new menus, new keyboard shortcuts, and a sidebar panel. The only real difference between what I did last year and this, besides the panels and rethought menus, is the colors. On, and the window controls follow the Motif standard.
One of the new menus is a Tiling menu; it will resize and move a window to tile the screen into quadrants. (Default window geometries are set to make the windows open at the size I want.)
It is not the most exciting thing in the world, but it's mine, all mine.
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It's alive! Though I had given up yesterday, after a few tries today I got NetBSD 10 running. Though booting is still a bit flaky and I am investigating freezes, I may resurrect this one after all. I could replace the Sony VAIO keyboard, but I just like this one's keys much better than the Sony's island keyboard.
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It's alive! Though I had given up yesterday, after a few tries today I got NetBSD 10 running. Though booting is still a bit flaky and I am investigating freezes, I may resurrect this one after all. I could replace the Sony VAIO keyboard, but I just like this one's keys much better than the Sony's island keyboard.
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It's alive! Though I had given up yesterday, after a few tries today I got NetBSD 10 running. Though booting is still a bit flaky and I am investigating freezes, I may resurrect this one after all. I could replace the Sony VAIO keyboard, but I just like this one's keys much better than the Sony's island keyboard.
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It's alive! Though I had given up yesterday, after a few tries today I got NetBSD 10 running. Though booting is still a bit flaky and I am investigating freezes, I may resurrect this one after all. I could replace the Sony VAIO keyboard, but I just like this one's keys much better than the Sony's island keyboard.
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It's alive! Though I had given up yesterday, after a few tries today I got NetBSD 10 running. Though booting is still a bit flaky and I am investigating freezes, I may resurrect this one after all. I could replace the Sony VAIO keyboard, but I just like this one's keys much better than the Sony's island keyboard.
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I solved the #Vivaldi problem I was having with #CTWM.
I knew the problem had *something* to do with GNOME-Keyring, but it appeared to be running, and trying to start it didn't do anything.
The problem is that Chromium-based browsers try to guess at which keyring is running, and CTWM wasn't giving it any hints.
Adding --password-store=gnome-libsecret to the vivaldi-stable command line in my .ctwmrc file solved the problem.
I restarted my computer. Vivaldi launched and didn't go crazy asking for passwords.
See, I knew there had to be a solution.
#:LinuxMint #LinuxMintDebianEdition
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I solved the #Vivaldi problem I was having with #CTWM.
I knew the problem had *something* to do with GNOME-Keyring, but it appeared to be running, and trying to start it didn't do anything.
The problem is that Chromium-based browsers try to guess at which keyring is running, and CTWM wasn't giving it any hints.
Adding --password-store=gnome-libsecret to the vivaldi-stable command line in my .ctwmrc file solved the problem.
I restarted my computer. Vivaldi launched and didn't go crazy asking for passwords.
See, I knew there had to be a solution.
#:LinuxMint #LinuxMintDebianEdition
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I solved the #Vivaldi problem I was having with #CTWM.
I knew the problem had *something* to do with GNOME-Keyring, but it appeared to be running, and trying to start it didn't do anything.
The problem is that Chromium-based browsers try to guess at which keyring is running, and CTWM wasn't giving it any hints.
Adding --password-store=gnome-libsecret to the vivaldi-stable command line in my .ctwmrc file solved the problem.
I restarted my computer. Vivaldi launched and didn't go crazy asking for passwords.
See, I knew there had to be a solution.
#:LinuxMint #LinuxMintDebianEdition
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Since the beginning of the month, I've reworked my #CTWM configuration file for #LinuxMint #LinuxMintDebianEdition.
Using an old (twenty-five years!) config for a Windows 98 theme as my starting point, I was able to enable things like a taskbar (through the clever use of xlogo).
It's not perfect -- #vivaldi doesn't like it -- but I can live.
The result is a nice, distraction-free working environment. I like it.
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Since the beginning of the month, I've reworked my #CTWM configuration file for #LinuxMint #LinuxMintDebianEdition.
Using an old (twenty-five years!) config for a Windows 98 theme as my starting point, I was able to enable things like a taskbar (through the clever use of xlogo).
It's not perfect -- #vivaldi doesn't like it -- but I can live.
The result is a nice, distraction-free working environment. I like it.
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Since the beginning of the month, I've reworked my #CTWM configuration file for #LinuxMint #LinuxMintDebianEdition.
Using an old (twenty-five years!) config for a Windows 98 theme as my starting point, I was able to enable things like a taskbar (through the clever use of xlogo).
It's not perfect -- #vivaldi doesn't like it -- but I can live.
The result is a nice, distraction-free working environment. I like it.
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Since the beginning of the month, I've reworked my #CTWM configuration file for #LinuxMint #LinuxMintDebianEdition.
Using an old (twenty-five years!) config for a Windows 98 theme as my starting point, I was able to enable things like a taskbar (through the clever use of xlogo).
It's not perfect -- #vivaldi doesn't like it -- but I can live.
The result is a nice, distraction-free working environment. I like it.
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Since the beginning of the month, I've reworked my #CTWM configuration file for #LinuxMint #LinuxMintDebianEdition.
Using an old (twenty-five years!) config for a Windows 98 theme as my starting point, I was able to enable things like a taskbar (through the clever use of xlogo).
It's not perfect -- #vivaldi doesn't like it -- but I can live.
The result is a nice, distraction-free working environment. I like it.
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Over the past two weeks I've been cobbling together a config file for the #CTWM window manager for Linux Mint, and I judged it complete enough to install the environment and roll the config over to #lmde6
Take a window manager developed in the early 1990s, apply styles and graphics from modern Mint. #LinuxMintDebianEdition's default environment, Cinnamon, has fantastic aesthetics, and I wanted to apply those to this.
There were screenshots. There was measuring pixels in those screenshots. There was taking the Mint window buttons and making new buttons for CTWM. There was menu buidling and coding Cinnamon's keyboard shortcuts.
In short, it's the #LinuxMint experience, 1991 style.
I've found it very functional. There are some odd issues, like #Vivaldi being unable to sync (so I run it in incognito mode so it doesn't try to sync), and I've not figured out a way of autostarting a few applications, but otherwise it's a useful, distraction-free work environment. I was literally just using it to finish some remote work for the office.
I don't know if I'll take this any further, but it's been a fun and interesting little project, and I will definitely put this to future use.
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Over the past two weeks I've been cobbling together a config file for the #CTWM window manager for Linux Mint, and I judged it complete enough to install the environment and roll the config over to #lmde6
Take a window manager developed in the early 1990s, apply styles and graphics from modern Mint. #LinuxMintDebianEdition's default environment, Cinnamon, has fantastic aesthetics, and I wanted to apply those to this.
There were screenshots. There was measuring pixels in those screenshots. There was taking the Mint window buttons and making new buttons for CTWM. There was menu buidling and coding Cinnamon's keyboard shortcuts.
In short, it's the #LinuxMint experience, 1991 style.
I've found it very functional. There are some odd issues, like #Vivaldi being unable to sync (so I run it in incognito mode so it doesn't try to sync), and I've not figured out a way of autostarting a few applications, but otherwise it's a useful, distraction-free work environment. I was literally just using it to finish some remote work for the office.
I don't know if I'll take this any further, but it's been a fun and interesting little project, and I will definitely put this to future use.
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Over the past two weeks I've been cobbling together a config file for the #CTWM window manager for Linux Mint, and I judged it complete enough to install the environment and roll the config over to #lmde6
Take a window manager developed in the early 1990s, apply styles and graphics from modern Mint. #LinuxMintDebianEdition's default environment, Cinnamon, has fantastic aesthetics, and I wanted to apply those to this.
There were screenshots. There was measuring pixels in those screenshots. There was taking the Mint window buttons and making new buttons for CTWM. There was menu buidling and coding Cinnamon's keyboard shortcuts.
In short, it's the #LinuxMint experience, 1991 style.
I've found it very functional. There are some odd issues, like #Vivaldi being unable to sync (so I run it in incognito mode so it doesn't try to sync), and I've not figured out a way of autostarting a few applications, but otherwise it's a useful, distraction-free work environment. I was literally just using it to finish some remote work for the office.
I don't know if I'll take this any further, but it's been a fun and interesting little project, and I will definitely put this to future use.
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Over the past two weeks I've been cobbling together a config file for the #CTWM window manager for Linux Mint, and I judged it complete enough to install the environment and roll the config over to #lmde6
Take a window manager developed in the early 1990s, apply styles and graphics from modern Mint. #LinuxMintDebianEdition's default environment, Cinnamon, has fantastic aesthetics, and I wanted to apply those to this.
There were screenshots. There was measuring pixels in those screenshots. There was taking the Mint window buttons and making new buttons for CTWM. There was menu buidling and coding Cinnamon's keyboard shortcuts.
In short, it's the #LinuxMint experience, 1991 style.
I've found it very functional. There are some odd issues, like #Vivaldi being unable to sync (so I run it in incognito mode so it doesn't try to sync), and I've not figured out a way of autostarting a few applications, but otherwise it's a useful, distraction-free work environment. I was literally just using it to finish some remote work for the office.
I don't know if I'll take this any further, but it's been a fun and interesting little project, and I will definitely put this to future use.
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Over the past two weeks I've been cobbling together a config file for the #CTWM window manager for Linux Mint, and I judged it complete enough to install the environment and roll the config over to #lmde6
Take a window manager developed in the early 1990s, apply styles and graphics from modern Mint. #LinuxMintDebianEdition's default environment, Cinnamon, has fantastic aesthetics, and I wanted to apply those to this.
There were screenshots. There was measuring pixels in those screenshots. There was taking the Mint window buttons and making new buttons for CTWM. There was menu buidling and coding Cinnamon's keyboard shortcuts.
In short, it's the #LinuxMint experience, 1991 style.
I've found it very functional. There are some odd issues, like #Vivaldi being unable to sync (so I run it in incognito mode so it doesn't try to sync), and I've not figured out a way of autostarting a few applications, but otherwise it's a useful, distraction-free work environment. I was literally just using it to finish some remote work for the office.
I don't know if I'll take this any further, but it's been a fun and interesting little project, and I will definitely put this to future use.
