04-13-2002
An X Window System from scratch
I'm currently using Gnome as my desktop environment (DE) but it's going kind of slow.
My friend gave me the advice to skip the DE and only use a Window Manager. I took his suggestion one step further and decided to try building an X window system from scrath instead.
But what are the components that I need for this? I know a little about xfree but is it just that, and a windowmanager that i need?
What window managers do you recommend (I like to keep things simple, so nothing big)? Any other software recommendation for an X system?
Any ideas and suggestions from someone who has managed to do this is appreciated
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mb-applet-launcher
mb-applet-launcher(1) General Commands Manual mb-applet-launcher(1)
NAME
mb-applet-launcher - an application launcher panel applet
SYNOPSIS
mb-applet-launcher [options] [action] image_file application
DESCRIPTION
mb-applet-launcher is a panel applet which can be used to start a given application. The applet displays the PNG or XPM file given on the
command line as an icon, and when the user clicks on the icon the application is started.
Matchbox is a base environment for the X Window System running on non-desktop embedded platforms such as handhelds, set-top boxes, kiosks
and anything else for which screen space, input mechanisms or system resources are limited.
OPTIONS
-display display
X display to connect to
--title title
--no-animation
Disable any animations
--start, -s
Start application immediately
The default action is to iconize/uniconize the selected application. Other actions can be specified as command-line options:
--kill, -k
Destroy the application
--respawn, -l
Respawn multiple instances of the application
--message, -m
Display output from the application as a message from the panel
Alternatively, a valid .desktop file can be given:
--desktop .desktop_file
Any actions given with this option will have no effect. Similar behaviour can be achieved by including a `SingleInstance=True' key
pair in the .desktop file.
AUTHOR
mb-applet-launcher was written by Matthew Allum <mallum@o-hand.com>.
Jul 17 2004 mb-applet-launcher(1)