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matchbox-remote

matchbox-remote(1)					      General Commands Manual						matchbox-remote(1)

NAME

       matchbox-remote - communicate with matchbox-window-manager process

SYNOPSIS

       matchbox-remote [options]

OPTIONS

       -t <matchbox theme name>
	      Switch Matchbox theme

       -r     Output current Matchbox theme

       -exit  Request Matchbox to exit

       -next  Page to next window

       -prev  Page to previous window

       -desktop Toggle desktop visibility

       -menu  Activate mb-applet-menu-launcher

       -panel-toggle [panel id]
	      Toggle panel visibility

       -input-toggle
	      Toggle input method (requires input manager)

       -composite-toggle
	      Toggle compositing engine (if enabled)

       -keys-reload
	      Reload keyboard shortcut configuration (if enabled)

       -h     Output help

       DESCRIPTION
	      matchbox-remote connects to a running matchbox-window-manager process to get information about its state or send it instructions.

	      matchbox-window-manager  is  a  window  manager 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.

AUTHOR

       matchbox-remote was written by Matthew Allum <mallum@o-hand.com>.

								    Jul 16 2004 						matchbox-remote(1)