another thing you could do would be to run awesome on top of a desktop
environment, replacing its default window manager. this solution tends to
be a bit messy, but can also save a lot of time. i've had a good deal of
luck running awesome on top of the MATE desktop, for example.
here<https://github.com/shmibs/aweseom-MATE-config>are my configs for
doing so.


On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 6:31 AM, Paweł Rumian <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> before I will answer some of your questions, I'd point you to a
> fundamental difference - while Gnome is a complete desktop
> environment, awesome is just(?) a window manager.
> You will need to use some additional tools to get the results you have
> out-of-the-box in gnome. Gnome also probably uses some separate
> programs, just installs and configures them without your
> interaction...
>
>
> > nautilus started for icons on background,
> http://awesome.naquadah.org/wiki/Autostart
>
> > screensaver at ctrl-alt-l
> Install a screensaver and configure it to use a shortcut.
>
> > automounting
> Use udev rules or helper programs or autoFS in kernel
>
> > audio applet,
> Install audio applet of your choice
>
> > suspend2ram when closing the lid (see below for others)?
>
> Use/configure acpid
>
> > How to enable sloppy focus (or focus follows mouse) for all windows?
>
> Hmm, with which windows do you have troubles?
>
> > How to make resize the window by clicking on all the sides of the window
> > frame (not only the bottom-right corner)?
> >
> > How to add the classical minimize, maximize and close to titlebar
> instead of
> > the five
>
> awesome is tiling WM, which eliminates 99% of situations where you
> would need these, thus I have never thought about them.
>
> > Whe I press the keys for audio level, gnome poped up a small dialog on
> the
> > screen with volume level, how can this be done with awesome?
>
> Install an appropriate application, bind it to volume keys.
>
> > On a terminal for ex., removing at the beginning of a line made an error
> > sound.  How to enable error sound with awesome?
>
> Configure terminal.
>
> > How to enlarge the height of the statusbar and the size of the fonts used
> > inside?  Currently, on my 1920x1200 15"4 screen the statusbar is too
> small.
>
> Edit theme.lua of your current theme.
>
> > I also notices that the keyboard time before repeating key has changed.
>  Is
> > that right?
>
> These things are configured by xset.
>
> HTH,
> Paweł
>
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