intergrating awesome with the gnome backend is fairly easy: http://blog.flowblok.id.au/2012-11/awesome-gnome-configuration.html
On 29 October 2013 14:44, Gabe Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, send mail to [email protected]. >> > >
