FVWM-Crystal on Debian/Ubuntu
Installation
sudo apt-get install fvwm-chrystal conky rox-filer xfce4-terminal xmms thunar
Go (in gnome) to preferences / sessions-current and trash the floowing items
preferences-sessions-current _session-metacity -> style: trash
preferences-sessions-current _session-nautilus -> style: trash
preferences-sessions-current _session-gnome-panel -> style: trash
Apply / close
Restart with fvwm:
killall metacity && killall gnome-panel && sleep1 && fvwm-crystal -replace
Start "gnome-session-properties" and select session-options / Save current session
Fvwm-crystal addons and customization
Custom launchers for applications crystal didn't know about
~/.fvwm/Applications/Internet/10~Web_browsers/90~firefox~Firefox
exec firefox $@
~/.fvwm/Applications/Internet/10~Web_browsers/90~thunderbird~Thunderbird
exec thunderbird $@
~/.fvwm/Applications/Development/IDE/~netbeans
exec ~/apps/netbeans-6.0/bin/netbeans
~/.fvwm/Applications/Internet/Others/~LinNeighborhood
exec gksudo LinNeighborhood
~/.fvwm/Applications/Other/Security/~pgorilla
exec ~/apps/pgorilla.sh
~/.fvwm/Applications/sap/10~sap-login
exec ~/SAPClients/SAPGUI7.00rev2/bin/guilogon
And a few others, but you get the idea.
Missing icons
I created those icons and put them in ~/.fvwm/icons/Default/22x22/apps/
And also in 32x32 size into ~/.fvwm/icons/Default/32x32/apps/
To get the icons to show in the menu bar/title bar we also need this:
~/.fvwm/components/styles/Application-Icons-22-32
Style Thunderbird-bin MiniIcon 22x22/apps/thunderbird.png, Icon 32x32/apps/thunderbird.png Style Firefox-bin MiniIcon 22x22/apps/firefox.png, Icon 32x32/apps/firefox.png Style "NetBeans"* MiniIcon 22x22/apps/netbeans.png, Icon 32x32/apps/netbeans.png Style "com.sap.platin.Gui" MiniIcon 22x22/apps/sap-login.png, Icon 32x32/apps/sap-login.png Style gorilla* MiniIcon 22x22/apps/pgorilla.png, Icon 32x32/apps/pgorilla.png Style LinNeighborhood MiniIcon 22x22/apps/LinNeighborhood.png, Icon 32x32/apps/LinNeighborhood.png
To find the "ClasName" of an app, ie: "Firefox-bin", run that application and in the fvwm-crystal menu click Developer/Identify Window and click the application window to find the "ClassName".
Conky
Conky gives nice monitoring infos on the desktop.
~/.conkyrc
# set to yes if you want Conky to be forked in the background
background yes
cpu_avg_samples 2
net_avg_samples 2
out_to_console no
# X font when Xft is disabled, you can pick one with program xfontsel
#font 7x12
#font 6x10
font 7x13
#font 8x13
#font 7x12
#font *mintsmild.se*
#font -*-*-*-*-*-*-34-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
#font -artwiz-snap-normal-r-normal-*-*-100-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
# Use Xft?
use_xft no
# Xft font when Xft is enabled
xftfont monospace-8
own_window_transparent no
own_window_colour hotpink
# Text alpha when using Xft
xftalpha 0.8
on_bottom yes
# mail spool
mail_spool $MAIL
# Update interval in seconds
update_interval 2
# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus)
own_window no
# Use double buffering (reduces flicker, may not work for everyone)
double_buffer yes
# Minimum size of text area
minimum_size 5 5
maximum_width 150
# Draw shades?
draw_shades no
# Draw outlines?
draw_outline no
# Draw borders around text
draw_borders yes
# Stippled borders?
stippled_borders 0
# border margins
border_margin 5
# border width
border_width 2
# Default colors and also border colors
default_color white
default_shade_color white
default_outline_color white
# Text alignment, other possible values are commented
#alignment top_left
alignment top_right
#alignment bottom_left
#alignment bottom_right
# Gap between borders of screen and text
gap_x 8
gap_y 38
# Add spaces to keep things from moving about? This only affects certain objects.
use_spacer yes
# Subtract file system buffers from used memory?
no_buffers yes
# set to yes if you want all text to be in uppercase
uppercase no
# boinc (seti) dir
# seti_dir /opt/seti
# variable is given either in format $variable or in MISSING_VALUE !. Latter
# allows characters right after the variable and must be used in network
# stuff because of an argument
#MISSING_VALUE !I can change the font as well
#MISSING_VALUE !as many times as I choose
#MISSING_VALUE !Including UTF-8,
#MISSING_VALUE !justo como este texto que o google traduz f? o portugu?
# stuff after 'TEXT' will be formatted on screen
TEXT
[MISSING_VALUE !$nodenameMISSING_VALUE !]
MISSING_VALUE !Uptime: $uptime
MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE ! MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE !
MISSING_VALUE !Bat:MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE !
MISSING_VALUE !(MISSING_VALUE !)
MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE !
MISSING_VALUE !Cpu: MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE !% Temp: MISSING_VALUE !F
MISSING_VALUE !load:MISSING_VALUE !$loadavg MISSING_VALUE !
MISSING_VALUE !processes:MISSING_VALUE !$processes(MISSING_VALUE !$running_processes)
MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE !
MISSING_VALUE !Processes CPU%
MISSING_VALUE ! MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE !
MISSING_VALUE ! MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE !
MISSING_VALUE ! MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE !
MISSING_VALUE ! MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE !
MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE !
MISSING_VALUE !Mem: MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE !% Swap: MISSING_VALUE !
MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE !
MISSING_VALUE !ram :MISSING_VALUE !$memMISSING_VALUE !/MISSING_VALUE !$memmax MISSING_VALUE !
MISSING_VALUE !swap:MISSING_VALUE !$swapMISSING_VALUE !/MISSING_VALUE !$swapmax
MISSING_VALUE !Processes MEM%
MISSING_VALUE ! MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE !
MISSING_VALUE ! MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE !
MISSING_VALUE ! MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE !
MISSING_VALUE ! MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE !
MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE !
MISSING_VALUE !Disks:
MISSING_VALUE !
MISSING_VALUE !Root :MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE !/MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE ! MISSING_VALUE !(MISSING_VALUE !% MISSING_VALUE ! free)
MISSING_VALUE !
MISSING_VALUE !Net:
MISSING_VALUE !Down: Up:
MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE ! k/s MISSING_VALUE ! MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE ! k/s
MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE ! MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE !
~/.fvwm/preferences/Startup
# In this file you can start up applications at the beginning of the session. AddToFunc InitFunction #Launch conky + I Test (x conky) Exec pidof conky || exec conky # Launch gnome-settings-daemon + I Test (x gnome-settings-daemon) Exec pidof gnome-settings-daemon || exec gnome-settings-daemon + I Test (x xfce4-terminal) Exec pidof xfce4-terminal || exec xfce4-terminal --geometry=83x35+3+33 --default-display=0:3 vim:ft=fvwm
Tiny Conky screen
Since i often have maximized apps, i cannot always see my beautiful conky monitor.
So i now have a new tiny conky screen, with the minimal need infos(cpu & mem) along the top of the screen, between chrystal app menu and virtual desktop chooser.
small .conkyrc config
background yes cpu_avg_samples 2 net_avg_samples 2 out_to_console no use_xft no xftfont monospace-8 own_window_transparent no own_window_colour hotpink xftalpha 0.8 on_bottom yes mail_spool $MAIL update_interval 2 own_window no double_buffer yes minimum_size 5 5 maximum_height 40 draw_shades no draw_outline no draw_borders yes stippled_borders 0 border_margin 1 border_width 0 default_color white default_shade_color white default_outline_color white alignment top_left gap_x 330 gap_y 2 use_spacer yes no_buffers yes uppercase no TEXT MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE !% [MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE !] MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE !% [MISSING_VALUE !MISSING_VALUE !]
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