2016-03-01 17:04 GMT+01:00, Hendrik Boom <hend...@topoi.pooq.com>: > On Tue, Mar 01, 2016 at 02:02:13AM -0600, T.J. Duchene wrote: >> > >> >I think, window manager user configuration more or less rests on these >> > tasks: >> >a) configure some menu structure to access user programs >> That's covered by any manager supported by menu-xdg. >> >b) configure a keyboard structure to access user programs >> Most wms support keyboard macros. It varies by manager. >> >c) configure wallpaper and screen saver >> xscreensaver can be used with virtually any manager. >> >d) adjust font sizes and screen brightness >> Have you ever tried using the xrandr command to adjust the >> brightness of X11 display? It may help you, by giving you the >> ability to adjust the display regardless of the manager you chose. >> Font control is specific to whatever manager you decide to use. >> >> >> Please feel welcome to email me if you need more information. > > Twenty years ago X used to have a feature calles X resources, whereby > you could load into the X server (i.e., the screen) a set or options > keyed by a very limited kind of regular expression to specify verious > options like fonts, default colours, and the like? > > Whatever happened to it?
Any single gui project for X had a faster pace than X, and baked its own theme specification without implementing Xresources. Even Tcl/Tk. Xresources still exist though. _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
