******************************************************************************* B E F O R E Y O U L O G O N ----------- ----- ----- --- There is a new window manager called "mwm" on the system now. This means that the ways of handling/moving/creating windows is slightly different than it was a mere 24 hours ago. The command "xterm &" still works, but you can only use the left mouse key to place the window. The other changes are summarized below: ******************************************************************************* Here is a list of the MWM commands, and how they relate to the commands that were available in UWM (in the past). The keybindings listed are the defaults in each case. ----- UWM --- ------------------------- MWM ----------------------- OLD WAY (UWM) NEW WAY OTHER ANOTHER WAY ------------- ------------ ----------- ----------- Move M-MB3-drag C-M-MB3-drag titlebar-drag M-F6 Resize M-MB2-drag C-M-MB1-drag edge/corner-drag M-F7 Iconify M-MB1-drag M-MB2-click iconify button M-F8 Deiconify M-MB2-click <-- same MB1 double-click M-F5 Shufl Up M-MB3-click <-- same Any MB click on edge/title M-F12 Shufl Dwn M-MB1-click <-- same (nothing analagous) M-F10 Root Window Menus S-M-MB2 <-- same MB1,MB2,MB3 or Shift-ESC on root window LEGEND: M = META or COMPOSE key C = CONTROL key MB1 = Mouse-button-1 (left button) MB2 = Mouse-button-2 (On 2-button mouses, hold down both MB1 and MB2) MB3 = Mouse-button-3 (right button) ESC = ESCAPE (F11 on vax kbd) iconify button: On the titlebar, there are two small boxes on the right side. The one with a picture of a small box in it, when pressed, will iconify the window. maximize button: The other button on the far right of the titlebar has a large box in it. Pressing this button will make the window as large as the screen, or as big as the program will allow the window to become. Pressing it a second time will return the window to its former size and place. window menu: The left side of the titlebar has a button with a rectangle in it. Holding down this button reveals a pull-down menu that contains all of the window operations (moving, resizing, etc.) as well. Holding down MB2 or MB3 anywhere on the border or title-bar of a window reveals the same menu. On an icon, clicking MB1, or holding down MB2 or MB3 does the same. Shift-ESCAPE: While in a window, this key combination will pop-up the window menu. On the root window (gray background), this will pop-up the root window menus. You can use the arrow keys to traverse these menus. META-up_arrow/down_arrow: Rotate window stack up/down. You can also use the keyboard arrow keys, spacebar and return to set the initial position of a window, or to move a window. Much more information is available on request, or by reading the (lenghty!) man page -- simply type: man mwm