1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY metacity-download-http "http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/metacity/2.10/metacity-&metacity-version;.tar.bz2">
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8 | <!ENTITY metacity-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/metacity/2.10/metacity-&metacity-version;.tar.bz2">
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9 | <!ENTITY metacity-md5sum "c326eb1aed8742057e9ad94b9ccae877">
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10 | <!ENTITY metacity-size "1.6 MB">
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11 | <!ENTITY metacity-buildsize "47.6 MB">
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12 | <!ENTITY metacity-time "0.5 SBU">
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13 | ]>
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14 |
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15 | <sect1 id="metacity" xreflabel="Metacity-&metacity-version;">
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16 | <sect1info>
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17 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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18 | <date>$Date$</date>
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19 | </sect1info>
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20 | <?dbhtml filename="metacity.html" ?>
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21 | <title>Metacity-&metacity-version;</title>
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22 |
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23 | <indexterm zone="metacity">
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24 | <primary sortas="a-metacity">Metacity</primary>
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25 | </indexterm>
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26 |
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27 | <sect2>
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28 | <title>Introduction to <application>Metacity</application></title>
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29 |
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30 | <para>The <application>Metacity</application> package contains a window
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31 | manager. This is useful for organizing and displaying windows.</para>
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32 |
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33 | <sect3>
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34 | <title>Package information</title>
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35 |
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36 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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37 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP):
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38 | <ulink url="&metacity-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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39 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP):
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40 | <ulink url="&metacity-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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41 | <listitem><para>Download MD5 sum:
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42 | &metacity-md5sum;</para></listitem>
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43 | <listitem><para>Download size:
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44 | &metacity-size;</para></listitem>
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45 | <listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
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46 | &metacity-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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47 | <listitem><para>Estimated build time:
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48 | &metacity-time;</para></listitem>
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49 | </itemizedlist>
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50 | </sect3>
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51 |
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52 | <sect3>
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53 | <title><application>Metacity</application> dependencies</title>
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54 |
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55 | <sect4>
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56 | <title>Required</title>
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57 |
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58 | <para><xref linkend="intltool"/>,
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59 | <xref linkend="GConf"/>, and
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60 | <xref linkend="gtk2"/>
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61 | </para>
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62 | </sect4>
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63 |
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64 | <sect4>
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65 | <title>Optional</title>
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66 | <para><xref linkend="startup-notification"/>,
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67 | <ulink url="http://freedesktop.org/Software/xlibs">Xrender</ulink>*, and
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68 | <ulink url="http://freedesktop.org/Software/xlibs">libXcomposite</ulink>**
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69 | </para>
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70 |
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71 | <para>* <filename class='libraryfile'>libXrender</filename> is installed
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72 | during an <application>XFree86</application> installation, but the
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73 | <application>pkgconfig</application> <filename>.pc</filename> file
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74 | <application>Metacity</application> looks for is not installed. Satisfy the
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75 | requirement by installing an <filename>xrender.pc</filename> file into
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76 | <filename class='directory'>/usr/X11R6/lib/pkgconfig</filename> (not
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77 | applicable if you have <application>Xorg</application> installed):</para>
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78 |
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79 | <screen><userinput><command>cat > /usr/X11R6/lib/pkgconfig/xrender.pc << "EOF"</command>
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80 | prefix=/usr/X11R6
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81 | exec_prefix=${prefix}
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82 | libdir=${exec_prefix}/lib
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83 | includedir=${prefix}/include
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84 |
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85 | Name: Xrender
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86 | Description: X Render Library
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87 | Version: 0.8.3
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88 | Cflags: -I${includedir} -I/usr/X11R6/include
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89 | Libs: -L${libdir} -lXrender -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11
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90 | <command>EOF</command></userinput></screen>
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91 |
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92 | <para>** <application>libXcomposite</application> can optionally be used, but
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93 | here's what the <application>Metacity</application> package maintainer
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94 | has to say about it in the configure script if the package is found:
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95 | <quote>Not building compositing manager by default now, must enable explicitly
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96 | to get it. And it doesn't work, so don't bother unless you want to hack on
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97 | it...</quote></para>
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98 | </sect4>
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99 | </sect3>
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100 |
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101 | </sect2>
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102 |
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103 | <sect2>
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104 | <title>Installation of <application>Metacity</application></title>
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105 |
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106 | <para>Install <application>Metacity</application> by running the following
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107 | commands:</para>
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108 |
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109 | <screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/sbin --sysconfdir=/etc &&
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110 | make</command></userinput></screen>
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111 |
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112 | <para>Now, as the root user:</para>
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113 |
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114 | <screen><userinput role='root'><command>make install &&
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115 | install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/metacity-&metacity-version; &&
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116 | install -v -m644 README rationales.txt doc/*.txt \
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117 | /usr/share/doc/metacity-&metacity-version;</command></userinput></screen>
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118 |
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119 | </sect2>
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120 |
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121 | <sect2>
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122 | <title>Command explanations</title>
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123 |
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124 | <para><option>--with-gconf-schema-file-dir=/etc/gnome/gconf/schemas</option>:
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125 | Use this option if you are installing <application>Metacity</application> for
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126 | a <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym>-2</application> installation.</para>
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127 |
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128 | </sect2>
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129 |
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130 | <sect2 id='metacity-config'>
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131 | <title>Configuring <application>Metacity</application></title>
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132 |
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133 | <sect3>
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134 | <title>Configuration Information</title>
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135 |
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136 | <para>To automatically start the <application>Metacity</application> window
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137 | manager when you issue the <command>startx</command> command, append to (or
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138 | create) <filename>.xinitrc</filename> using the command below (not required
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139 | if you are installing <application>Metacity</application> for
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140 | a <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym>-2</application> installation). Ensure
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141 | you backup your current <filename>~/.xinitrc</filename> before
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142 | proceeding:</para>
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143 |
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144 | <indexterm zone="metacity metacity-config">
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145 | <primary sortas="e-AA.xinitrc">~/.xinitrc</primary>
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146 | </indexterm>
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147 |
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148 | <screen><userinput><command>cat >> ~/.xinitrc << "EOF"</command>
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149 | xterm &
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150 | exec metacity
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151 | <command>EOF</command></userinput></screen>
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152 | </sect3>
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153 |
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154 | </sect2>
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155 |
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156 | <sect2>
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157 | <title>Contents</title>
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158 |
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159 | <segmentedlist>
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160 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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161 | <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
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162 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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163 |
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164 | <seglistitem>
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165 | <seg>metacity, metacity-dialog, metacity-message, metacity-theme-viewer
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166 | and metacity-window-demo</seg>
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167 | <seg>libmetacity-private.[so,a]</seg>
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168 | <seg>/etc/gnome/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/schemas/apps/metacity,
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169 | /etc/gnome/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/metacity,
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170 | /usr/include/metacity-1,
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171 | /usr/share/doc/metacity-&metacity-version;,
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172 | /usr/share/themes/[Crux,Simple]/metacity-1,
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173 | /usr/share/themes/[Atlanta,Bright,Esco,AgingGorilla,Metabox],
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174 | /usr/share/metacity and
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175 | /usr/share/gnome/wm-properties</seg>
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176 | </seglistitem>
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177 | </segmentedlist>
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178 |
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179 | <variablelist>
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180 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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181 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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182 |
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183 | <varlistentry id="metacity-prog">
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184 | <term><command>metacity</command></term>
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185 | <listitem>
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186 | <para>is a window manager used mainly by
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187 | <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym></application>.
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188 | </para>
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189 | <indexterm zone="metacity metacity-prog">
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190 | <primary sortas="b-metacity">metacity</primary>
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191 | </indexterm>
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192 | </listitem>
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193 | </varlistentry>
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194 |
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195 | <varlistentry id="metacity-theme-viewer">
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196 | <term><command>metacity-theme-viewer</command></term>
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197 | <listitem>
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198 | <para>allows you to preview any installed
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199 | <application>Metacity</application> theme. When designing a new
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200 | <application>Metacity</application> theme, you can use
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201 | <command>metacity-theme-viewer</command> to measure the performance
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202 | of a window frame option, and to preview the option.
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203 | </para>
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204 | <indexterm zone="metacity metacity-theme-viewer">
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205 | <primary sortas="b-metacity-theme-viewer">metacity-theme-viewer</primary>
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206 | </indexterm>
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207 | </listitem>
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208 | </varlistentry>
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209 |
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210 | <varlistentry id="metacity-window-demo">
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211 | <term><command>metacity-window-demo</command></term>
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212 | <listitem>
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213 | <para>demonstrates various kinds of windows that window managers and
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214 | window manager themes should handle.</para>
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215 | <indexterm zone="metacity metacity-window-demo">
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216 | <primary sortas="b-metacity-window-demo">metacity-window-demo</primary>
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217 | </indexterm>
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218 | </listitem>
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219 | </varlistentry>
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220 | </variablelist>
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221 |
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222 | </sect2>
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223 | </sect1>
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224 |
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