source: x/wm/sawfish.xml@ feeb99a

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

<!ENTITY sawfish-download-http "http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/sawmill/sawfish-&sawfish-version;.tar.gz">
<!ENTITY sawfish-download-ftp  " ">
<!ENTITY sawfish-size          "1.5 MB">
<!ENTITY sawfish-buildsize     "17.5 MB">
<!ENTITY sawfish-time          "0.26 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="sawfish" xreflabel="sawfish-&sawfish-version;">
<?dbhtml filename="sawfish.html" ?>
<title>sawfish-&sawfish-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>sawfish</application></title>

<para>The <application>sawfish</application> package contains a window manager. 
This is useful for organizing and displaying windows where all window 
decorations are configurable and all user-interface policy is controlled 
through the extension language.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&sawfish-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&sawfish-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &sawfish-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required:
&sawfish-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&sawfish-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>
                                                                                
<sect3><title><application>sawfish</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para>X (<xref linkend="xfree86"/> or <xref linkend="xorg"/>), <xref linkend="librep"/>, <xref
linkend="rep-gtk"/>, <xref linkend="esound"/> and <xref linkend="GTK2"/></para>
</sect4>
<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="libglade"/></para></sect4>
</sect3>


</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>sawfish</application></title>

<para>Install <application>sawfish</application> by running the following 
commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr --libexec=/usr/sbin --infodir=/usr/share/info \
  --with-gnome-prefix=/opt/gnome-&gnome-version; &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>


</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>

<para><option>--with-audiofile</option>: This command directs
<application>sawfish</application> to use <filename class="libraryfile">libaudiofile</filename> 
for sound manipulation.</para>

<para><option>--with-esd</option>: This command directs <application>
sawfish</application> to use the Enlightened Sound Daemon.</para>

<para><option>--with-gnome-prefix=/opt/gnome-&gnome-version;</option>: This
command directs <application>sawfish</application> to
<application><acronym>GNOME</acronym></application>'s directory.</para> 

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Configuring <application>sawfish</application></title>

<sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>

<para>Be sure to backup your current <filename>.xinitrc</filename>
before proceeding.</para>

<screen><userinput><command>cat &gt;&gt; ~/.xinitrc &lt;&lt; "EOF"</command>
exec sawfish
<command>EOF</command></userinput></screen>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application>sawfish</application> package contains <command>
sawfish</command>.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>sawfish</title>
<para><command>sawfish</command> is the extensible window manager using a 
<application>Lisp</application>-based scripting language.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>