5.20. Workspaces and Pages Style Manager (WsPgMgr)
Prev | 5. GUI Tools | Next

### 5.20. Workspaces and Pages Style Manager (WsPgMgr)

This tool is specific to NsCDE. It configures the following things:

- Number of the workspaces

- Names of the workspaces

- Number of virtual pages in the workspaces

- Use / Do not use compact Workspace Manager on the Front Panel

- Desktop Model on multi head monitor setup (FVWM3 only)

Figure 54. Workspaces and Pages Manager

This graphical tool writes files `$FVWM_USERDIR/WSM.conf` and `$FVWM_USERDIR/NsCDE.conf`. On the top of the window is a graphical representation of the Workspace Manager. When clicked, every button becomes editable field and it's name can be changed (pres return on the text field after writing new name). This change will be written immediately WITHOUT pressing OK button. Name of the workspace will be changed across all NsCDE and FVWM (WSM, Occupy Workspace/Page/Monitor, menus etc). In NsCDE, there are 5 options for workspaces: 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 model. FVWM itself however supports much larger number, but in NsCDE care must be taken about presentation of this workspaces in various applets and tools. Nevertheless, theoretically even in NsCDE with maximum number of workspaces multiplied with maximum number of pages, user can get 128 working screens which is probably enough (too much) for 99% of the people.

Check Box Use Compact Workspace Manager when checked in will instruct NsCDE to use Workspace Manager widget in the Front Panel sized for as it is for four workspaces, but it will expand buttons in two workspaces setup and shrink accordingly in the case of six or eight workspaces setup. This option does not have any visual effect on four workspaces setups, because it is sized for such setup.

Number of vertical and horizontal pages can also be configured here. This change will affect Page Manager (PGM) icon on the Front Panel, and menus which are displaying pages. Page names are not configurable via GUI, their names are read from `$NSCDE_DATADIR/defaults/pages/`, but can be overriden in user's configuration. User can put into it's `$FVWM_USERDIR/WSM.conf` enties in the same format as files in the above mentioned directory.

Pop up menu prefixed as "Monitor Workspaces" allows users of NsCDE with FVWM3 to select between currently existing three modes of FVWM3 desktop configurations: global, per-monitor or shared. When used with FVWM2, this popup will not be shown, instead, text "Global Only (FVWM2)" will indicate non-applicability of this feature under FVWM2. Under FVWM3, new DesktopConfiguation model is used immediately, but FVWM3 is still restarted to get consistent and clear new behaviour of the window manager.

OK button saves configuration, restarts window manager and quits. Cancel button discards, except if new names of desks are set, because this is written immediately, but window manager is not restarted. Workspaces and Pages Style Manager is called from the Style Manager, NsCDE submenu of the Workspace Menu's Applications submenu, and Front Panel's small left button menu which is called when that button is clicked with the right pointer button.

Key Bindings:

- Return: Rename currently selected workspace.

- Escape: Leave workspace button without modifying it's name.

- Ctrl+Return: Perform a change. Like if OK was pressed.

- Escape: Quits Workspaces and Pages Manager if dialog is not in the workspace rename process.

- Ctrl+Q: Quits Workspaces and Pages Manager.

- Sun Help and F1: Displays this documentation page.

Prev | Up | Next
5.19. Window Style Manager | Home | 5.21. NsCDE Process Manager (NProcMgr)