Customizing the window manager

Examining the window manager configuration file

The window manager configuration file is divided into the following sections:

The Menu specifications section defines the contents of window manager menus.
The Button bindings section binds mouse button events to window manager functions.
The Key bindings section binds key events to window manager functions.

The following pseudo-code illustrates the syntax of the window manager configuration file:

   Menu menu_name
   {
       label  [mnemonic]  [accelerator]  function
       ...
   }
   
   Buttons bindings_set_name
   {
       button   context                     function
       ...
   }
   

   Keys bindings_set_name
   {
       key      context                     function
       ...
   }

By default, the menu section defines the contents of the Window and Root menus. You can also specify submenus in this section, if desired. Menu items are paired with predefined window manager functions.

A ``binding'' is a mapping between a user action (such as a keystroke) and a window manager function. The button bindings section specifies mouse buttons or key/button combinations that can be used to invoke various window manager functions. The key bindings section specifies keyboard keys that can be used to invoke the predefined functions.