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1 Customisation |
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3 **dwm** is customised by editing **config.h**, a C language header file,… |
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4 **config.mk**, a Make include file. |
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6 What is config.h? |
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7 ----------------- |
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8 config.h is a source code file which is included by dwm.c, the main dwm … |
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9 code module. It serves as the configuration file for all of dwm's featur… |
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10 e.g., application placement, tags, and colours. A vanilla download of dw… |
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11 contain a file called config.def.h, a template you can use to create you… |
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12 config.h file. To start customising dwm, simply copy config.def.h into c… |
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13 before you run make. |
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15 What is config.mk? |
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16 ------------------ |
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17 config.mk is a file included by Makefile. It allows you to configure how… |
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18 is going to compile and install dwm. |
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20 How do I modify config.h? |
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22 config.h can be edited just like any other C source code file. It contai… |
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23 definitions of variables that are going to be used by dwm.c and therefor… |
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24 vital that the file is always up to date. The default Makefile distribut… |
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25 dwm will not overwrite your customised config.h with the contents of |
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26 config.def.h, even if it was updated in the latest git pull. Therefore, … |
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27 should always compare your customised config.h with config.def.h and mak… |
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28 you include any changes to the latter in your config.h. |
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30 How do I modify **config.mk**? |
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31 ------------------------------ |
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32 config.mk can be edited just like any other text file. It contains defin… |
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33 of variables that are going to be used inside Makefile. Unlike config.h, |
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34 config.mk does not have a config.def.mk (a default Makefile). Therefore,… |
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35 an update of your repository you may run into conflicts if the original |
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36 config.mk is edited. |
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38 Are there any example customisations to get me started? |
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39 ------------------------------------------------------- |
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40 Various customisation options are illustrated in the sub-directories of … |
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41 wiki page. Under each of the categories (customfuncs, fonts, etc.,) you … |
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42 find example modifications that will get you started. |
