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NAME
       Feel - AfterStep feel configuration Feel WindowBox definition





CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
       AnimateDeskChange

              That  setting requests nice animation to be drawn over the desk-
              top, during desktop switching.Comment it out to speed up desktop
              switching.



       AppsBackingStore

              Specifies  that app windows should request backing store. X-ter-
              minals and low memory systems should  avoid  this  as  redrawing
              will  be  quicker  than pulling the saved image from swap space.
              Backing store will always be faster than redraw on machines that
              have enough memory. This causes non-ICCCM compliance.



       AutoFocus

              Do not use. Obsolete.



       AutoRaise delay

              Specifies  the  delay  in  milliseconds  of  focus a window must
              attain before being raised.



       AutoReverse 0|1|2

              Specifies the window Warping (also called alt-tabbing) style.  0
              (the default) causes switching among windows in one direction. 1
              causes  a  closed   loop   switching   -   #1->#2->#3->#4   then
              #4->#3->#2->#1. 2 causes an open loop switching - #1->#2->#3->#4
              then #4->#1->#2->#3 etc.



       AutoTabThroughDesks

              In  conjunction  with  AutoReverse,  this  will  Warp  (alt-tab)
              through windows on all desks.




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       BackingStore

              Specifies  that  decorations should request backing store. Refer
              to AppsBackingStore for further details.



       CenterOnCirculate

              Specifies that when Warping (alt-tabbing), the desktop page con-
              taining  the window to which the pointer is moving will be auto-
              matically selected and afterstep will attempt to center the tar-
              get window in the desktop viewport, rather than just flipping to
              the desktop the window resides in.



       CirculateSkipIcons

              Specifies that all icons should be skipped  when  Warping  (alt-
              tabbing) between windows.



       ClickTime

              Specifies  that  afterstep should consider two mouse clicks made
              within delay milliseconds to be a double mouse  click,  and  not
              two  single mouse clicks. The default delay is 150 milliseconds.



       ClickToFocus

              Specifies that the keyboard input (aka  focus)  stays  with  one
              window  until  a  new  window's TitleBar is clicked on, or gains
              focus through Warping or de-iconification.

              AfterStep will not switch focus  following  mouse  pointer,  but
              instead  will switch it when window is explicitely clicked. This
              is the same as before. The only  difference  is  that  AfterStep
              will  not Raise window automagically, unless some other settings
              are set. Possible way to Raise window on focusing include:

              - set AutoRaise 0 in feel file ( delay of 0 )

              - bind mouse clicks to Raise  or  RaiseLower  function  in  feel
              file.

              - set ClickToRaise flag in feel file.







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       ClickToRaise

              Specifies that windows should be raised when a button is clicked
              in the titlebar, handle (low bar), or application area.  buttons
              specifies  the  list of buttons which triggers this function. In
              AutoRaise mode this will simply raise the window if the click is
              before  the  delay specified in AutoRaise. In ClickToFocus mode,
              this will raise the window and give it focus.



       CoverAnimationSteps steps count

              CoverAnimationSteps is the number of  animation  steps  to  take
              while removing blue-tinted cover window.



       CoverAnimationType type

              CoverAnimationType  determines  what  type  of  animation to use
              while removing blue-tinted desktop cover - use values from 0  to
              13.



       Cursor cursor_number cursor_type

              Specifies  the  cursor_type  for the given cursor_number . Valid
              cursor_numbers are 0 though 10 and listed  in  all  the  shipped
              feel.name   files.   The   cursor_types   are   listed   in  the
              /usr/include/X11/cursorfont.h file.



       CustomCursor path

              Adds a custom cursor from the search paths.  AfterStep  searches
              the  following paths in addition to the system Xorg/Xfree paths:
              ~/.afterstep/desktop/cursors/   and    $SHAREDIR/afterstep/desk-
              top/cursors/.

              Note:  under  Xorg,  this  is probably depreciated. Current Xorg
              uses the Xcursor library to load cursor data from a single file.



       DecorateTransients

              Specifies  that  transient  windows (pop-up dialog boxes), which
              are normally not decorated, should be given the usual title  and
              low bars. Note: some pop-up windows and menus are not managed by
              the window manager, so do not get these decorations.




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       DefaultWindowBox "windowbox_name"

              Window boxes are processed in order they were listed in  config.
              If  suitable  windowbox could not be found for the window in the
              database file - then windowbox named in DefaultWindowBox will be
              forced.



       DeskAnimationSteps steps

              Specifies  how  many  animation  steps  should be rendered while
              switching desktops/removing blue cover. Reduce  that  number  to
              speedup animation.



       DeskAnimationType value

              This  requests particular type of animation to be rendered while
              switching desktops. Available values are in range of 0 to 12.



       DontMoveOff

              Specifies that windows should not  be  moved  off  or  initially
              placed  off  of  the  desktop. A few programs will not work cor-
              rectly if you use this option.  This  only  keeps  windows  from
              being completely lost off the edge of the desktop. It insists on
              keeping 16 pixels on the desktop, but does not attempt  to  keep
              the entire window on the desk.



       DontRestoreFocus

              Will  not restore focus to the recently focused application wile
              switching desktops.



       EdgeResistance delay pixels

              Specifies how hard it should be to change views within a desktop
              by moving the mouse over the edge of the screen, and how hard it
              hould be to move a window over the edge of a screen.

              The delay in milliseconds, defines how  long  the  pointer  must
              spend  at the screen edge before that view becomes current. This
              is useful in conjunction with EdgeScroll 100 100, so  the  views
              don't get switched accidently.

              The  pixels defines how far over the edge a window must "appear"



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              to move before it actually moves partially off the screen.

              Note that with EdgeScroll 0 0, it is still possible to  move  or
              resize windows across the edge of the current screen. By setting
              the pixels parameter of EdgeResistance to 10000,  this  type  of
              motion  is  impossible.  However, with EdgeResistances less than
              10000, but greater than 0, moving over pages  becomes  difficult
              but not impossible.



       EdgeScroll horizontal vertical

              Specifies  the  percentage  of  a page to scroll when the cursor
              hits the edge of a page. Setting EdgeScroll to 0 0 will  disable
              scrolling.  Setting  this  option  to  100 100 will scroll whole
              pages. Set to 1000 1000, scrolling will wrap around at the  edge
              of  the desktop. Both horizontal and vertical should be positive
              numbers.



       FollowTitleChanges

              That will force AfterStep to reread and merge all the hints  and
              settings from the database files, whenever window changes either
              its name or icon name.



       Function

              Specifies a complex function definition and is  covered  in  the
              built-in command/function.

              See Also: AS Function for further details.



       IconTitle

              Specifies  that  a  title should be displayed under an iconified
              app. The colors used are the ForeColor and BackColor of the But-
              tonTitleFocus  in  the  look.name file. Note: less space is left
              for the app's icon, so it will be  resized  acordingly.  Only  a
              portion of the icon title will be displayed until the icon gains
              focus, and then the title "box" will expand to reveal  the  win-
              dow's entire name.



        KeepIconWindows

              Specifies  that  applications should be allowed to specify their



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              own icon windows.



       Key keyname  context  modifier  Command

              Specifies a key-stroke binding definition, similar  to  Mouse  .
              keyname  is the keyboard key name. Valid keyname 's are found in
              the /usr/X11/include/X11/keysymdef.h file and are specified here
              without the leading "XK_". The context describes where the mouse
              is resting when the keyname is pressed and can be  any  combina-
              tion  of  the  following:  R = Root window (main background) F =
              Window Frame (the BottomBar handle corners) S = Window  TitleBar
              or  BottomBar  I  = Iconified Button (minimized window icon) T =
              Window TitleBar W = Application Window A  =  Any  of  the  above
              except  for TitleButtons 1-10 = TitleButton number of the Title-
              Bar [ not very useful here ]
               modifier is the key-stroke combination associated with the con-
              text entry, to issue the Command . Valid modifier 's are:

                 N = No modifiers
                 C = Control
                 S = Shift
                 M = Meta
                 A = Any modifier
               Command can be any afterstep  Built-in command/ function, Popup
              or user defined Function .

              See Also: AS Function for further details.






       MenusHigh

              Specifies that any pop-up menu's submenu should  appear  at  the
              top  of  the parent menu instead of starting at the point in the
              parent window where the submenu item lies.



       Mouse button  context  modifier  Command

              Specifies a mouse binding definition. button is the mouse button
              number [0, 1, 2, or 3]. If button is zero, then any mouse button
              invoked issues the Command . context describes where  the  mouse
              click occurred and can be any combination of the following:

                 R = Root window (main background)
                 F = Window Frame (the BottomBar handle corners)
                 S = Window TitleBar or BottomBar
                 I = Iconified Button (minimized window icon)



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                 T = Window TitleBar
                 W = Application Window
                 A = Any of the above except for TitleButtons
              1-10 = TitleButton number of the TitleBar, corresponds to the
                     entry in the  look.name  file
              The  action to be taken by the defined TitleButton is defined in
              the feel.name file. Defining a TitleButton without having a cor-
              responding  entry in the feel.name file will cause the TitleBut-
              ton icon to be displayed, but not react when pressed.

               modifier is the key-stroke combination associated with the con-
              text entry, to issue the Command . Valid modifier 's are:

                 N = No modifiers
                 C = Control
                 S = Shift
                 M = Meta
                 A = Any modifier
               Command can be any afterstep  Built-in command/ function, Popup
              or user defined Function .

              See Also: AS Function for further details.



       NoPPosition

              Species that afterstep should ignore the  PPosition  field  when
              placing  new windows, in other words, windows can't choose where
              to  place  themselves.  Adherence  to  the  PPosition  field  is
              required for some applications.



       NoSnapKey key

              AfterStep  now  has  a feature that "snaps" windows to different
              desktop features, such as edges of other windows and edge of the
              screen.  To  disable  it temorarily you can press and hold Shift
              key. Use this setting to request different modifier key  instead
              of Shift.



       OpaqueMove %

              Specifies  the  maximum size window where opaque window movement
              should be used. % is percent of the total screen area. Set to 0,
              all windows will be moved using the traditional rubber-band out-
              line. Set to 100, all windows will be move as solid windows. The
              default is 5 which allows small windows to be moved in an opaque
              manner, but large windows to be  moved  as  rubber-bands.  Using
              this  option  with  large values can slow down video response on
              slower systems.



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       OpaqueResize %

              Specifies the maximum size window where opaque  resizing  should
              be  used.  %  is percent of the total screen area. Set to 0, all
              windows will be resized using the traditional  rubber-band  out-
              line.  Set to 100, all windows will be resized as solid windows.
              The default is 5 which allows small windows to be resized in  an
              opaque  manner, but large windows to be resized as rubber-bands.
              Using this option with large values can slow down video response
              on slower systems.



       PagingDefault 0|1

              Specifies  if Paging should be enabled (1) or disabled (0). Pag-
              ing is set to enabled by default.



       PersistentMenus

              Right now if you try to open a menu when its  already  opened  -
              that  will  cause  menu  to close. To disable this behaviour and
              instead pop-up a menu again - use this setting.



       Popup   Specifies a menu popup definition and is covered in the  built-
              in command/function.

              See Also: AS Function for further details.



       RandomPlacement

              Specifies  that windows which would normally require user inter-
              vention  for  placement  be  automagically  placed  in  ever-so-
              slightly random locations.



       RecentSubmenuItems number_of_items

              Defines  maximum  number  of  recently  used submenu items to be
              listed under menu item. Set to 0 to disable feature. Default  is
              4.



       SaveUnders

              Specifies  that afterstep frames should request saveunders. This



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              will cause afterstep to save those portions of windows that  are
              not visible to system memory. This can significantly improve the
              performance during opaque moves, but  it  causes  a  significant
              increase  in  memory  usage. This can also cause garbled display
              with some applications.



       ScreenEdgeAttraction distance

              Defines distance from which window  will  be  attracted  to  the
              screen edge, while being interactively moved/resized.



       ShadeAnimationSteps steps

              Defines  how  many  steps to use to render animation when window
              gets shaded/unshaded.



       ShadeAnimationSteps steps

              Defines how many steps to use to render  animation  when  window
              gets shaded/unshaded.



       SloppyFocus

              Specifies  that  windows  retain  focus until the mouse moves to
              another window, or Warping causes another window to gain  focus.

              SloppyFocus has no effect if ClickToFocus is also specified.



       SmartPlacement

              Specifies  that windows be placed in areas that no other windows
              occupy, otherwise user intervention becomes required for  place-
              ment. Have fun, try specifying both. :-)



       StickyIcons

              Specifies that icons should stick to the screen's glass and fol-
              low it from desk/view to desk/view.







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       StubbornIconPlacement

              Specifies that icons should avoid being  hidden  behind  windows
              placed  over  the  IconBox  by moving themselves around (dancing
              icons).



       StubbornIcons

              Specifies that icons should uniconify to their original desk. By
              default, icons uniconify to the current desk.



       StubbornPlacement

              Specifies that new windows should avoid being placed over icons.



       SuppressIcons

              Specifies that no icon should be  shown  for  any  window  being
              iconified, similar to NoIcon.



       WinListHideIcons

              When set, Icons in internal WindowList ( the window that pops up
              if you right click on root window) will not be shown.



       WinListSortOrder 0/1/2/3

              Arranges WinList entries based-on the following qualifiers: 0  -
              circulations  order  (default),  1  -  Alpha order, 2 - Stacking
              order (unimplemented), 3 - creation order (unimplemented).



       WindowBox "windowbox_name"

              WindowBox defines an area on  the  screen/virtual  desktop  into
              which a window will be placed on startup.

              See Also: Feel WindowBox definition for further details.



       WindowEdgeAttraction distance




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              Defines  distance  from  which  window  will be attracted to the
              other window's edge, while being interactively moved/resized.



        XorValue value

              Specifies the value with which bits are XOR'ed when  doing  rub-
              ber-band  window  moving  or  resizing.  Setting this value is a
              trial-and-error process.



        Xzap number

              Specifies the horizontal offset of the cursor when warping. This
              offset  is relative to the upper-left corner of the window being
              warped to.



        Yzap number

              Specifies the vertical offset of the cursor when  warping.  This
              offset  is relative to the upper-left corner of the window being
              warped to.































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