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authorgotmor <gotmor@f2baff5b-bf2c-0410-a398-912abdc3d8b2>2007-08-14 13:51:10 +0000
committergotmor <gotmor@f2baff5b-bf2c-0410-a398-912abdc3d8b2>2007-08-14 13:51:10 +0000
commit8637be0fdc4e67434d76fed1ca65e54bb92ddb41 (patch)
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added XPM icons support
drawing enhancement and fixes added command line option '-h' to set the line height git-svn-id: http://dzen.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@153 f2baff5b-bf2c-0410-a398-912abdc3d8b2
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@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Optionally if you want to use dzen's gadgets:
make clean install
-Note: By default dzen will not be compiled with Xinerama support.
+Note: By default dzen will not be compiled with Xinerama and XPM support.
Uncomment the respective lines in config.mk to change this.
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ dzen accepts a couple of options:
-p persist EOF (optional timeout in seconds)
-x x position
-y y position
+ -h line height (default: fontheight + 2 pixels)
-w width
-xs number of Xinerama screen
-v version information
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ Q4: Ok, the title and slave thing works, can I update the
A4: Sure, see "(4) Simultaneous updates" or use the in-text
command "^tw()" to explicitly draw to the title windwow.
- See section (5) for further details
+ See section (5) for further details
Q5: Can i chnage color of my input at runtime?
@@ -290,6 +291,10 @@ Supported actions:
scrolldown:n scroll slave window n lines down (default n=1)
grabkeys enable keyboard support
ungrabkeys disable keyboard support
+ grabmouse enable mouse support
+ only needed with specific windowmanagers, such as fluxbox
+ ungrabmouse release mouse
+ only needed with specific windowmanagers, such as fluxbox
Note: If no events/actions are specified dzen defaults to:
@@ -399,7 +404,10 @@ Currently the following commands are supported:
^co(RADIUS) circle outline
^p(PIXEL) increment momentary position by PIXEL
+
^i(path) draw icon specified by path
+ Supported formats: XBM and optionally XPM
+
^tw() draw to title window
This command has some annoyances, as only
@@ -414,10 +422,13 @@ input.
The color can be specified either as symbolic name (e.g. red,
darkgreen, etc.) or as #rrggbb hex-value (e.g. #ffffaa).
-Icons must be in the XBM format, see the "bitmaps" directory for some
-sample icons. With the standard "bitmap" application you can easily draw
-your own icons, though there are lots floating around on your harddisk
-or on the web.
+Icons must be in the XBM or optionally XPM format, see the "bitmaps"
+directory for some sample icons. With the standard "bitmap" application
+you can easily draw your own icons.
+
+Note: Displaying XPM (pixmap) files imposes a somewhat
+ higher load than lightweight XBM files, so use
+ them with care in tight loops.
Rectangles will be truncated to the maximum possible size if you specify
a size bigger than dzen's window.