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diff --git a/kwin/CONFIGURING b/kwin/CONFIGURING deleted file mode 100644 index c2c1e74da..000000000 --- a/kwin/CONFIGURING +++ /dev/null @@ -1,73 +0,0 @@ -CONTENTS: -========= - - -1. Pre-configuring window-specific settings - - - - - -1. Pre-configuring window-specific settings -=========================================== - -Window-specific settings is a feature of KWin that allows specifying some -settings only for a specific window or windows. See the Window-specific -settings section in the KWin configuration and the Special settings -menu entries in Alt+F3/Advanced menu. - -One aspect of window-specific settings is the ability to specify various -workarounds for (usually broken) applications that otherwise don't work -properly with KWin. This section describes how to create additional -window-specific settings that will be automatically used by all users -without any need of manual configuration. - -Example case: - -Application FooBar does not specify any maximum size for its main window, -but when resized to larger size than 1600x1200 it crashes because of a bug. -Manual configuration of a window-specific setting that avoids this problem -is opening and activating this window, selecting -Alt+F3/Advanced/Special window settings, activating tab Workarounds, enabling -setting Maximum size, changing it to Force and entering "1600,1200" as -the maximum size, which will make KWin force this size as the maximum size. - -To create such window-specific setting automatically without a need of doing -it manually for every user (for example when doing a large deployment), follow -these steps: - -- Back up your $KDEHOME/share/config/twinrulesrc ($KDEHOME usually being $HOME/.kde) - and remove it -- Run 'dcop twin default reconfigure' -- Create manually all window-specific settings that should be included (see above) -- When done, check in Window-specific settings configuration module - (Alt+F3/Configure window behavior/Window-specific settings) that all rules are - included -- Create a copy of $KDEHOME/share/config/twinrulesrc and restore the original one -- Rename the copy (i.e. the newly created twinrulesrc) to have its unique name - (e.g. foobar_fix_maxsize in this example case) -- Be careful with manual modifications of the file, especially make sure the count= - field in the [General] group is updated if needed -- Create a file for kconfig_update like this (named twin_foobar_fix_maxsize.upd - in this example): - -# twin_foobar_fix_maxsize.upd start # -Id=foobar_fix_maxsize -File=twinrules_update -Group=Dummy -Options=overwrite -ScriptArguments=foobar_fix_maxsize -Script=twin_update_default_rules - -# twin_foobar_fix_maxsize.upd end # - -- The kconfig_file (twin_foobar_fix_maxsize.upd) is to be placed - in $KDEDIR/share/apps/kconf_update/ -- The file with the window-specific settings (foobar_fix_maxsize) is to be placed - in $KDEDIR/share/apps/twin/default_rules/ - - -All KDE user accounts should have these new window-specific settings added -automatically during next KDE startup (or within few seconds if they are active). -They can be checked again in the Window-specific settings configuration module of KWin. - |