Re: Possible WM Documentation Project

Russ Button wrote:

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>
> One of the things I'd like to see are docs relating to all the weird 
> little control files
> and such.  

Are there any plans to convert these to an xml-based format?

> What the GNUstep directory does and all the various control files
> underneath it.   This would really help those trying to integrate WM 
> into some
> new 'IX variant.  I've only installed it in Redhat 6.x, 7.x, 9.x and 
> Fedora Core 2.
> A lot of the problem I suppose is that it just isn't stuff with WM, 
> but also with
> the login manager like GDM or XDM.  

Documenting the installation/configuration of XDM/GDM (WDM.. KDM..) is 
probably not relevant. Briefly explaining how to integrate wmaker to an 
existing graphical login setup definitely is.

> Still I think that the job isn't done until
> the reader finds everything they need instead of having to reinvent 
> the wheel.
>
> I'd also like to see some docs that tell folks how to create themes
> and such.  

Apparently wmakerconf & WPrefs let you create themes interactively.

> Maybe it's already there and I haven't found it, or what's there is 
> minimal
> and needs to be integrated into this larger effort.  It would 
> certainly help if everything
> could be found in one location.

How about an interactive tutorial / guided tour?

>
> Russ
>
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