Look(1)                  AfterStep X11 window manager                  Look(1)



NAME
       Look - AfterStep look LookAlignment flagsBevel
       flagsMyBackgroundMyFrameMyStyleSuported hintsTitlebar layout





CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
       ButtonAlignFIXME: add proper description here.See Also:Look Alignment
       flagsfor further details.  ButtonBevelSpecifies the bevel to be drawn
       around iconified windows.See Also:Look Bevel flagsfor further details.

       ButtonIconSpacingFIXME: add proper description here.


       ButtonSizewidthheightSpecifies the size of iconified windows. Every
       iconified window button will be exactly width pixels wide and height
       pixels high. This includes titles drawn at the top, but not the
       separate title window created by SeparateButtonTitle. If either width
       or height is less than one, that dimension will not be fixed. The
       default is ButtonSize 0 0


       CursorBackuse with CursorFore setting to adjust color of the mouse
       cursor.  CursorForeuse with CursorBack setting to adjust color of the
       mouse cursor.  DefaultFrame"name"MyFrame to use as default for all
       windows. Note: if you want a different framing for any window, you need
       to specify it in the database file using the Frame keyword.
       DefaultStyle"style_name"Specifies the MyStyle to use when no style has
       been specifically defined for a given situation. Note that if a style
       named "default" has been defined and DefaultStyle has not, the
       "default" style will be used as the default.  DeskBackdesk#
       "name"Specifies what background to use for desk#. "name" can be either
       image filename in double-quotes, or the name of background definition
       (see MyBackground definition for details).
       DontAnimateBackgrounddisables non-blocking root background changing of
       full-screen backgrounds, that looks like slow animation. This is
       recommended for fast machines.  DontDrawBackgroundIf specified, will
       not display background image, use this with xearth or xfishtank.
       DrawMenuBorders0|1|2Specifies the look of the (start)menu. Using 0 will
       draw the menu with no border on either the menu label or menu item por-
       tions. Using 1 will draw a border around each menu label and around the
       menu item. Using 2 will drawn a border around the menu label and the
       entire menu item list. The border colors are calculated from the
       BackColor under MyStyle menu_item of the look.name. The "hilight" (top
       & left) color is one half lighter than the BackColor color and the
       "shadow" (bottom & right) is one half darker than the BackColor color.
       If the BackColor color is black, the color grey is used.
       FWindowStyle"style_name"Specifies the MyStyle to use for the focused
       window decorations.



       IconBoxleft top right bottomSpecifies a region of the screen in which
       to place iconified windows. Up to four icon boxes can be defined. If an
       IconBox is provided, icons will automatically be placed in them, if
       possible. Otherwise, they will be placed in the upper left corner of
       the screen. Each time a window is iconified, a new place is found for
       it, unless the icon has been moved manually. An available space is
       searched for from left to right, then top to bottom. Icons will not be
       automatically placed on top of other icons, but they may be placed
       underneath application windows if StubbornIconPlacement has not been
       specified. If left or right is negative, then AfterStep will add the
       screen width to it. If top or bottom is negative, then AfterStep will
       add the screen height to it. Note that -0 is not parsed as the right or
       bottom pixel on the screen. Use -1 instead. The IconBox will normally
       be filled from left to right, then top to bottom. However, if the right
       edge of the IconBox is closer to the right edge of the screen than the
       left edge of the IconBox is to the left edge of the screen, then it
       will be filled from right to left. Similarly for top to bottom. For
       example, "2 2 -1 -1" will result in an IconBox which fills from right
       to left, then bottom to top.

       IconsGrowVerticallySpecifies that the Iconbox(es) should be filled
       vertically first.  KillBackgroundThresholdsizeHere size is the maximum
       number of pixels in root background image. If image is bigger that this
       - it will be unloaded from memory when desktop is switched and image is
       no longer in use. Use it on systems with low memory.
       MArrowPixmappixmap_nameSpecifies a pixmap to use as the submenu
       indicator in popup menus.





       MenuBalloonBorderHiliteFIXME: add proper description here.See Also:Look
       Bevel flagsfor further details.  MenuBalloonCloseDelayFIXME: add proper
       description here.  MenuBalloonDelayFIXME: add proper description here.
       MenuBalloonStyleFIXME: add proper description here.
       MenuBalloonTextPaddingXFIXME: add proper description here.
       MenuBalloonTextPaddingYFIXME: add proper description here.
       MenuBalloonXOffsetFIXME: add proper description here.
       MenuBalloonYOffsetFIXME: add proper description here.
       MenuBalloonsFIXME: add proper description here.





       MenuHiTitleStyle"style_name"AfterStep now allows you to specify a
       MyStyle to be used for the titlebar of the currently hilighted menu. AS
       soon as the menu goes out of focus its titlebar will be rendered using
       MenuTitleStyle.  MenuHiliteCompositionMethod130-145This is a funny
       feature - try it and see how you like different values :) If you use
       shades of grey for your item text - you may not see any difference for
       some of this values.  MenuHiliteStyle"style_name"Specifies the MyStyle
       to use for hilighted menu items.  MenuItemCompositionMethod130-145This
       is a funny feature - try it and see how you like different values :) If
       you use shades of grey for your item text - you may not see any
       difference for some of this values.  MenuItemStyle"style_name"Specifies
       the MyStyle to use for menu items.  MenuMiniPixmapsminisSpecifies
       whether mini pixmaps should be included in menus. If minis is 0, mini
       pixmaps are not included. If minis is 1, mini pixmaps are included.
       Note that mini pixmaps will not be added to menus until the next time
       menus are updated. Mini pixmaps can cause AS to take much longer to
       load over a network.  MenuNoBalloonsFIXME: add proper description here.
       MenuPinOnpixmap_nameMenuPinOn is deprecated and AfterStep will
       reinterpret it, and it will create new TitleButton using last unused
       TitleButton context. It will then assign PinMenu function to this
       button. This button will only be shown on titlebars belonging to menu
       windows. This button behaves just like any other TitleButton - for
       example you can use TitleButtonOrder to specify where it should go.
       Problem is you may not know what context AfterStep had choosen for it.
       The better way would be to explicitely define TitleButton, and assign
       PinMenu to it in your feel.


       MenuStippleCompositionMethod130-145This is a funny feature - try it and
       see how you like different values :) If you use shades of grey for your
       item text - you may not see any difference for some of this values.
       MenuStippleStyle"style_name"Specifies the MyStyle to use for stippled
       menu items.  MenuSubItemStyle"style_name"AfterStep now includes this
       new feature: when you select an item from the menu - this item will be
       marked as recently used, and next time the menu is opened it will show
       all the recently used items from its SUBMENU. For exmaple you do
       :Menu->Applications->rxvtNext time you open the Main menu, it will
       display rxvt just under the "Applications" item with some offset.It
       looks much better when this subitems are shown with different (smaller
       ) font. To achive that - specify a MyStyle with asmaller font using the
       MenuSubItemStyle option in your look file.This feature could be turned
       off or altered by using the RecentSubmenuItems option in your feel
       file: set it to 0 to disable this feature.

       MenuTitleStyle"style_name"Specifies the MyStyle to use for menu titles.
       MinipixmapSizex yChanges the default maximum MiniPixmap size (24x24) to
       a user-specified value.See Also: MiniPixmap, MenuMiniPixmaps.
       MyBackground"background_name"Specifies a background definition. Please
       note that only desktops can have different backgrounds - the viewports
       inside of a desktop are limited to the same background.See
       Also:MyBackground definitionfor further details.
       MyFrame"frame_name"Specifies a frame definition (window decor in
       general) and is covered in the MyFrame section of the documentation.
       Please also note that window decor can be defined on a per window basis
       if needed in the database.See Also:MyFrame definitionfor further
       details.  MyStyle"style_name"Specifies a MyStyle definition (which
       covers text and/or gradients and/or background pixmaps), which can
       later be reused and is covered in the MyStyle section of the
       documentation.See Also:MyStyle definitionfor further details.
       ResizeMoveGeometrygeomSpecifies the location of the resize/move window.
       If this option is not specified, the move/resize window will be
       centered on the screen. geom may be any one of the following:++: upper-
       left corner -+: upper-right corner +-: lower-left corner --: lower-
       right corner RubberBandSpecifies the RubberBand type to use when moving
       or resizing non-opaque windows. There are 3 styles: 0: the window is
       represented as a number of rectangles 1: one rectangle the size of the
       window 2: one crossed-out rectangle the size of the window.


       SWindowStyle"style_name"Specifies the MyStyle to use for the sticky
       window decorations.  SeparateButtonTitle0|1Specifies where iconified
       window titles should be drawn. If it is 0, the title will be drawn at
       the top of the icon. If it is 1, the title will be drawn in a separate
       window at the below the icon. The default value is 1.
       StartMenuSortModenumberSort start menu entries by... 1=alphabetical
       order, 0=date




       SupportedHintsFIXME: add proper description here.See Also:Supported
       hints listfor further details.


       TitleButtonbutton unclicked_image clicked_imagebuttondefines the button
       location number from 1 to 10 in the following layout: [1] [3] [5] [7]
       [9] (title) [10] [8] [6] [4] [2].unclicked_imageis the bitmap or pixmap
       to be used during the static state of the associated buton
       location.clicked_imageis the bitmap or pixmap to be used during a
       clicked state of the associated button location.
       TitleButtonBalloonBorderHiliteNone|[Left,Top,Right,Bottom,Extra,NoOutlineDefines
       bevel to be drawn around balloons - replaces BorderWidth setting.See
       Also:Bevel flagsfor further details.
       TitleButtonBalloonCloseDelaymillisecondsFIXME: add proper description
       here.  TitleButtonBalloonDelaymillisecondsDetermines delay between when
       balloon is shown and before it disapears.
       TitleButtonBalloonStyle"mystyle_name"MyStyle to be used to draw
       balloon. Note that balloons could be shaped (BackPixmap 125 and 126 ).
       TitleButtonBalloonTextPaddingXFIXME: add proper description here.
       TitleButtonBalloonTextPaddingYFIXME: add proper description here.
       TitleButtonBalloonXOffsetoffsetSpecifies the horizontal offset (in
       pixels) to use when displaying balloons.
       TitleButtonBalloonYOffsetoffsetSpecifies the horizontal offset (in
       pixels) to use when displaying balloons.  TitleButtonBalloonsTurns on
       displaying of balloons for buttons in the titlebar.
       TitleButtonNoBalloonsFIXME: add proper description here.
       TitleButtonOrdercontext_sequenceDetermines layout of the titlebar.
       Default is 13579t08642.  TitleButtonSpacingnumberSpecifies how much
       space (in pixels) to put between each button of the titlebar.
       TitleButtonSpacingLeftnumberSpecifies how much space (in pixels) to put
       between left buttons and titlebar.
       TitleButtonSpacingRightnumberSpecifies how much space (in pixels) to
       put between titlebar and right buttons.  TitleButtonStylenumSpecifies
       how much space is put between leftmost and rightmost titlebar buttons,
       and the edges of the titlebar. If num is 0, there is a two pixel buffer
       the buttons and the edge. If num is 1, there is no space between the
       buttons and the edge. If num is 2 , then distance between titlebar edge
       and titlebuttons is determined by TitleButtonXOffset and
       TitleButtonYOffset.  TitleButtonXOffsetx_offset_valDetermines the
       distance of the titlebar buttons from the edge of the titlebar.
       TitleButtonXOffsetLeftx_offset_valDetermines the distance of the left
       block of titlebar buttons from the side of the titlebar.
       TitleButtonXOffsetRightx_offset_valDetermines the distance of the right
       block of titlebar buttons from the side of the titlebar.
       TitleButtonYOffsety_offset_valDetermines the distance of the titlebar
       buttons from the top/bottom of the titlebar
       TitleButtonYOffsetLefty_offset_valDetermines the distance of the left
       block of titlebar buttons from the top/bottom of the titlebar
       TitleButtonYOffsetRighty_offset_valDetermines the distance of the right
       block of titlebar buttons from the top/bottom of the titlebar

       TitleTextAlignalignDefines how titlebar text should be aligned - Left,
       Right or Center.


       TitlebarNoPushSpecifies that the titlebar should not to appear to be
       "pushed in" when clicked with a mouse button. This is useful to reduce
       video strain or if textured pixmaps that do not look good "pushed in"
       are used.


       UWindowStyleSpecifies the MyStyle to use for the unfocused window
       decorations.

       Frame decoration settings have been greately enhanced. It is now
       fashioned after MyStyle option and is called MyFrame. It allows for
       several named structures, with inheritance and ability to assign
       different structure to different apps using the database.As mentioned
       above root background settings has been moved into look - hence
       MyBackground and Desk back as look options.MyStyle has far greater
       number of BackPixmap types reflecting new functionality in
       libAfterImage.CompositionMethod setting has been added to different
       aspects of look.New options for more flexible placing of titlebar
       buttons has been added.Balloons now support both X and Y offset as well
       as MyStyle instead of simple back and fore colors.





3rd Berkeley Distribution      AfterStep v.2.2.9                       Look(1)
