			      Selectwm 0.3
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This is a small application (using GTK+) which lets you select your window manager. It looks for a file named .selectwmrc in the user's directory which contains the list of window managers. To get the latest version go to http://www.altern.org/ldufresne/selectwm/

To run Selectwm you need:
 - A computer with X11
 - GTK+ >= 1.2.0 (available at http://www.gtk.org)

I know that it works on my Linux Box (i386) with Debian 2.1 (it shouldn't be too difficult to run it on another box. If it doesn't work for you, mail me)


To install it just do:
  ./configure
  make
  make install

Then you must edit your .xinitrc file (or .xsession if you're using xdm) and change the line where your window manager starts and replace it with selectwm. Mine looks like:

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#!/bin/bash

# hey I'm left handed
xmodmap -e "pointer = 3 2 1"

# a nice background (nicer than the default grey ;)
xsetroot -solid black

#start selectwm
selectwm

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and now when you start X, it should show a nice list which lets you choose your window manager (by double clicking on it with the mouse or with the arrow keys and the return or space bar)

To add a window manager, right click on the list with the mouse. Since the 0.2 version, you don't have to edit the .selectwmrc file. You can do everything in selectwm (add, delete, edit window managers, sort the list with drag and drop, set the default window manager...)

You can also use a few options:
  -h, --help                    prints this message
  -v, --version                 prints version information
  -d, --DontSaveOnExit          don't save the config on exit
  -c, --config <filename>       select the config file

You can use selectwm in french. If you have time you can translate it (send me a mail if you don't know how to do it).

I hope you find selectwm usefull. I used it a few months when I was playing with some wm but I soon got bored to select window maker each time ;)

Fell free to send me a mail

Luc Dufresne (ldufresne@altern.org)
