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diff --git a/README b/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c766f1b --- /dev/null +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +gridwm +------ + +gridwm is an automatic X11 window manager which arranges all windows in a grid. + + +Requirements +------------ +In order to build gridwm you need the Xlib header files. + + +Installation +------------ +Edit config.mk to match your local setup. gridwm is installed into +the /usr/local namespace by default. + +Afterwards enter the following command to build and install gridwm (if +necessary as root): + + make clean install + + +Running gridwm +-------------- +Add the following line to your .xinitrc to start gridwm using startx: + + exec gridwm + +In order to connect gridwm to a specific display, make sure that +the DISPLAY environment variable is set correctly, e.g.: + + DISPLAY=foo.bar:1 exec wmii + +This will start gridwm on display :1 of the host foo.bar. + + +Configuration +------------- +The configuration of gridwm is done by customizing the config.h +source file. |