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| − | Bluetile is a tiling window manager designed to integrate with the GNOME desktop environment. | + | Bluetile is a tiling window manager designed to integrate with the [[GNOME]] [[Desktop Environment|desktop environment]]. |
== About == | == About == | ||
| − | Why choose Bluetile? Because none of the other tiling window managers were built with the thought in mind that time is the most limited resource among the majority of users. It is good if you can configure a software in every respect. It is better if you do not have to. | + | Why choose Bluetile? Because none of the other tiling [[Window Manager|window managers]] were built with the thought in mind that time is the most limited resource among the majority of users. It is good if you can configure a software in every respect. It is better if you do not have to. |
| − | The Bluetile project is really just another xmonad configuration. A configuration that focuses on making the tiling paradigm easily accessible to users coming from traditional window managers. | + | The Bluetile project is really just another [[xmonad]] configuration. A configuration that focuses on making the tiling paradigm easily accessible to users coming from traditional window managers. |
You can create pretty much the same effect with a standard xmonad installation, but this project exists to provide an easy installation path with zero configuration and without having to read (as much) background information. | You can create pretty much the same effect with a standard xmonad installation, but this project exists to provide an easy installation path with zero configuration and without having to read (as much) background information. | ||
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==Installation== | ==Installation== | ||
| − | 1. Install | + | 1. [[pacman|Install]] the following packages from the [[Official Repositories|official repositories]]: |
| − | {{ | + | :* {{pkg|ghc}} |
| + | :* {{pkg|cabal-install}} | ||
| + | :* {{pkg|gtk2hs-buildtools}} | ||
| + | :* {{pkg|xmonad-contrib}} | ||
2. Update cabal: | 2. Update cabal: | ||
| − | + | # cabal update | |
3. Install bluetile: | 3. Install bluetile: | ||
| − | + | # cabal install bluetile | |
| − | {{Note| See BUGS section if you get any compile errors.}} | + | {{Note|See BUGS section if you get any compile errors.}} |
==Running Bluetile== | ==Running Bluetile== | ||
| − | After you have installed bluetile test it: | + | After you have installed bluetile, test it: |
| + | $ ~/.cabal/bin/bluetile | ||
| − | + | ===At start-up=== | |
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| − | + | If you wish to have bluetile launch automatically after logging in, you must set the correct PATH evironment label and then add ''bluetile'' to your start-up applications. | |
| − | + | 1. Edit {{ic|~/.bashrc}} and add the following line to the end: | |
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| − | 1. Edit {{ | ||
export PATH=~/.cabal/bin:$PATH | export PATH=~/.cabal/bin:$PATH | ||
| − | 2. Next launch | + | 2. Next launch {{ic|gnome-session-properties}}: |
| − | + | $ gnome-session-properties | |
| − | 3. You will be presented with a list of your | + | 3. You will be presented with a list of your start-up applcations. |
Click: "Add" | Click: "Add" | ||
In the name field enter: Bluetile Window Manager | In the name field enter: Bluetile Window Manager | ||
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===Another approach=== | ===Another approach=== | ||
| − | You can also edit {{ | + | You can also edit {{ic|~/.gnomerc}} and set the {{ic|WINDOW_MANAGER}} variable with: |
export WINDOW_MANAGER=/home/user/.cabal/bin/bluetile | export WINDOW_MANAGER=/home/user/.cabal/bin/bluetile | ||
| − | With this | + | With this, [[GNOME]] will automatically use Bluetile instead of Metacity. |
| − | {{Note| With this method there is no need to add bluetile to your gnome-session-properties.}} | + | {{Note|With this method there is no need to add bluetile to your {{ic|gnome-session-properties}}.}} |
==BUGS== | ==BUGS== | ||
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Follow this procedure to fix this problem: | Follow this procedure to fix this problem: | ||
| − | + | {{bc| | |
| − | {{ | + | # pacman -S libticonv |
| − | + | $ cd ~/.cabal/packages/hackage.haskell.org/X11/1.4.6.1/ | |
| − | + | $ tar xzf X11-1.4.6.1.tar.gz && cd X11-1.4.6.1/Graphics/X11/Xlib | |
| − | + | $ <Extras.hsc iconv -f ISO-8859-1 -t UTF8 >fix | |
| − | + | $ mv fix Extras.hsc | |
| − | + | $ cd ../../../ | |
| − | + | # cabal install | |
| − | + | }} | |
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Once that is finished: | Once that is finished: | ||
| − | + | # cabal install bluetile | |
==Bluetile Resources== | ==Bluetile Resources== | ||
| − | ''' | + | '''Home page:''' http://bluetile.org/ |
'''Wiki:''' http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Bluetile | '''Wiki:''' http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Bluetile | ||
Revision as of 14:39, 23 April 2012
Bluetile is a tiling window manager designed to integrate with the GNOME desktop environment.
Contents
About
Why choose Bluetile? Because none of the other tiling window managers were built with the thought in mind that time is the most limited resource among the majority of users. It is good if you can configure a software in every respect. It is better if you do not have to.
The Bluetile project is really just another xmonad configuration. A configuration that focuses on making the tiling paradigm easily accessible to users coming from traditional window managers.
You can create pretty much the same effect with a standard xmonad installation, but this project exists to provide an easy installation path with zero configuration and without having to read (as much) background information.
Installation
1. Install the following packages from the official repositories:
2. Update cabal:
# cabal update
3. Install bluetile:
# cabal install bluetile
Running Bluetile
After you have installed bluetile, test it:
$ ~/.cabal/bin/bluetile
At start-up
If you wish to have bluetile launch automatically after logging in, you must set the correct PATH evironment label and then add bluetile to your start-up applications.
1. Edit ~/.bashrc and add the following line to the end:
export PATH=~/.cabal/bin:$PATH
2. Next launch gnome-session-properties:
$ gnome-session-properties
3. You will be presented with a list of your start-up applcations.
Click: "Add" In the name field enter: Bluetile Window Manager In the command field enter: bluetile The comment field is optional.
Thats it, happy tiling!
Another approach
You can also edit ~/.gnomerc and set the WINDOW_MANAGER variable with:
export WINDOW_MANAGER=/home/user/.cabal/bin/bluetile
With this, GNOME will automatically use Bluetile instead of Metacity.
BUGS
X11-1.4.6.1
If you see an error that looks like this:
hsc2hs: Graphics/X11/Xlib/Extras.hsc: hGetContents: invalid argument (Invalid or incomplete multibyte or wide character) cabal: Error: some packages failed to install: X11-1.4.6.1 failed during the building phase. The exception was: ExitFailure 1
Follow this procedure to fix this problem:
# pacman -S libticonv $ cd ~/.cabal/packages/hackage.haskell.org/X11/1.4.6.1/ $ tar xzf X11-1.4.6.1.tar.gz && cd X11-1.4.6.1/Graphics/X11/Xlib $ <Extras.hsc iconv -f ISO-8859-1 -t UTF8 >fix $ mv fix Extras.hsc $ cd ../../../ # cabal install
Once that is finished:
# cabal install bluetile
Bluetile Resources
Home page: http://bluetile.org/