Difference between revisions of "Ratpoison"

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A simple <code>~/.ratpoisonrc</code>
 
A simple <code>~/.ratpoisonrc</code>
{{Box File|~/.ratpoisonrc|
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{{Code box|~/.ratpoisonrc|
 
  #Make escape (default C-t) not clash with mythTV key bindings
 
  #Make escape (default C-t) not clash with mythTV key bindings
 
  escape C-r
 
  escape C-r

Revision as of 14:17, 7 April 2007

Ratpoison is a lightweight window manager that is designed to require very little interaction with your mouse, hence the amusing name. That and the fact it also provides fullscreen windows with no decorations makes it ideally suited to a Myth FE system.

A simple .xsession for ratpoison and mythtv

ratpoison &
mythfrontend

A simple ~/.ratpoisonrc

Script.png ~/.ratpoisonrc

#Make escape (default C-t) not clash with mythTV key bindings
escape C-r
#Banish the mouse cursor out of the way.
addhook switchwin banish

External player commands may need some help to get mythfrontend fully focused on exit. eg.

 xine <options> %s ; ratpoison -c focus