On 1/19/07, William Case <billlinux@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
How do I set it up and use it? locate returns 'doc' locations and '/usr/bin/devilspie'
The README lists two locations for a configuration file, but none exists there. Do I start by creating my own *.ds configuration file?
Well, the command line options seem to be broken, and the readme documentation is sparse and out of date, so I just track the upstream changelog to see what new matchers and actions are available. The man page is somewhat helpful. Here is a quick overview. To use devilspie, create a ~/.devilspie directory, then fill it with .ds files. the .ds files are s-expressions, and have a verbose syntax. Taken from the readme, a .ds file could contain: (if (is (application_name) "XMMS") (set_workspace 2)) or another readme example with a regex and two actions: (if (matches (window_name) "^Character.+") (begin maximize (set_workspace 2))) or simply a println to find out what to match: (println window_name) I hope this helps. I use devilspie to make my desktop a bit more appliance like. When enabled, any windows that allow maximization are automatically maximized and set to no window decorations.
