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configuration [2014/12/23 20:19]
kraileth Created new configuration page 		configuration [2014/12/28 10:39]
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 The more obvious way to adjust ''​EDE'''​s behaviour is via the graphical configuration tools (see screenshots below). The more obvious way to adjust ''​EDE'''​s behaviour is via the graphical configuration tools (see screenshots below).
  
-The "Configuration place" ​can be accessed from the menu in the //​settings//​ category.+The **Configuration place** can be accessed from the menu in the //​settings//​ category.
  
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 Set your preferred //terminal emulator//, //file manager//, //browser// and //mail client//. Set your preferred //terminal emulator//, //file manager//, //browser// and //mail client//.
 +
 +===== Advanced configuration =====
 +
 +You can change a lot of settings for ''​EDE''​ which cannot (yet) be set using a graphical configuration utility. So for now you're stuck with editing configuration files in that case.
 +
 +But that should be no problem, right? At least not when you know what ''​EDE'''​s configuration files are and where they can be found.
 +
 +Just backup your configuration and start exploring what can be done! We'll cover some common examples later.
 +
 +==== User-dependent configuration ====
 +
 +By default, ''​EDE''​ comes with a bundled version of ''​pekwm''​. Configuration files for both are separate.
 +
 +=== Configuring EDE ===
 +
 +''​EDE''​ places configuration files that affect the current user only in the directory **~/​.config/​ede**.
 +
 +As of version 2.1 you can find the following files there:
 +
 +  * ede-desktop-icons.conf
 +  * ede-keyboard.conf
 +  * ede-panel.conf
 +  * ede-settings.conf
 +
 +=== Configuring Pekwm ===
 +
 +''​Pekwm'''​s configuration files can be found in **~/​.pekwm**.
 +
 +Currently there are the following files there:
 +
 +  * autoproperties
 +  * config
 +  * keys
 +  * menu
 +  * mouse
 +  * start
 +  * vars
 +
 +==== System-wide configuration ====
 +
 +Just like the local configuration,​ the global configuration is also split into that of ''​EDE''​ and of ''​pekwm''​.
 +
 +=== Configuring EDE ===
 +
 +The global configuration files for ''​EDE''​ can be found in the two directories **//​$prefix///​etc/​xdg/​ede** and **///​$prefix///​etc/​xdg/​menus**. There you can find the following files:
 +
 +  * ede-conf.conf
 +  * ede-settings.conf
 +  * ede-startup.conf
 +
 +and
 +
 +  * ede-applications.menu
 +
 +=== Configuring Pekwm ===
 +
 +Global configuration for ''​pekwm''​ can be found in **///​$prefix///​etc/​pekwm**. There are files of the same name as in the local configuration directory (which take precedence over the values in the global configuration).
 +
 +There'​s one exception, however. One file is only found in the global config directory:
 +
 +  * autoproperties_typerules
 +
 +==== Some examples ====
 +
 +Here you'll find some typical examples of custom configuration in a "​Q&​A"​-like style.
 +
 +=== I want more/less workspaces! ===
 +
 +This is something that depends on the wm (pekwm by default). You can configure how many workspaces pekwm creates. Simply adjust the file **~/​.pekwm/​config**
 +
 +Look for the following section:
 +
 +  Screen {
 +  Workspaces = "​4"​
 +  WorkspacesPerRow = "​4"​
 +  WorkspaceNames = "​Main;​Web;​E-mail;​Music"​
 +
 +Here you can change how many workspaces are available, how many are in one row and what there names are.
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