Selectwm 0.4.1
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Selectwm is a simple but robust program that will let you pick a window manager
(or other executable) to run at X startup, and optionally after a window
manager exits. It uses the GTK+ toolkit, and includes options like a timer to
start the default window manager, and modification of the window manager list
from within selectwm.

To run Selectwm you need:
 - A computer with X11
 - GTK+ >= 2.0.0 (available at http://www.gtk.org) - Version 0.3 (and below)
   uses GTK+ 1.2

I know that it works on my Linux Box (i386) with Debian Woody (it shouldn't be
too difficult to run it on another box. If it doesn't work for you, mail me).


To install it just do:
  ./configure
  make
  make install

Then you must edit your .xinitrc file (or .xsession if you're using xdm) and
change the line where your window manager starts and replace it with selectwm.
Mine looks like:

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#!/bin/bash

# hey I'm left handed
xmodmap -e "pointer = 3 2 1"

# a nice background (nicer than the default grey ;)
xsetroot -solid black

#start selectwm
exec selectwm

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and now when you start X, it should show a nice list which lets you choose your
window manager (by double clicking on it with the mouse or with the arrow keys
and pressing the return key).

To add a window manager, right click on the list with the mouse. Since the 0.2
version, you don't have to edit the .selectwmrc file. You can do everything in
selectwm (add, delete, edit, search window managers, sort the list with drag
and drop, set the default window manager...).

You can also use a few options:
  -h, --help                    prints this message
  -v, --version                 prints version information
  -d, --DontSaveOnExit          don't save the config on exit
  -c, --config <filename>       select the config file

You can use selectwm in french. If you have time you can translate it (send me
a mail if you don't know how to do it).

I hope you find selectwm usefull. I used it a few months when I was playing
with some wm but I soon got bored to select window maker each time ;)

Fell free to send me a mail

Luc Dufresne (luc@ordiluc.net)