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Dotfile generator: configuration tool for Emacs, TCSH and FVWM
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lars Wirzenius)
Sat Sep 16 10:11:12 1995
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 1995 00:28:24 +0300
From: Lars Wirzenius <wirzeniu@cc.helsinki.fi>
To: linux-announce@vger.rutgers.edu
Subject: Dotfile generator: configuration tool for Emacs, TCSH and FVWM
From: blackie@imada.ou.dk (Jesper Pedersen)
Organization: Dept. of Math. & Computer Science, Odense University, Denmark
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce
Summary: release 1.1 of the Dotfile Generator
Keywords: Dotfile Generator, Emacs, Tcsh, FVWM
Approved: linux-announce@news.ornl.gov (Lars Wirzenius)
Followup-to: comp.os.linux.misc
I'm happy to announce the release of the Dotfile Generator version 1.1.
Please download it from ftp://ftp.imada.ou.dk where the following is
located in /pub/dotfile:
o dotfile.tar.gz (150k) dotfile.tar.Z (450k)
This is the program.
o userman.tar.gz (170k) userman.tar.Z (300k)
This is the user's manual, which describes how to use the program.
o dotdotfiles.tar.gz (265k) dotdotfiles.tar.Z (450k)
This is the dotdotfile programmer's manual.
If you don't know what the Dotfile Generator is, take a look
at the WWW pages: http://www.imada.ou.dk/~blackie/dotfile/, where the
two manuals are located as hypertext.
What is it:
===========
The dotfile generator is two things:
1) It's a tool with which you can configure emacs, tcsh and fvwm (and soon
bash, NCSA WWW server and procmail)
The configuration is done with check buttons entries, list boxes,
etc. All the way there's lots of help.
2) The Dotfile Generator is also a configuration tool where you can
create a high level interface to your own programs. The Dotfile
Generator uses tcl/tk so it is very flexible and powerful.
Why should you use it?
======================
Well if you don't use either emacs, tcsh or fvwm, then there's no
reason.
If you know everything about the above programs, then there's no reason
either, but before you decide that you know everything, please check these
lists:
o Emacs:
- How do you tell emacs not to change group privileges of files you edit?
- How do you persuade emacs not to insert lines at the end of a file
when you press down arrow at the last line
- How do you change the prefix command for outline mode
- How do you change indentation in html-helper-mode
- How do you tell emacs where the TclX help files are located
etc. etc.
o TCSH:
- how do you insert the last exit code in your prompt?
- how do you make tcsh add a slash or space on completion.
- how do you make tcsh complete on directories only when you complete
on the command "cd" ? or on process id's with kill?
- how do you turn off the audio bell when completing?
- how do you enable/disable automatic logout ?
etc etc.
o FVWM
This module configures the FVWM window manager. It enables you to
change all the options available and define your own functions and
popup menus, for example:
- The fonts used in menus, decorations and the internal pager
- Which MWM options to enable
- change the styles of different windows
- change the appearance of your mouse cursor
and much more.
You might also want to make it easier for some users to configure a
program you've written. If so, this is a perfect tool for that.
Old savefiles
=============
The Dotfile Generator can read its savefiles from the beta releases of
ver. 1.1, but not from ver. 1.0 (sorry). But it might be necessary to
load the file, and then save it again, and restart, to get everything right.
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