ASDatabaseEntry(7x)

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💖 ASDatabaseEntry 💖

okay so bestie, this is the ASDatabaseEntry(7x) manual from the AfterStep X11 window manager. we're in part 1 of 2, and it's all about the config options you can put in your AfterStep database. it's giving config queen, no cap. 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

ASDatabaseEntry — to be used in entry of AfterStep database

✨ CONFIGURATION OPTIONS ✨

  • AllowCover — says other windows should be allowed to cover the app window. turns off AvoidCover. this is the default setting. periodt. ✨
  • AvoidCover — says other windows should NOT be allowed to cover the app window. prevents other windows from moving in front of (or behind) the app window. if SmartPlacement is specified in the feel file, windows will not be allowed to automatically place themselves over the app window, if possible. AllowCover turns off AvoidCover. the default is AllowCover. 💅
  • BorderWidth width — specifying this in conjunction with NoHandles sets the border width of a window to be width. a width of 0 causes no border. this option has no effect if not used with NoHandles. the default is 1 implicitly for all windows.
  • Button number — specifying a number to each use of Button will cause that button's number to be displayed in the title bar. number should be the same as used in TitleButtons setting. the default is to display all buttons defined in the look.name file if the following conditions are met: there is a valid bitmap or pixmap specified for the button in the look.name file; and the button has not been forced not to display by the use of Motif WM hints specified by application. 🎀
  • CirculateHit — enables window to be switched to using ChangeWindowUp, ChangeWindowDown or Warp (also called alt-tabbing) functions. this is the default implicitly for all windows. ✨
  • CirculateSkip — causes windows to be skipped over when the ChangeWindowUp, ChangeWindowDown or Warp (also called alt-tabbing) functions are invoked. this is disabled by default implicitly for all windows.
  • DefaultGeometry WIDTHxHEIGHT+X+Y — this will force AfterStep to replace parts of window initial placement with predefined values. for example:
Style "*mozilla*" DefaultGeometry 1024x500

will force mozilla windows (or any windows that have "mozilla" in its name) to have initial size 1024x500.

note that in case of mozilla it's useful to define several Styles so that you will get different geometries for different dialog boxes, such as search/download/etc. 💅

  • Focus — this will set the window to accept input focus. this is the default for all windows. periodt.
  • FocusOnMap — client window will be focused when it is mapped even if it is not directly under mouse pointer. 👑
  • FocusStyle [ style ] — specifies a MyStyle to be used for this window when it has the keyboard focus. if style is unspecified, the default focus style will be used instead (see FWindowStyle, below).
  • Frame "frame_name" — enables "frame_name" to be used for decoration of this window. cute.
  • Fullscreen — makes window Fullscreen on startup. main character energy fr.
  • HandleWidth width — specifies the width of the resize handles. the default width is 8 pixels.
  • Handles — specifies that the app window will display the "low bar" decoration. this is the default for all windows. 💖
  • HonorConfig — forces AfterStep to honor a client's request to reposition itself after its window has been mapped. ⚠️ this is a dangerous behavior as clients do not have a reliable way of determining the best position for themselves. window positioning should be left to AfterStep as it knows better. opposite of IgnoreConfig.

See Also: IgnoreConfig.

  • HonorExtWMHints — forces AfterStep to use extended window management hints that the client sets on its windows. these generally include window type (dialog, desktop, menu, etc), window state (minimized, maximized, shaded, etc.), desktop, icon and additional data. note that these window-type hints cause AfterStep to apply one of its policies, which may result in missing decorations, a non-default layer, and other potential irregularities. the opposite is NoExtWMHints.

See Also: NoExtWMHints.

  • HonorGnomeHints — forces AfterStep to use the desktop, layer, and other hints data that a client sets on its window using the old, outdated GNOME window management hints. the opposite is NoGnomeHints.

See Also: NoGnomeHints.

  • HonorGroupHints — AfterStep will utilize a group hint set on the client's window. this will make AfterStep apply group management policies to all windows of the client. for example: when one window in the group is moved to a different desktop, all other windows will follow. group members will usually be stacked together and utilize the layer of the member with the highest layer within the given group. transient windows belonging to one of the members will overlay all of the members. the opposite is NoGroupHints.

See Also: NoGroupHints.

  • HonorKDEHints — AfterStep will honor KDE specific hints set on the client's window. this is mainly used for status bar-type applications. the opposite is NoKDEHints.

See Also: NoKDEHints.

  • HonorMotifHints — AfterStep will honor Motif specific hints set on the client's window. this includes any decorations that need to be drawn around it and any functions (minimize/maximize/re-size/move) that it supports. the opposite is NoMotifHints.

See Also: NoMotifHints.

  • HonorPPosition — forces AfterStep to use PPosition hint for this window. PPosition hint normally means that application has determined its position due to some of its own configuration settings, and position has not been explicitly requested on the command line. this setting overrides NoPPosition setting in feel file. 💅
  • HonorRestack — FIXME: add proper description here. 💀
  • HonorTransientHints — will force AfterStep to use transient hint, effectively attaching window to its parent (placing it on the same layer, etc.). 🫶
  • HonorXResources — forces AfterStep to respect XResources database when it comes to window placement. periodt.
  • HorizontalTitle — causes the window titlebar to be placed horizontally on top of the window. this is the implicit default for all windows. ✨
  • Icon filename — specifies the [filename] to use when iconified, overriding any icon the app itself might provide. NoIcon turns this off. the default is to use the app's supplied icon or the icon specified with the WM_NAME of "Unknown" or "*". 🎀
  • IconTitle — specifies that a title should be displayed under an iconified app. the colors used are the ForeColor and BackColor of the ButtonTitleFocus in the look.name file. note: less space is left for the app's icon, so it will be resized according. only a portion of the icon title will be displayed until the icon gains focus, and then the title "box" will expand to reveal the window's entire name. 💖
  • IgnoreConfig — AfterStep will ignore a client's attempts to reposition its window after it has been mapped on the screen. opposite of HonorConfig.

See Also: HonorConfig.

  • IgnoreRestack — FIXME: add proper description here. 😭
  • Layer layer — specifies what layer this window should be in. layer may be any integer (positive, negative, or zero). windows are grouped according to their layer, and may not be moved out of their layer. windows in higher layers will be above windows in lower layers. by default, windows are placed in layer 0. StaysOnBack corresponds to Layer -1, and StaysOnTop corresponds to Layer 1. 💅
  • LongLiving — a window will stay on the screen long enough to allow application of different placement policies, such as AvoidCover. opposite of ShortLiving.

See Also: ShortLiving.

  • NoButton number — specifying a number to each use of NoButton will cause that button to be hidden from the title bar. number should be the same as used in TitleButtons setting. the default is to display all buttons defined in the look.name file if the following conditions are met: there is a valid bitmap or pixmap specified for the button in the look.name file; and the button has not been forced not to display by the use of Motif WM hints specified by application. 🎀
  • NoExtWMHints — AfterStep will not use extended window management hints that the client sets on its windows. opposite of HonorExtWMHints.

See Also: HonorExtWMHints.

  • NoFocus — this will set the window to refuse any input focus. Focus will turn this setting off. this is off by default. ✨
  • NoFocusOnMap — AfterStep will not yield a focus to the new window being mapped. this prevents things like passwords typed into popped-up IM windows. opposite of FocusOnMap.

See Also: FocusOnMap.

  • NoFrame — disables frame decorations for this window. bye decoration.
  • NoFullscreen — prevents windows from starting up as Fullscreen. no cap.
  • NoGnomeHints — causes AfterStep to disregard layer properties and several obsolete properties for a window. opposite of HonorGnomeHints.

See Also: HonorGnomeHints.

  • NoGroupHints — AfterStep will not utilize a group hint set on the client's window. opposite of HonorGroupHints.

See Also: HonorGroupHints.

  • NoHandles — specifies that the app window will not display the "low bar" decoration. this also removes the ability to resize windows with the resize handles on the "low bar" ends. the default is Handles implicitly for all windows. 💅
  • NoIcon — disables icon from being visible when window is iconified. that causes window to simply disappear when the app is iconified. refer to the EXAMPLES below for a method to make all icons disappear. 👻
  • NoIconTitle — specifies that no title should be displayed under an iconified app. simple.
  • NoKDEHints — AfterStep will not honor KDE specific hints set on the client's window. opposite of HonorKDEHints.

See Also: HonorKDEHints.

  • NoMotifHints — forces AfterStep to disregard Motif decoration and functionality hints. bye.
  • NoPPosition

First up, finishing the thought from before: Specifies that afterstep should ignore the PPosition field for the specified window — in other words, the window can't choose where to place itself. Adherence to the PPosition field is required for some applications.

  • NoTitle — says afterstep should not put a title bar decoration on the app. This one's off by default. ✨
  • NoTransientHints — ignore transient hint, bestie: the window gets treated as an independent window. 💅
  • NoXResources — forces AfterStep to disregard the XResources database when it comes to window placement. 🚫
  • OverrideGravity NorthWest | North | NorthEast | West | Center | East | SouthWest | South | SouthEast | Static — okay so some applications (notably xv) have been designed without reading widely accepted and used standards such as ICCCM. Gravity value is one of the hints that often get misplaced by applications. As the result may exhibit weird placement behaviour — such as windows moving to the top-left with each resize or file opened. Try specifying StaticGravity for such apps. Also some applications do not set gravity correctly. For example you start an application with geometry +10-10 which means SouthWestGravity and that should fix position of left and bottom sides of the window. But window set its gravity to NorthWestGravity instead and as the result window gets placed further down to the bottom by the size of the frame decorations. In this cases you can specify whatever gravity you want and thus override those stupid apps.
See Also: Gravity type specification for further details.
  • ShortLiving — short living windows are always placed automatically and do not affect AvoidCover stuff. 🦋
  • Slippery — this is the default setting! Windows stay on the desktop they were placed on, and do not "follow" viewport, when desk/view changes. 🧊
  • StartIconic — causes the app to start and immediately iconify itself to the IconBox. The default is StartNormal implicitly for all windows. 😴
  • StartNormal — disables the effects of StartIconic setting — window will not be iconified upon startup. This is the default. 🌟
  • StartsAnyWhere — upon startup window will be placed onto the current desktop. This is the implicit default setting for all windows. 🏠
  • StartsOnDesk number — causes the app window to start on the specified desk number. If SmartPlacement is used in the feel.name file, the window will appear on the specified desk number, but will require interaction to place it; unless it was called with geometry settings. Specific Viewports are also allowed, refer to them below. The default is StartsAnyWhere implicitly for all windows. 🔢
  • StaysOnBack — places window in Layer -1, essentially forcing it to go under most other windows. Default Layer is 0.
⚠️ NOTE: deprecated, use Layer instead.
  • StaysOnTop | StaysPut | StaysOnBack — places window in Layer 1, making it go on TOP of most other windows. Default Layer is 0.
⚠️ NOTE: deprecated, use Layer instead.
  • StaysPut — places window in default Layer 0, disabling effects of StaysOnTop, StaysOnBack and Layer.
⚠️ NOTE: deprecated, use Layer instead.
  • Sticky — causes the app window to stick to its location for each desktop that becomes current, allowing the window to "follow" while changing desks/views. The default is Slippery implicitly for all windows. 🍯
  • StickyStyle style — specifies a MyStyle to be used for this window when it does not have the keyboard focus, and is sticky. If style is unspecified, the default sticky style will be used instead (see SWindowStyle, below). 💄
  • Title — specifies that afterstep should put a title bar decoration on the app. This is the default. 👑
  • UnfocusStyle style — specifies a MyStyle to be used for this window when it does not have the keyboard focus, and is not sticky. If style is unspecified, the default unfocus style will be used instead (see UWindowStyle, below). 💤
  • UseAnyViewport — AfterStep will treat an application as if it is relative to the desktop origin, when that application specifies its geometry at the time of mapping.
See Also: UseCurrentViewport.
  • UseCurrentViewport — AfterStep will treat an application as if it is relative to the current viewport's origin, when that application specifies its geometry at the time of mapping.
See Also: UseAnyViewport.
  • VerticalTitle — causes the window titlebar to be placed vertically along the left side of the window, instead of horizontally across the top. 📐
  • ViewportX number — specifies the coordinate along the x-axis that afterstep should place a window. This allows opening a window on a particular desk and view. number is measured in pixels and the screen resolution is the outline of a desk's particular boundaries; where it will then place it upon another desk or view. Combined with ViewportY, a window can be given geometry by afterstep and be placed in the desired desktop and view. ↔️
  • ViewportY number — specifies the coordinate along the y-axis that afterstep should place a window. This allows opening a window on a particular desk and view. number is measured in pixels and the screen resolution is the outline of a desk's particular boundaries; where it will then place it upon another desk or view. Combined with ViewportX, a window can be given geometry by afterstep and be placed in the desired desktop and view. ↕️
  • WindowBox "window_box_name" — requires AfterStep to use the specified WindowBox for placement of this window. 📦
  • WindowListHit — specifies that the app name will be shown on both the internal Window List (default click of mouse buttons 2 & 3 on the root window), and the WinList(1) module bar. This is the default implicitly for all windows. 👀
  • WindowListSkip — specifies that the app name will be omitted from both the internal Window List (default click of mouse buttons 2 & 3 on the root window), and the WinList(1) module bar. The default is WindowListHit implicitly for all windows. 🙈
  • WindowOpacity — FIXME: add proper description here. 😭

Anyway, that's the whole vibe. Shoutout to the footer, bestie: 3rd Berkeley Distribution, AfterStep v.2.2.12, and this little legend called ASDatabaseEntry(7x). No date on this one, but the source and version are iconic. Periodt. 💖✨

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