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icewm

install icewm
sudo apt-get install icewm
install themes
sudo apt-get install icewm-themes
theme download
https://www.box-look.org/browse/cat/142/ord/latest/
help
icehelp

config files

global config files
/usr/share/icewm
local config files
~/.icewm
edit preferences
~/.icewm/preferences
example: remapping multiple keys in one property
KeySysWorkspaceNextTakeWin="Alt+Ctrl+Shift+Right", "Alt+Ctrl+End"
edit keyboard shortcuts
~./icewm/keys
example: restart icewm window manager on ctrl shift keypad +
key "Ctrl+Shift+KP_Add" icewm -r
edit menu
icemc
vi ~/.icewm/menu
edit toolbar
~/.icewm/toolbar
edit startup scripts
vi ~/.icewm/startup
themes are automatically loaded from
/usr/share/icewm/themes
xserver keysyms
http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/List_of_keysyms
https://code.woboq.org/gtk/include/X11/keysymdef.h.html#232
https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs/keysyms.pdf

documentation

manual
https://ice-wm.org/man
https://ice-wm.org/manual/
http://soc.if.usp.br/manual/icewm-common/html/icewm.html#toc6
tutorials
https://www.osnews.com/story/7774/icewm-the-cool-window-manager/
icewm mailing list
https://sourceforge.net/p/icewm/mailman/icewm-user/