Here is pekwm-0.1.18rc1 for xenialPup32-7.0.6_k-4.12, complete with an entirely new
menu creator; we now create the submenus first per main desktop categories, and
then merge them with pre-defined top and bottom parts into a "whole" menu.
By design, most monitors now being wider than they are tall, this pekwm menu
develops laterally rather than down. The Puppy menu is in the middle, it is the
"pupmenu" item. (Sorry for being so original!
![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
You will find a snapshot on this thread.
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Scripts
Also included are some pekwm dynamic scripts, and some of my aemenu and less
scripts, as complements for certain things and functions. They being under GPL3
licence, fell free to plunder if you like or need some of them for your use.
In /root you will find three new directories: .aewm, .pekwm and .wmx. The .aewm and
.wmx directories are not "leftovers". This pekwm menu is re-parsed from the wmx
menu I worked on 13 months ago (it's in the Jan. 2017 issue of our PuppyLinux
Newsletter). As to the .aewm directory, it -- as well as /opt/local/bin -- contains
some scripts that are needed by this pekwm menu.
I have this vision, you see, that a window manager menu should offer more than
just a list of programs to launch.
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Themes
The main pekwm pet archive has only the "default" themes. Separately you will find a
pet archive with 71 pekwm themes. Those bearing the ".mod" ending I have edited for
this release. If this collection of pekwm themes is not to your liking, there are many
more at box-look.org and on the deviant-art site.
Upon request, I will upload at the augras.eu site the now difficult to find DAX collection of
220 pekwm themes. Some may not find them beautiful; however they come in many
colors. Most importantly, they form a basis for your creativity if you wish to improve
on them. I am sure some pekwm users like them as they are, mind you.
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First run
For the first run, after installing this pekwm pet archive, you have to go to the original
black console by typing < Ctrl-Alt-Backspace >, and then < xwin pekwm >. After that,
your Puppy will open automatically with pekwm as the WM. If after a while you wish to
return to jwm or some other WM, you do the same, and type < xwin jwm > or
< xwin whatever-WM >.
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Docs
The pekwm.org site seems to be partially down. Is it because the source is now on github?
In any case, I have found the usual pekwm documentation difficult to access at this time.
To partially remedy this situation, I have put some docs about pekwm in
/root/.pekwm/doc. AFAICT, the usual archlinux and urukrama articles about pekwm are
accessible without problem. Hopefully, the pekwm.org site will be completely functional
again soon.
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Questions?
You have questions about this wonderful window manager? Please ask.
I'll do my best to answer them.
Enjoy.