updated documentation (doc\help.t2t)

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@ -38,32 +38,37 @@ window management of Microsoft Windows are as follows:
available screen estate.
Additionally bug.n increases the available screen estate by freeing up
the space occupied by
- the Microsoft Windows Taskbar
Additionally bug.n can increase the available screen estate by freeing
up the space occupied by
- the Microsoft Windows Taskbar and
- the title bar for every single window
by hiding and replacing all with a single slim status bar (but bug.n is
not a shell replacement).
This status bar may show the following:
- system information
- time
- date
- CPU usage
- battery level
This status bar shows the following:
- active window title
- layout
- []= (tile)
- [M] (monocle)
- ><> (floating)
- layout, e. g.
- 1x1|= (tile)
- [0] (monocle)
- ><> (floating)
- up to nine views indicating
- the active view
- how many windows are tagged with and shown on the view with the same
number
Additionally it can show the following system information:
- time
- date
- CPU usage
- memory usage
- disk load
- network load
- battery level
=== Layouts ===
There are three layouts.
@ -74,7 +79,8 @@ There are three layouts.
- the dimensions of the master area (1x1 ... 2x3 ... 9x9)
- the stacking direction of the master and stacking area (from left to
right, from top to bottom or monocle)
- the position of the master area (left, top, right or bottom)
- the position of the master area (left, top, right or bottom) and
accordingly the position of the stacking area
- the witdh or height of the master area (depending on its position)
+ **monocle**''<BR>''
All windows are maximized and only one is shown at any time.
@ -109,10 +115,13 @@ read and write access. This is the only requirement for using bug.n (at
least for saving the bug.n configuration file). Apart from that you may
copy bug.n to any directory.
If you want to save it to a directory, to which you do not have write
access, you will have to run bug.n with a parameter indicating the file
path to the configuration file (<file path to the bug.n executable>
<file path to the session file>), e. g.
"C:\Program Files\bugn\bugn.exe C:\Users\joten\bugn.ini".
access and do not want to use the default directory for application data
(APPDATA, e. g. C:\Users\joten\AppData\Roaming\bug.n), you will have to
run bug.n with a parameter indicating the file path to that application
data directory, which i. a. contains the configuration file (config.ini)
(<file path to the bug.n executable> <file path to the data directory>),
e. g.
"C:\Program Files\bugn\bugn.exe D:\projects\bugn".
=== Microsoft Windows Vista / 7 and UAC ===
@ -132,35 +141,37 @@ file properties.
Customization can be done
- with configuration variables for
- the appearance of the bug.n status bar (font, colour and content)
- the appearance of the bug.n status bar (position, size, font,
colour and content)
- controlling Windows UI elements (border width and colour, hiding
elements)
- default values (number of tags, layouts, runtime and session
management)
- rules controlling specific windows (i. a. exclusions)
- rules controlling specific windows (i. a. excluding windows from
tiling window management)
- for hotkeys (the key bindings for the bug.n functions)
The available configuration variables are listed in
%%LINK_configuration.''<BR>''
To change these, first create a session file by using the hotkey
To change these, first create a configuration file by using the hotkey
"WIN+CTRL+S". The file is either saved in the directory you specified
with the parameter to the executable, or in the same directory where the
executable is saved. You may then edit the file with a text editor
("WIN+CTRL+E" opens the file for editing) and add a new line for each
configuration variable with its value (format: <variable>=<value>, use
no quotation marks, 1 for true and 0 for false), e. g.
"Config_showBar=0". You will have to quit and run bug.n again for the
changes to take effect.''<BR>''
You may find a sample configuration file (Config_example.ini) in the
"Config_showBar=0". You will have to reload bug.n for the changes to
take effect.''<BR>''
You may find a sample configuration file (config_example.ini) in the
main directory of bug.n.
== Usage ==
bug.n is mostly controlled with hotkeys. The available hotkeys are
listed in %%LINK_hotkeys. A list of all functions is available through
the command GUI. For a quick help there are the following hotkeys:
listed in %%LINK_hotkeys. For a quick help there are the following
hotkeys:
- WIN+Y: Show the command GUI.
- WIN+Space: Show / Hide the Windows Taskbar.
- WIN+CTRL+Q: Quit bug.n and restore all windows and Windows UI
@ -176,8 +187,9 @@ The following functions can also be controlled with the mouse:
layout to the last used.
- With a right-click on the layout symbol you can set the layout to the
next in the list.
- A function can be selected from a list in the command GUI, which is
accessible by cklickig on "#!" on the right end of the status bar.
- A function can be selected from a list or entered in the command GUI,
which is accessible by cklickig on "#!" on the right end of the status
bar.
''<BR>''