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NAME

6       labwc - Configuration
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CONFIGURATION

9       The configuration aims to be compatible with openbox specification, but
10       there are some differences which are pointed out throughout the man
11       pages.
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13       Adhering to XDG Base Directory Specification, configuration files will
14       be searched for in the following order:
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16       •   ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/labwc
17       •   ${XDG_CONFIG_DIRS:-/etc/xdg}/labwc
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GENERAL

21       This section contains settings which are not present in Openbox.
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23       <lab><xdg_shell_server_side_deco> [yes|no]
24           Use server side decorations for xdg-shell views where it is possi‐
25           ble to turn off client side decorations. Default is yes.
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FOCUS

28       <focus><followMouse> [yes|no]
29           Make focus follow mouse, e.g. focus is given to window under mouse
30           cursor
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32       <focus><raiseOnFocus> [yes|no]
33           Also raise window to top when focused. Only applies if followMouse
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THEME

37       <theme><name>
38           The name of the Openbox theme to use. Default is Clearlooks-3.4
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40       <theme><cornerRadius>
41           The radius of server side decoration top corners. Default is 8.
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43       <theme><font place="">
44           The font to use for a specific element of a window, menu or OSD.
45           Place can be any of:
46           •   ActiveWindow - titlebar of active window
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49       <theme><font place=""><name>
50           Describes font name. Default is sans.
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52       <theme><font place=""><size>
53           Font size in pixels. Default is 8.
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KEYBOARD

56       <keyboard><keybind key="">
57           Define a key binding in the format modifier-key, where supported
58           modifiers include S (shift); C (control); A (alt); W (super). Un‐
59           like Openbox, multiple space-separated key combinations and key-
60           chains are not supported.
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62       <keyboard><keybind key=""><action name="">
63           Keybind action. See labwc-action(5)
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65       Default key-binds if no rc.xml is found:
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67           <keyboard>
68             <keybind key="A-Escape">
69               <action name="Exit"/>
70             </keybind>
71             <keybind key="A-Tab">
72               <action name="NextWindow"/>
73             </keybind>
74             <keybind key="A-F3">
75               <action name="Execute">
76                 <command>bemenu-run</command>
77               </action>
78             </keybind>
79           <keyboard>
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SEE ALSO

82       labwc(1), labwc-actions(5), labwc-theme(5)
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