3 Notion - an X11 window manager
9 Notion is a tiling tabbed window manager designed with keyboard users in mind.
13 .B \-display host:display.screen
16 .B \-conffile configfile
17 Configuration file to use instead of default
20 Directory to search for configuration files and other scripts
23 On X servers with multiple (traditional non-Xinerama) screens, manage only
24 default screen (root window), not all, as given by the -display option or
25 in the DISPLAY environment variable.
27 .B \-session session_name
28 Set session name. This option affects where workspace and other save files are
29 put (~/.notion/session_name if option set).
32 Show help on command line options
38 Show about text (version, author, license)
42 This section is an overview of the types objects that appear on an X
43 display managed by Notion and their relationships in a standard setup. This
44 information is necessary to understand the operations and availability
45 of the different key bindings explained below. For a more detailed
46 explanation, needed for writing custom bindings configuration files,
47 see the additional documentation available from the Notion Web page.
49 The top-level objects that matter in the case at hand are \fBscreens\fP.
50 They correspond to physical screens. Screens contain \fBworkspaces\fP
51 (which are a kind of \fBgroup\fP), and \fBclient windows\fP put into full
52 screen mode. These objects are \fBmultiplexed\fP in the sense that only
53 one can be displayed at a time.
55 Workspaces themselves may contain \fBtilings\fP and detached/floating
56 \fBframes\fP. A workspace containing no tilings and only detached/floating
57 windows is also called a \fBfloating workspace\fP. Tilings themselves contain
58 \fBframes\fP tiled to fill the screen, and possibly a statusbar or dock. Akin
59 to screens, frames multiplex other objects, but in this case mostly client
60 window \fBgroups\fP. Most of the time, frames are the only trace of Notion
61 you see on the screen. Frames may have border decorations, and they have a
62 \fBtab\fP for each multiplexed object.
64 \fBQueries\fP are boxes that appear at the bottoms of frames or screens
65 to ask you for textual input to execute an action that depends on it.
66 Most queries support tab-completion.
71 These are the default key and pointer bindings. (\fBMod1\fP) depends on your
72 system. On PC:s with XFree86 it is probably bound to the left Alt key
73 (\fBAlt_L\fP). On Suns it is usually bound to the diamond keys
74 (\fBMeta_L\fP, \fBMeta_R\fP). Use \fIxmodmap(1x)\fP to find out.
76 The string in square brackets after a binding group heading below indicates
77 the module whose configuration file defines these bindings.
79 .SS Globally available bindings
83 .SS Bindings operating on all frames and screens
87 .SS Bindings operating on all frames
91 .SS Bindings operating on top-level (non-transient) frames and screens
93 BINDINGS:WMPlex.toplevel
95 .SS Bindings operating on top-level (non-transient) frames
97 BINDINGS:WFrame.toplevel
99 .SS Bindings for floating/detached frames
101 BINDINGS:WFrame.floating
103 .SS Bindings for tilings and tiled frames [mod_tiling]
106 .\" BINDINGS:WFrame.tiled
108 .SS Bindings for client windows
113 .SS Move/resize mode bindings
115 BINDINGS:WMoveresMode
117 .SS Bindings for message boxes and queries [mod_query]
121 .SS Bindings for editing in queries [mod_query]
123 These bindings are similar to those of the \fIjoe(1)\fP text editor.
124 Cut, copy and paste works in a more conventional manner, though, but
125 the keys are equivalent.
129 .SS Bindings for menus [mod_menu]
134 .SH FILES AND DIRECTORIES
136 .B ETCDIR/cfg_notion.lua
137 System default main configuration files
140 Other configuration files.
143 Colour scheme configuration files
146 User configuration files
148 .B ~/.notion/cfg_notion.lua
149 User default main configuration file (overrides system default)
152 The Notion home page, \fIhttp://notion.sf.net/\fP
154 The document "Configuring and extending Notion with Lua" found on the
159 \fIX(7x)\fP, \fIpwm3(1)\fP, \fIjoe(1)\fP
162 Notion was written by the Notion team, based on Ion which was written by Tuomo Valkonen <tuomov at iki.fi>.