Red Hat Linux 7 Unleashed

By William Ball

• Table of Contents
  • Copyright
  • About the Lead Authors
  • About the Contributing Authors
  • Acknowledgments
  • Tell Us What You Think!
  • Introduction
  • I. Red Hat Linux Installation and User Services
  • Chapter 1. Introduction to Red Hat Linux
  • Chapter 2. Installation of Your Red Hat System
  • Chapter 3. LILO and Other Boot Managers
  • Chapter 4. Configuring the X Window System, Version 11
  • Chapter 5. Window Managers
    • What Is a Window Manager?
    • The GNOME X Environment
    • Features of the sawfish Window Manager
    • Features of the Enlightenment Window Manager
    • Features of the K Desktop Environment
    • Configuring KDE with the KDE Control Center
    • The fvwm2 Window Manager
    • The twm Window Manager
    • Summary
  • Chapter 6. Connecting to the Internet
  • Chapter 7. IRC, ICQ, and Chat Clients
  • Chapter 8. Using Multimedia and Graphics Clients
  • II. Configuring Services
  • Chapter 9. System Startup and Shutdown
  • Chapter 10. SMTP and Protocols
  • Chapter 11. FTP
  • Chapter 12. Apache Server
  • Chapter 13. Internet News
  • Chapter 14. Domain Name Service and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
  • Chapter 15. NIS: Network Information Service
  • Chapter 16. NFS: Network Filesystem
  • Chapter 17. Samba
  • III. System Administration and Management
  • Chapter 18. Linux Filesystems, Disks, and Other Devices
  • Chapter 19. Printing with Linux
  • Chapter 20. TCP/IP Network Management
  • Chapter 21. Linux System Administration
  • Chapter 22. Backup and Restore
  • Chapter 23. System Security
  • IV. Red Hat Development and Productivity
  • Chapter 24. Linux C/C++ Programming Tools
  • Chapter 25. Shell Scripting
  • Chapter 26. Automating Tasks
  • Chapter 27. Configuring and Building Kernels
  • Chapter 28. Emulators, Tools, and Window Clients
  • V. Appendixes
  • A. The Linux Documentation Project
  • B. Top Linux Commands and Utilities
  • C. The GNU General Public License
  • D. Red Hat Linux RPM Package Listings

Features of the Enlightenment Window Manager

The Enlightenment window manager, also known as E, is one of the original GNOME-aware window managers used by Red Hat Linux for X11 sessions. This window manager also works well with the GNOME libraries.

The system-wide E configuration files are stored under the /usr/share/enlightenment directory. However, you'll find an .enlightenment directory installed in your home directory the first time you use this window manager. This directory is used to store the currently used E theme, or window management and decoration settings. Theme settings are only one of nine different settings categories used by E. Others include

• Basic options, such as window movement, resizing, and focus
• Virtual screen settings, such as the number and separation
• Window, pointer, and ToolTip behavior
• Sound effects for window operations
• Special effects for window, desktop, and menu animation
• Distinct background settings for desktops
• Extensive ToolTips and pop-up help
• Keyboard shortcuts for nearly 80 actions, such as window handling, desktop navigation, or cursor movement.

There are at least three ways to launch the Enlightenment Configuration Editor. One way is through the Configuration Tool button in the GNOME Control Center's Window Manager capplet. As shown in Figure 5.10, another way is to right-click in a blank area of the desktop, and then choose one of 15 different configuration menu items from the pop-up menu.

Figure 5.10 The Enlightenment Configuration menus offer many different settings and configurations of the E window manager.

For more information about Enlightenment, see its man page, which contains detailed pointers and tips in an FAQ format. You can also browse to http://www.enlightenment.org for additional documentation or to obtain the latest copy.

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