iDesk additions for MLVWM

by Morgan Aldridge morgant@makkintosshu.com

OVERVIEW

A set of iDesk additions for MLVWM (specifically mlvwmrc), especially a default configuration file with System 7 & MacOS 8/9-like settings. It is currently quite minimal and does not include any icon files.

PREREQUISITES

• MLVWM
• mlvwmrc
• idesk

INSTALLATION

The following will install the basic ~/.ideskrc & ~/.idesktop/* files in your home directory:

make install

If you would like iDesk to be restarted whenever you reload mlvwm, it is suggested to add the following to the RestartFunction block in your ~/.mlvwm/.restartrc:

# Restart iDesk
Exec "idesk-restart" bin/idesk-restart &

USAGE

1. Install your preferred icon files (PNG or SVG) in ~/.idesktop/icons/
2. Edit any ~/.idesktop/*.lnk files and change the Icon: configuration value to the path of an appropriate icon file (PNG or SVG) from ~/.idesktop/icons/ (see iDesk configuration)
3. Create any additional ~/idesktop/*.lnk files for icons you would like to appear on your desktop (see iDesk configuration)
4. Start or relaunch idesk

If icon font sizes appear to be incorrect, especially on high DPI displays, you'll want to set Xft.dpi to the appropriate DPI for your display in your ~/.Xdefaults. For example:

Xft.dpi: 96

ICONS

Some suggested System 7 & MacOS 8/9-like icons include:

• Classic Mac Style Folders for OS X by marcello-c
• Classic Mac Style Drives for OS X by marcello-c

LICENSE

Released under the MIT License.