dwww Home | Show directory contents | Find package

-- data/README.style for Blackbox - an X11 Window manager

Texture
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A texture is a description of a particular visual element.  It
consists of a text description, colors and a border width.  Textures
are specified as follows:

<name>.appearance:      description
<name>.backgroundColor: background color for solids
<name>.color1:          initial color for gradients and interlaced solids
<name>.color2:          target color for gradients and interlaced solids
<name>.borderWidth:     width of the texture border in pixels
<name>.borderColor:     color of the texture border

The BNF for the appearance is:

    <appearance>        := parentrelative | 
                           [<bevel-type>] [<fill-type>] [interlaced] [border]
    <bevel-type>        := sunken | flat | raised
    <fill-type>         := gradient <gradient-type> | solid
    <gradient-type>     := crossdiagonal | rectangle | pyramid | pipecross |
                           elliptic | horizontal | vertical | diagonal


Color
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A color can be specified as one of the X11 color names (e.g.
'cornsilk3'), as a device-dependent color specification, or as a
device-independent color specification.

A device-dependent color specification has the following syntax

    rgb:<red>/<green>/<blue> where <red>, <green>, <blue> := h | hh |
    hhh | hhhh, and h := single hexidecimal digits

    rgbi:<red>/<green>/<blue> where <red>, <green>, and <blue> are
    floating-point values between 0.0 and 1.0, inclusive.

A device-independent color specification has the following syntax:

    CIEXYZ:<X>/<Y>/<Z>
    CIEuvY:<u>/<v>/<Y>
    CIExyY:<x>/<y>/<Y>
    CIELab:<L>/<a>/<b>
    CIELuv:<L>/<u>/<v>
    TekHVC:<H>/<V>/<C> where all values are floating-point values in
    the range 0.0 to 1.0, inclusive.

See the XParseColor man page for more information on X11 color names.


Font
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A font is a description of the font.  Depending on how Blackbox was
configure at build time, this can be a FontConfig font specification
(see http://www.fontconfig.org for more information on FontConfig), or
an XLFD font specification.

Note: If a FontConfig font specification is used, but Blackbox was not
built with Xft support, a default XLFD font is used.  If an XLFD font
specification is used, Blackbox will always use this XLFD, regardless
of whether or not if Blackbox was build with Xft support.


Alignment
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Alignment is one of the following: Left, Center, Right


Width/Height/Margin
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

All width, height and margin resources are specified in pixels.  In
general, width and height specify the full extent, where as margin
specifies the space around another element.


Setting the Background
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

You can set the desktop background (i.e. root window) by specifying a
command to run in the 'rootCommand' resource.  Blackbox includes the
'bsetroot' and 'bsetbg' utilities; their use is recommended.  Also,
you can override the styles 'rootCommand' by putting your own in your
~/.blackboxrc file.  This allows you to always use a custom
background, regardless of which style you are using.

Note: Questions about security have been raised about 'rootCommand.'
There is an inherent risk when using styles from 3rd parties; use them
with caution.


Menu Style
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

menu.title                      - title texture
Menu.Title
        .backgroundColor
        .color1
        .color2
        .borderWidth
        .borderColor

menu.title.foregroundColor      - bitmap color for e.g. close button
Menu.Title.ForegroundColor

menu.title.textColor            - title text color 
Menu.Title.TextColor

menu.title.font                 - title text font
Menu.Title.Font

menu.title.alignment            - title text alignment
Menu.Title.Alignment

menu.title.marginWidth          - space around text in title
Menu.Title.MarginWidth

menu.frame                      - frame texture
Menu.Frame
        .backgroundColor
        .color1
        .color2
        .borderWidth
        .borderColor

menu.frame.foregroundColor      - bitmap color for checks and submenu-arrows
menu.frame.ForegroundColor

menu.frame.textColor
Menu.Frame.TextColor

menu.frame.disabledColor        - disabled text color
Menu.Frame.DisabledColor

menu.frame.font                 - item text font
Menu.Frame.Font

menu.frame.alignment            - text alignment for all items
Menu.Frame.Alignment

menu.frame.marginWidth          - space around all items in frame
Menu.Frame.MarginWidth

menu.active                     - texture for the active menu item
Menu.Active
        .backgroundColor
        .color1
        .color2
        .borderWidth
        .borderColor

menu.active.foregroundColor     - bitmap color for checks and submenu-arrows
Menu.Active.ForegroundColor

menu.active.textColor           - menu item text color 
Menu.Active.TextColor


Slit Style
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
slit                            - the texture of the slit
Slit
        .backgroundColor
        .color1
        .color2
        .borderWidth
        .borderColor

slit.marginWidth                - space around and between slit clients
Slit.MarginWidth


Toolbar Style
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

toolbar                         - the texture of the toolbar itself
Toolbar
        .backgroundColor
        .color1
        .color2
        .borderWidth
        .borderColor

toolbar.label                   - workspace label texture
Toolbar.Label
        .backgroundColor
        .color1
        .color2
        .borderWidth
        .borderColor

toolbar.windowLabel             - window label texture
Toolbar.Label
        .backgroundColor
        .color1
        .color2
        .borderWidth
        .borderColor

toolbar.clock                   - clock label texture
Toolbar.Label
        .backgroundColor
        .color1
        .color2
        .borderWidth
        .borderColor

toolbar.button                  - button texture
Toolbar.Button
        .backgroundColor
        .color1
        .color2
        .borderWidth
        .borderColor

toolbar.button.pressed          - pressed button texture
Toolbar.Button.Pressed
        .backgroundColor
        .color1
        .color2
        .borderWidth
        .borderColor

toolbar.label.textColor         - workspace label text color
Toolbar.Label.TextColor

toolbar.windowLabel.textColor   - window label text color
Toolbar.Label.TextColor

toolbar.clock.textClolor        - clock label text color
Toolbar.Label.TextColor

toolbar.button.foregroundColor  - bitmap color for buttons
Toolbar.Button.ForegroundColor

toolbar.alignment               - text alignment for all labels
Toolbar.Alignment

toolbar.font                    - text font
Toolbar.Font

toolbar.marginWidth             - space around and between buttons and labels
Toolbar.MarginWidth

toolbar.label.marginWidth       - space around text in labels
Toolbar.Label.MarginWidth

toolbar.button.marginWidth      - space around bitmaps in buttons
Toolbar.Button.MarginWidth


Window Style
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

window.title.focus              - focused title texture
Window.Title.Focus
        .backgroundColor
        .color1
        .color2
        .borderWidth
        .borderColor

window.label.focus              - focused label texture
Window.Label.focus
        .backgroundColor
        .color1
        .color2
        .borderWidth
        .borderColor

window.button.focus             - focused button texture
Window.Button.Focus
        .backgroundColor
        .color1
        .color2
        .borderWidth
        .borderColor

window.handle.focus             - focus handle texture
Window.Handle.Focus
        .backgroundColor
        .color1
        .color2
        .borderWidth
        .borderColor

window.grip.focus               - focus grip texture
Window.Grip.Focus
        .backgroundColor
        .color1
        .color2
        .borderWidth
        .borderColor

window.title.unfocus            - unfocused title texture
Window.Title.Unfocus
        .backgroundColor
        .color1
        .color2
        .borderWidth
        .borderColor

window.label.unfocus            - unfocused label texture
Window.Label.Unfocus
        .backgroundColor
        .color1
        .color2
        .borderWidth
        .borderColor

window.button.unfocus           - unfocused button texture
Window.Button.Unfocus
        .backgroundColor
        .color1
        .color2
        .borderWidth
        .borderColor

window.handle.unfocus           - unfocused handle texture
Window.Handle.Unfocus
        .backgroundColor
        .color1
        .color2
        .borderWidth
        .borderColor

window.grip.unfocus             - unfocused grip texture
Window.Grip.Unfocus
        .backgroundColor
        .color1
        .color2
        .borderWidth
        .borderColor

window.button.pressed           - pressed button texture
Window.Button.Pressed
        .backgroundColor
        .color1
        .color2
        .borderWidth
        .borderColor

window.frame.focus.borderColor  - color of border around focused window
Window.Frame.Focus.BorderColor

window.frame.unfocus.borderColor - color of border around unfocused window
Window.Frame.UnFocus.BorderColor

window.button.focus.foregroundColor - bitmap color for focused buttons
Window.Button.Focus.ForegroundColor

window.button.unfocus.foregroundColor - bitmap color for unfocused buttons
Window.Button.Unfocus.ForegroundColor

window.label.focus.textColor    - text color for focused labels
Window.Label.Focus.TextColor

window.label.unfocus.textColor  - text color for unfocused labels
Window.Label.Unfocus.TextColor

window.font                     - text font
Window.Font

window.alignment                - alignment of text in labels
Window.Alignment

window.title.marginWidth        - space around and between buttons and labels
Window.Title.MarginWidth

window.label.marginWidth        - space around text in labels
Window.Label.MarginWidth

window.button.marginWidth       - space around bitmaps in buttons
Window.Button.MarginWidth

window.frame.borderWidth        - border width around client window
Window.Frame.BorderWidth

window.handleHeight             - height of the window handle
Window.HandleHeight

Generated by dwww version 1.15 on Sat Jun 15 20:21:51 CEST 2024.