Welcome to DFM the Desktop-File-Manager.
Read the files "INSTALL", "BUGS" and "START" before you start!
There is also a manpage.
Short discription:
- "~/.dfmdesk/" is the desktopfolder
(It'll be created automatically while you are starting DFM the first time)
- In "dfmext" are the descriptions of the extensions
("extension;icon;startcommand1&startcommand2&...")
example: "*.gif;/usr/X11/lib/X11/dfm/picicon.xpm;xv !0!"
!0! is the filename(must exist) and !1! the "drop"-names of other file(s).
You can use your own "~/.dfmext"
The last line must not have an extension!
- SHIFT makes a link, CTRL a copy, Nothing moves the file. Time and rights will
be unchanged because dfm uses tar.
- DFM loads XVPICS automatically. Eventually do select and "Re-recognize".
- The window and icon info is only saved, if you turn on the save buttons
in the option window and do a "Save positions/info". Some save buttons are
turned on automatically.
- There is a shellscript called "utils/xvpicmaker". It can be used to
generate your own xvpics. The script needs "utils/ppmtoxvpic".
- The context of the wm is available after first pressing the middle mouse key.
- DFM doesn't normally follow links. It does this only in the
~/.dfmdesk/ directory and its subfolders.
- dfm follows links in folders matching ~/.dfmdesk* , too. Ex: ~/.dfmdesk2
It is possible to delete all icons in the ~/.dfmdesk/ "desktop" folder
and using a seperate window with the same features as the desktop. Start it
by calling 'dfm ~/.dfmdesk2/', after you have startet the main program.
Achim Kaiser <Achim_Kaiser@t-online.de>
