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Window Manipulation

If fvwm2 (or mwm) is your window manager, then each window will be surrounded by a frame which you can easily resize or move about using the mouse. Fvwm2 puts a decorative border around most windows. This border consists of

a skinny bar along each of the four edges; side-bars
a wider bar along the top; title-bar
a small "L" shaped section on each corner; frames
a menu button inside the upper left frame
iconify and maximize buttons inside the upper right frame

When you point to the menu button and click on the 1st (left-hand) mouse button, you get a menu of window functions; Move, Resize, Raise/Lower, etc. You get the same menu by clicking on any of the window bars with the 2nd (middle) mouse button. Also, by pointing to one of the side-bars or frames, pressing and holding the 1st (left-hand) mouse button, you can drag the mouse to resize the window.

The region outside of all windows on your monitor is called the root. Pointing to this region, you can press any of the three mouse buttons to get three root menus.

The details of your fvwm2 window manager can be controlled by editing the file .fvwm2rc, located in your home directory. This includes the functions of the L1-L10 and F1-F10 keys on your Sun keyboard. If you use window manager mwm or twm instead, then edit the file .mwmrc or .twmrc.

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