13. Initial Configuration

Upon the first (successful) start, ~/.NsCDE, that is $FVWM_USERDIR is created, and only icons subdirectory is created as fvwm-menu-desktop is run. User will be presented with a default system setup and with default color theme Broica in 8 colors, and f_FindApp function will try hard to find some usable terminal application and run it with setup. If Gkrellm, pnmixer programs are installed, on the system and found, they will be run too. Stalonetray and Dunst will be run if enabled by the user. Stalonetray and Dunst colors and fonts will be handled internally by Color Style Manager and Font Style Manager when theme or font is changed.

Initial setup is a simple script ($NSCDE_ROOT/libexec/nscde_setup) from the terminal which will run automatically and will set up the following:

Note that no file from the above list will be overwritten if it already exists in it's place. It will be skipped, but GTK and Qt theme integration files can be still written with Color Style Manager. After nscde_setup script finishes setup, Color Style Manager will be run and user asked to confirm default theme or change it. Do not avoid this step, since some program bits are not fully setup on bare defaults, (like a clock background) and must be generated in the ~/.NsCDE/icons/NsCDE directory.

After Color Style Manager's OK button is pressed, theme will be regenerated. Gtk and Qt themes will be regenerated only if their checkboxes in Color Style Manager are checked in. Setup script after the finish will ask user to press RETURN to exit. This is for user's convenience to read output of the setup for informative and/or diagnostic reasons. It is advised after this setup to open $FVWM_USERDIR/NsCDE.conf and set up InfoStoreAdd internal FVWM variables for terminal, filemgr and xeditor to user's favorite programs for functions.

Layout of the $FVWM_USERDIR after the initial setup should look like this:

It is advised to logout and login from the X session after this, and check if everything looks ok. Also, it is a good idea to start using programs from the menu and examine environment around for a half an hour or so, before running Style Manager (2nd button right of the Workspace Manager on the Front Panel) to customize other aspects of the interface. NsCDE is now ready for usage.