8.7. NsCDE.conf

This file defines various FVWM and NsCDE defaults. NsCDE.conf can be considered as the main user's configuration file. System wide configuration are static defaults which can be loaded by Window Style Manager or by erasing user's copy of the file. User's copy of the NsCDE.conf contains all options (minus FvwmAnimate) from Window Style Manager's set of options, but it has some options such as FVWM infostore variables for default terminal and file manager applications, graphical editor, and such. Infostore variables desknum, pagematrixX and pagematrixY are managed by the Workspace and Pages Manager while menudclicktm infostore variable is managed by the Pointer Style Manager. In NsCDE.conf, defaults for page edges, focus, icons, and such are defined. See Section 5.19, “Window Style Manager” and fvwm(1) for details. Since this is read by FVWM, user can set in this file local variables and additional configuration options if needful, which are not covered in other parts of the configuration. While applications are taking great care with long regexp lines to parse and write this file, if edited manually, user is advised to keep it clean: use proper capitalization as it is described in fvwm(1), without line breaks and if possible, surplus spaces and tabs. Comments are allowed as usual: as lines which begins with # sign.

Some of the important FVWM Infostore variables which can be set in the NsCDE.conf are:

Further, common system environment variables are provided already set, or for optional uncommenting if needed or desirable: