From 0e27647af26497d622e81eaa230d3fda80588d78 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Morgan Aldridge Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2022 11:33:35 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Added section on disabling GTK+ 3 client-side decoration window controls to the README --- README.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index add314b..1027b5e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -31,6 +31,17 @@ It's a good idea to test your `mlvwm` configuration prior to attempting to use i The above will run `mlvwm` in a window, so you can test within your existing environment and easily troubleshoot or kill it if something goes wrong. +## SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL CONFIGURATION + +### GTK+ 3 + +Some of the included configurations are for GTK+ 3 applications which use [client-side decorations (CSD)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Client-side_decoration), resulting in window controls being included in the "header bar". These window controls already exist in the `mlvwm` window title bars, so are redundant and look out of place. They can be disabled by editing `~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini` to set `gtk-decoration-layout` to a blank string (or [customize](https://docs.gtk.org/gtk3/property.Settings.gtk-decoration-layout.html) as you see fit), for example: + +``` +\[Settings\] +gtk-decoration-layout="" +``` + ## APPLICATIONS Configurations for the following X11 applications are included: