IceWM FAQ and Howto: General FAQ - ReadMeFirst

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## 1. General FAQ - ReadMeFirst

As IceWM is lightwieght it still does a lot. If you are looking for some option go throught preferences file. It is well constructed and you usually find what you are searching - e.g. you want to change some quickswitch option then try to grep "QuickSwitch" from preferences. Therefore it makes no sense to describe all of the preferences here.

## 1.1 Fulltext search

If you want fulltext search of this FAQ use a text version.

## 1.2 The most Frequently Asked Questions with short answers

This is list of the most frequently asked quiestions with short answers. Usually you can find more explaining answer in following chapers.

### IceWM does not start icewmbg, startup etc. How should I start IceWM? icewm-session

### Is that possible to place icons on desktop using PURE IceWM? No.

### Where are icewm files? Depends - locate *icewm.

### How to change default theme? .icewm/theme, Theme="thenicest/default.theme".

### Does IceWM knows dynamicly created desktops or 2D desktops? No.

### Is there a way to group similar applications in the toolbar when minimized? No.

### How can I disable the taskbar (or toolbar) in IceWM? preferences, ShowTaskBar=0

### Is there any way to have the time and date show in the taskbar? Yes. man date || strftime

### Is there a button to minimize all windows? IceWM > 1.2.13 TaskBarShowShowDesktopButton or use alt+shift+F9.

### How can I autostart apps at X && IceWM start? Use .Xsession || .xinitrc || .Xclients || .icewm/startup.

### Is it possible to add submenus to the menu? Yes. file menu; format: menu name icon {content}.

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