The default window manager provided by is the K Window Manager ( in 1.x and in 2). Please read "The K Window Manager Handbook" (should be accessible from the Help Center) for usage information.
Yes. Please refer to "The K Window Manager Handbook" for the list of shortcuts available.
Yes, if you are using 1.1 and above. Launch the Control Center and select Look and Feel->Key bindings to configure window manager bindings like maximizing windows, etc. For starting applications, you might need to install KHotKeys, though.
With many , the minimize button (a little dot) will erase the window that the program is running in and create, instead, an icon on the desktop. does not do this. Instead, when a window is iconified it is simply hidden (but the program is still running).
There are a few ways to access "disappeared" windows:
If you are running the taskbar part of (or ), you can choose to have a list of tasks displayed on your desktop. Iconified tasks will have their names surrounded by parentheses.
If you click the on the root window (i.e. the background of the desktop), (or ) will give you a list of all available tasks (and again, the names of the iconified tasks will be bracketed).
If you have 1.x, you can use . Assuming the application you want to start is xosview, just execute kstart xosview -window xosview -sticky -decoration none. Type kstart --help for additional help. In addition, you can set these settings in the Control Center under Windows.
In 1.0 you would need to write something like this in kwmrc:
1 [Sticky] 2 stickyClasses=xosview, 3 [Focus] 4 noFocusClasses=xosview, 5 [Decoration] 6 noDecorationClasses=xosview, |
Click on the border frame with the right mouse button to bring up a menu that will let you close the pager. By the way, is obsolete and has been replaced by kpager.
In addition, if you prefer working through a terminal, type ps ax | grep kwmpager to find it and then kill it using kill pid. Or if you dread the idea of using the console, just press and move the pirate-skull mouse pointer over and click to kill it. To abort (not undo!) the kill, just press again.
Provided your window is not already maximized, clicking on the maximize button with the left mouse button//right mouse button will maximize fully/vertically/horizontally respectively.
By "shading" a window we mean "rolling up" a window leaving just the title bar visible. You can do this by double clicking on the window title bar.