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+{{low quality|This page contains pseudo-code which will not work out of the box.}}
+{{warning|This article makes use of precarious stateful system manipulations (imperatively writing to <code>/etc</code>).}}
+[[File:CDE.png|frameless|right]]
 Aka '''cdesktopenv''' or '''Common Desktop Environment''' is a vintage desktop environment.
-== Enabling ==
-{{file|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki>
-  services.xserver.desktopManager.cde.enable = true;
-</nowiki>}}
 == Changing fonts ==
    sudo mkdir -p /etc/dt/config/xfonts
-   sudo cp -r ${pkgs.cdesktopenv}/opt/dt/appconfig/types/C /etc/dt/config/xfonts
+   sudo cp -r ${pkgs.cdesktopenv}/opt/dt/config/xfonts/$LANG /etc/dt/config/xfonts
-   sudo cp -r ${pkgs.cdesktopenv}/opt/dt/appconfig/types/en_US.UTF-8 /etc/dt/config/xfonts
+   sudo sed -i '/dt-interface/d' /etc/dt/config/xfonts/$LANG/fonts.alias
-Now edit /etc/dt/config/xfonts/*/fonts.alias and remove all '''-dt-interface''' references. Add these instead. In this example Helvetica and Courier are used instead of fixed fonts.
+Now add the following to /etc/dt/config/xfonts/$LANG/fonts.alias file. In this example Helvetica and Courier are used instead of fixed fonts.
    "-dt-interface system-medium-r-normal-xxs sans-10-100-72-72-p-61-iso8859-1"  "-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--10-*-75-75-p-56-iso8859-1"
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 xosview2 &
 </nowiki>}}
    chmod +x ~/.dt/sessions/sessionetc
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 == Creating an own program icon ==
-Use Desktop_Apps/Create Action tool. Save actions under ~/.dt/appmanager
+Icons should be in XPM or XBM format. Use the following configuration to convert from png icons
+{{file|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki>
+let
+  cde-icons = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "cde-icons" ''
+    file=`basename ''${1%.*}`
+    ${pkgs.imagemagick}/bin/convert $1 -resize 48x48 ~/.dt/icons/$file.l.pm
+    ${pkgs.imagemagick}/bin/convert $1 -resize 32x32 ~/.dt/icons/$file.m.pm
+    ${pkgs.imagemagick}/bin/convert $1 -resize 24x24 ~/.dt/icons/$file.s.pm
+    ${pkgs.imagemagick}/bin/convert $1 -resize 16x16 ~/.dt/icons/$file.t.pm
+  '';
+in {
+  services.xserver.desktopManager.cde.extraPackages = with pkgs;
+    options.services.xserver.desktopManager.cde.extraPackages.default ++ [
+      cde-icons
+    ];
+}
+</nowiki>}}
+For example
-Icons should be in XPM or XBM format. Use the following script to convert from png icons
+  cde-icons /run/current-system/sw/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/qutebrowser.png
-{{file|~/.dt/convert.sh|bash|<nowiki>
-#!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
-#!nix-shell -i bash -p imagemagick
-file=`basename ${1%.*}`
+Then select it in Desktop_Apps/Create Action tool. Save actions under ~/.dt/appmanager
-convert $1 -resize 48x48 ~/.dt/icons/$file.l.pm
+== Setting icons on minimized programs ==
-convert $1 -resize 32x32 ~/.dt/icons/$file.m.pm
+Please note that not all programs support this
-convert $1 -resize 24x24 ~/.dt/icons/$file.s.pm
+{{file|~/.Xdefaults|bash|<nowiki>
-convert $1 -resize 16x16 ~/.dt/icons/$file.t.pm
+Dtwm*qutebrowser*iconImage:   qutebrowser
 </nowiki>}}
-For example
+== Setting wallpaper ==
+Put .jpg or .png under ~/.dt/backdrops then select it in Style Manager / Backdrop
-  ~/.dt/convert.sh /run/current-system/sw/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/qutebrowser.png
+== Gtk and Qt theme ==
-== Setting icons on minimized programs ==
+Add to your configuration
+{{file|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki>
+  services.xserver.desktopManager.cde.extraPackages = with pkgs;
+    options.services.xserver.desktopManager.cde.extraPackages.default ++ [
+      cde-gtk-theme
+    ];
+  environment.etc."xdg/gtk-2.0/gtkrc".text = ''
+    gtk-theme-name="cdetheme"
+  '';
+  environment.etc."xdg/gtk-3.0/settings.ini".text = ''
+    [Settings]
+    gtk-theme-name=cdetheme
+  '';
+  qt5 = {
+    enable = true;
+    platformTheme = "gtk2";
+    style = "gtk2";
+  };
+</nowiki>}}
+Now copy the theme to home directory. Instead of Arizona.dp pick the palette you currently use in CDE for the match
+  mkdir -p ~/.themes
+  cp -Lr --no-preserve=mode /run/current-system/sw/share/themes/cdetheme ~/.themes/
+  chmod +x ~/.themes/cdetheme/scripts/switchtheme
+  cd ~/.themes/cdetheme/scripts/
+  ./switchtheme ../palettes/Arizona.dp 8 3 22 false true false
-{{file|~/.Xdefaults|bash|<nowiki>
+== Changing volume and brightness with media keys ==
-Dtwm*chrome*iconImage:   chrome
+Add the following to ~/.dt/dtwmrc
+  Keys DtKeyBindings
+  {
+    <Key>XF86AudioLowerVolume   root|icon|window|ifkey  f.exec "amixer set Master -q 5%-"
+    <Key>XF86AudioRaiseVolume   root|icon|window|ifkey  f.exec "amixer set Master -q 5%+"
+    <Key>XF86AudioMute          root|icon|window|ifkey  f.exec "amixer set Master -q toggle"
+    <Key>XF86MonBrightnessUp    root|icon|window|ifkey  f.exec "xbacklight -inc 1"
+    <Key>XF86MonBrightnessDown  root|icon|window|ifkey  f.exec "xbacklight -dec 1"
+  }
+== Battery widget ==
+{{file|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki>
+let
+  cde-battery = pkgs.writeScriptBin "cde-battery" ''
+    #!${pkgs.cdesktopenv}/opt/dt/bin/dtksh
+    ${pkgs.lib.readFile (pkgs.fetchurl {
+      url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/edorig/dtksh/5f49e402b391c81ebea9609bdec9c7716e70a8c0/battery";
+      sha256 = "0zjn9zl1as9xbk2845bbdy2xfj29b4hvvalcz8kf2llkndbfswvl";
+    })}
+  '';
+in {
+  services.xserver.desktopManager.cde.extraPackages = with pkgs;
+    options.services.xserver.desktopManager.cde.extraPackages.default ++ [
+      cde-battery
+    ];
+}
+</nowiki>}}
+Please read [[#Adding programs to autolaunch|Adding programs to autolaunch section]]
+{{file|~/.dt/sessions/sessionetc|bash|<nowiki>
+#!/bin/sh
+cde-battery &
+</nowiki>}}
+Please read [[#Editing panel|Editing panel section]]
+{{file|~/.dt/types/dtwm.fp||<nowiki>
+CONTROL Battery
+{
+POSITION_HINTS  14
+TYPE client
+CONTAINER_NAME Top
+CONTAINER_TYPE BOX
+CLIENT_NAME cde-battery
+CLIENT_GEOMETRY 97x58
+HELP_STRING "Battery indicator"
+}
 </nowiki>}}
+== Example configuration ==
-== Own wallpapers ==
+{{file|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki>
+{ pkgs, options, ... }
-Put .jpg or .png under ~/.dt/backdrops then select it in Style Manager / Backdrop
+let
+  cde-icons = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "cde-icons" ''
+    file=`basename ''${1%.*}`
-== Useful sources ==
+    ${pkgs.imagemagick}/bin/convert $1 -resize 48x48 ~/.dt/icons/$file.l.pm
+    ${pkgs.imagemagick}/bin/convert $1 -resize 32x32 ~/.dt/icons/$file.m.pm
+    ${pkgs.imagemagick}/bin/convert $1 -resize 24x24 ~/.dt/icons/$file.s.pm
+    ${pkgs.imagemagick}/bin/convert $1 -resize 16x16 ~/.dt/icons/$file.t.pm
+  '';
+  cde-battery = pkgs.writeScriptBin "cde-battery" ''
+    #!${pkgs.cdesktopenv}/opt/dt/bin/dtksh
+    ${pkgs.lib.readFile (pkgs.fetchurl {
+      url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/edorig/dtksh/5f49e402b391c81ebea9609bdec9c7716e70a8c0/battery";
+      sha256 = "0zjn9zl1as9xbk2845bbdy2xfj29b4hvvalcz8kf2llkndbfswvl";
+    })}
+  '';
+in {
+  # CDE has a limited number of locales
+  i18n.defaultLocale = "en_US.UTF-8";
+  # CDE has no keyboard layout configuration
+  services.xserver.layout = "us,ru";
+  services.xserver.xkbOptions = "grp:alt_shift_toggle,grp_led:caps";
+  services.xserver.desktopManager.cde.enable = true;
+  services.xserver.desktopManager.cde.extraPackages = with pkgs;
+    options.services.xserver.desktopManager.cde.extraPackages.default ++ [
+      fsv cde-icons cde-gtk-theme cde-battery
+    ];
+  environment.etc."xdg/gtk-2.0/gtkrc".text = ''
+    gtk-theme-name="cdetheme"
+  '';
+  environment.etc."xdg/gtk-3.0/settings.ini".text = ''
+    [Settings]
+    gtk-theme-name=cdetheme
+  '';
+  qt5 = {
+    enable = true;
+    platformTheme = "gtk2";
+    style = "gtk2";
+  };
+}
+</nowiki>}}
+== Useful links ==
 * https://sourceforge.net/p/cdesktopenv/wiki/CustomisingCDE/
-[[Category:Configuration]]
+[[Category:Cookbook]]
-[[Category:Guide]]
+[[Category:Desktop environment]]
-[[Category:Tutorial]]
-[[Category:Desktop]]