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simplify desktop help in README.fedora and mention bluetile

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= Configuration information =
For information, examples, and documentation, please see:
For information, examples, and documentation, please read:
- man xmonad
- "/usr/share/doc/xmonad-$version/xmonad.hs" (full default basic configuration)
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(detailed configuration information and examples)
- http://xmonad.org/ website
For extensions, including Desktop support, you need to install
ghc-xmonad-contrib-devel.
To make use of extensions, including adding Desktop support,
you need to install ghc-xmonad-contrib-devel.
== Desktop support ==
xmonad does not work well with modern desktop environments out of the box.
Example xmonad configurations for use with a desktop:
= EWMH Desktop support =
xmonad does not work well with desktop environment panels out of the box.
=== Generic EWMH Desktop support ===
See http://haskell.org/haskellwiki/Xmonad/Basic_Desktop_Environment_Integration
or the ghc-xmonad-contrib documentation for how to setup desktop support.
$ cat > xmonad.hs <<EOF
import XMonad
import XMonad.Config.Desktop
main = xmonad $ desktopConfig
EOF
$ mkdir -p ~/.xmonad/
$ cp -i xmonad.hs ~/.xmonad/
Then (re)start xmonad and it will compile and run the configuration.
=== GNOME ===
Modify above file:
$ sed -i -e s/Config.Desktop/Config.Gnome/ -e s/desktopConfig/gnomeConfig/ ~/.xmonad/xmonad.hs
Set xmonad as default window manager:
== GNOME ==
You can override xmonad as your GNOME default window manager with:
$ gconftool-2 -s /desktop/gnome/session/required_components/windowmanager xmonad --type string
=== KDE ===
Modify above file:
$ sed -i -e s/Config.Desktop/Config.Kde/ -e s/desktopConfig/kde4Config/ ~/.xmonad/xmonad.hs
=== Xfce ===
Modify above file:
$ sed -i -e s/Config.Desktop/Config.Xfce/ -e s/desktopConfig/xfceConfig/ ~/.xmonad/xmonad.hs
= Bluetile =
New users may find the Bluetile window manager built
on top of xmonad-contrib a gentler introduction to xmonad.