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# WindowMaker and FDS Control
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WindowMaker provides the FDS desktop. Its default appearance is grayscale on
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all displays: white backgrounds, black borders and selected titles, gray widgets,
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Terminus text, and no animations. No E-Ink monitor detection or special cartridge
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is needed to select this theme.
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## Open the desktop
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At the FDS console:
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```sh
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fds profile activate windowmaker
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fds profiles
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```
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FDS opens a terminal and **FDS Control**. You can reopen the panel from the
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WindowMaker root menu's **FDS Control** item, or run `fds-control` in a terminal.
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An ENVIRONMENT cartridge requesting the `windowmaker` profile can also start
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the desktop. The Dasung controller runs independently of this session.
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## Manage cartridges in the panel
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1. Select a bay in the left column. The right column shows its identity, state,
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running process count and available software commands.
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2. Select a command, then choose **Run in terminal**. The terminal stays open
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after the command exits so you can read its output; close it when finished.
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3. Choose **Safe eject** to stop that bay's programs and release its storage.
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Wait for **SAFE** before removing the cartridge.
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4. Use **Rescan** to refresh discovery. The panel also checks for changes
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automatically and updates the display when the visible state changes.
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For an inactive DATA cartridge, the primary button becomes **Use DATA**. Activate
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it there to make it available at `/data`; eject another active DATA first.
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Errors appear in the status area. Actions are unavailable when their prerequisites
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are missing, such as running an application from an empty bay or ejecting the
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active SYSTEM. The panel uses the same cartridge service as `fds`.
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Keyboard controls: **Tab** moves focus between bays, programs and buttons;
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**Up/Down** changes the selected bay or program; **Enter** activates the focused
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control; **R** rescans; **Esc** closes the panel. Closing the panel does not eject cartridges or close
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application terminals; use Safe eject when you want to release a cartridge.
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## Return to the console
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Choose **Return to console** in the root menu, or run:
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```sh
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fds profile deactivate
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```
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This closes the desktop session. It does not shut down FDS. Use `fds poweroff`
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when you want to turn the computer off.
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## Customize the appearance
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System defaults are installed in `/etc/WindowMaker/`. Your files in
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`$HOME/GNUstep/Defaults/` override those defaults. The session copies the FDS
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settings into a new home once and preserves existing preferences. Use
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WindowMaker's settings tools or edit those preference files to change fonts,
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colors and behavior. Plain `wmaker` also reads the FDS system defaults.
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The root menu includes Ethernet on/off controls. Equivalent console commands
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are `fds network on`, `fds network off`, and `fds profiles` to inspect the result.
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