Base(1)

NAME
Base - essential AfterStep configuration options
 AfterStep AutoExec Base Configuration Function base config file contains most important AfterStep configuration options - Paths to diferent files, virtual screen size, etc. It is loaded prior to any other configuration files.

CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

ModulePath path[:path]
    Specifies the paths to locate the Modules in.

AudioPath path[:path]
    Specifies the paths to locate the audio files in. FIXME: add proper description off suported formats.

IconPath path[:path]
    Specifies the paths to locate the bitmaps in, typically used only if XPM, JPEG, or PNG images aren't available. Valid bitmaps are standard X11 XBM's.

PixmapPath path[:path]
    Specifies the paths to locate the pixmaps in. Valid pixmaps are currently XCF, XPM, PPM/PNM, ICO, GIF, XML Images, JPEG, PNG and TIFF.

FontPath path[:path]
    Specifies the paths to locate the font files in. Suported are standard X11 fonts and Truetype fonts through the FreeType library.

CursorPath path[:path]
    Specifies the paths to locate the cursor files in.

Path
    For the moment this has no meaning. FIXME: add proper description here as soon it has.

DeskTopSize Columns x Rows
    Defines the number of view Columns by the number of view Rows of the desk(s) in proportional units, i.e. 2x1 would show 2 views of one desk, one beside another.

DeskTopScale number
    If the geometry is not specified, then a desktop reduction factor is used to calculate the pager's size. Things in the pager window are shown at 1/number of the actual size.