make it easier to install nwm

nwm

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+dir=`readlink -e $BASH_SOURCE`
+dir=`dirname $dir`
+
+nwm_dir="$HOME/.nwm/"
+
+# you probably have a something in your .bashrc to setup node.
+# i do, and this makes it work when you run sudo.
+# this may not be the best way to tackle this, but it works now, for me.
+# post an issue and mention @dominictarr if this breaks something.
+
+
+start () {
+  log=''
+  if [ "x$1" = x ]; then
+    log='2> "$nwm_dir/nwm.err.log" 1> "$nwm_dir/nwm.log"'
+  fi
+    node "$dir/nwm-user-sample.js" $log
+  exit
+}
+
+mkdir -p ~/.nwm
+
+
+init () {
+  NODE=`which node` 
+  plat=`uname`
+  case $plat in
+    Linux)
+      cat << NWM1 > $HOME/.nwm/nwm-start
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+$NODE "$dir/nwm-user-sample.js" 2> "$nwm_dir/err.log" 1> "$nwm_dir/out.log"
+
+NWM1
+
+      chmod +x "$nwm_dir/nwm-start"
+
+      cat << NWM2 > "$nwm_dir/nwm.desktop"
+[Desktop Entry]
+Encoding=UTF-8
+Name=nwm
+Comment=This session starts nwm
+Exec=$nwm_dir/nwm-start
+Type=Application
+NWM2
+    ;;
+    *)
+      echo nwm does not yet have install script for
+      echo your platform: $plat. see readme for manual instructions
+      exit 1
+  esac
+  exit
+}
+
+#run this command as sudo.
+install () {
+  plat=`uname`
+  case $plat in
+    Linux)
+      #nwm.desktop is generated by `nwm init`
+      cp $nwm_dir/nwm.desktop /usr/share/xsessions/
+    ;;
+    *)
+      echo nwm does not yet have install script for
+      echo your platform: $plat. see readme for manual instructions
+      exit 1
+  esac
+  exit
+
+}
+
+uninstall () {
+   plat=`uname`
+  case $plat in
+    Linux)
+      rm /usr/share/xsessions/nwm.desktop
+    ;;
+  esac
+  exit
+
+}
+
+xephyr () {
+  #the default size is small, so you can see loggers, etc.
+  if [ "x$1" = x ]; then
+    size=800x600
+  else
+    size="$1"
+  fi
+  Xephyr -screen "$size" -nodri -br :1 &
+  DISPLAY=:1 start --nolog
+}
+
+help () {
+  less $dir/readme.md
+}
+
+$@
+
+echo 'USAGE: nwm start|install|uninstall|help'
+exit 1

package.json

@@ -16,5 +16,10 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "devDependencies": {
     "mocha": "~1.2.1"
+  },
+  "bin":"./nwm", 
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "mocha",
+    "postinstall": "./nwm init; cd ./build; make"
   }
 }

readme.md

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ From github:
     git clone git://github.com/mixu/nwm.git
     rm -rf ./build
     npm install --production
+    #add nwm option to login screen!
+    sudo ./nwm install
 
 If you are using Node 0.6.x, you need to checkout src/nwm_node.cc at revision db3545413d:
 
@@ -132,21 +134,9 @@ That's it.
 
 If you are using Gnome (GDM as login manager)
 
-1: Create nwm.sh somewhere (and chmod +x it):
-
-    #!/bin/sh
-    /usr/local/bin/node /path/to/nwm-user-sample.js 2> ~/nwm.err.log 1> ~/nwm.log
-
-Note: run "which node" to find out the path to Node in the script above.
-
-2: add the following as nwm.desktop to /usr/share/xsessions:
-
-    [Desktop Entry]
-    Encoding=UTF-8
-    Name=nwm
-    Comment=This session starts nwm
-    Exec=/PATH/TO/nwm.sh
-    Type=Application
+```
+sudo ./nwm install
+```
 
 Select "nwm" from the Sessions menu when logging in. If you run into issues, have a look at ~/nwm.err.log. Mostly, it's a matter of getting all the paths (to Node, to the nwm files) right.
 
@@ -187,15 +177,10 @@ For more extensive customization, see https://github.com/mixu/nwm-user which has
 
 # Running under a secondary X11 server (Xephyr)
 
-If you want to test or develop nwm, the easiest way is to use Xephyr:
-
-    # start Xephyr
-    Xephyr -screen 1024x768 -nodri -br :1 &
-    # export gedit to the X server on display 1
-    DISPLAY=:1 gedit
-    DISPLAY=:1 gnome-terminal
-    # now start nwm.js on display 1
-    DISPLAY=:1 node nwm-user-sample.js
+```
+./nwm xephyr [WIDTHxHEIGHT]
+```
+(the default size is 800x600)
 
 Under Xephyr, the base key combination is Ctrl+Meta (e.g. Ctrl+Win). When running natively, the base key is Meta (Win). This is so that I can test nwm inside itself, yet have decent shortcuts: