PREFACE (specific to this antiX-maintained version of SLiM)

As of Jan2018, among the known (known to skidoo) available
potential "upstream" sources, none are well-suited to patching.
Debian has added code supporting systemd-related stuffs into SLiM,
has ramped-up the amount of code dedicated to PAM support,
and is in the process of removing consolekit support.

This antiX-maintained version should be regarded as a hard fork,
with future changes cherry-picked from various sources.
For now, the list of sources consulted as well as both the completed
and prospective edits/changes are detailed in the  doc/TODO  file.

To preclude the need for marking/pinning packages on antiX systems,
the declared version (within CMakeLists.txt and debian/changelog) is currently "v1.4.4"

INTRODUCTION SLiM (Simple Login Manager) is a graphical login manager (DisplayManager) for X11. It aims to be simple, fast, and independent from the various desktop environments.

Features:
- supports customizable themes and provides a range of configuration options
- option to display a fixed-choice, or random theme each time
- panel provides PNG support (with alpha transparency)
- remembers last session (sessionname) used; user can press F1 to cycle thru available xsession
- option to specify default_user and autologin
- PNG / JPEG support for background images
- supports use of freetype and XFT fonts
- configurable inputbox presentation: dual, or single (GDM-style)
- CMake build procedure

INSTALLATION for generic instructions (systems other than antiX), refer to the doc/INSTALL file within this source package

USAGE To launch slim, execute (run) the slim binary, followed by the -d option if you want it to run as a daemon (recommended) (If not run as a daemon, the user is returned to console upon session logout.)

While the SLiM login screen is displayed:

   Pressing "F1" toggles (cycles   choose   installed / available desktop sessions

   Enter username and password to login. The ~/.xinitrc file is executed by default,
   so ensure your home directory contains a working  .xinitrc file

   Special username strings can be entered to initiate commands (configurable, via slim.conf file):
   - console: starts console-based login
   - exit: exits SLiM
   - halt: halts the system
   - reboot: reboots the system

   Pressing the F11 key executes a user-specified command (see the configuration file);
   the default command is to take a screenshot (using scrot, which is pre-installed in antiX)

CONFIGURATION /etc/slim.conf is the SLiM configuration file. Options are explained via inline comments within the file itself ( see also: /usr/share/doc/slim/SLIM_OPTIONS.txt ) On antiX systems, a copy of the as-shipped conf file is also installed to /usr/share/doc/slim/slim.conf.antix_orig (for reference, or rollback)

THEMES See THEMES file (a copy is installed to /usr/share/doc/slim/THEMES)

COPYRIGHT SLiM is copyright (c) 2004-06 by Simone Rota, Johannes Winkelmann, Nobuhiro Iwamatsu and is available under the GNU General Public License. A complete copy of the license is provided in the doc/COPYING" file.