Icewm - The Ultimate Configuration

[Meanie]

I rebooted after I uninstalled both older rotate and icewm, but not after installing new versions.
I just now rebooted (again), and tried rotating the physical screen. Nothing changes. I tried this with ROX (as a  desktop), enabled and not enabled.
I have never seen my screen rotate to PDA mode in any icewm versions that I have tried, unless I use the rotate icon.
Also, when using the rotate icon, and switching back to laptop mode, the taskbar disappears, (icewm only). The taskbar is still there, but it is below the bottom of the screen, because the menu button works, but it is shifted down a space or two.
I have no problems in openbox, rotating the screen works the same as in Sharp/Cacko.
I haven't been too concerned about this because I never use this Zaurus in PDA mode. I just thought I would mention it.
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all these problems have been fixed in the new versions unless you modified some of the dependent underlying files like the keys file under icewm config directory. if you have files under ~/.icewm, they override the ones in /etc/icewm. keys has a mapping to the XF86RotateWindows key which calls rotate.sh. This also depends on the XF86RotateWindows key being mapped correctly in spitz.xmodmap and it being loaded by xinitrc which in turn is loaded by startx.
all these files are customised in pdaXii13 and if you have overwritten/changed any of them, then not everything will function the way they were intended in pdaXii13.
rotate.sh also calls x11scr which is modified to call icetbfix to fix the taskbar...
if you want to customise your icewm settings, copy all the config files from /etc/icewm to ~/.icewm and then customise those. dont just place your custom files into ~/.icewm unless ypu really dont want my customisations and roll your own...

[Jon_J]

Thank you meanie for your thorough explanation of these settings/configurations files.
I copied your /etc/icewm/keys file to ~/.icewm/keys (and made 2 modifications)
I only had 2 modifications that I wanted to keep from my old "keys" file
key "Ctrl+1" mrxvt
key "Ctrl+2" rox
Everything else in this newly copied file remained the same.
Rotate now works as it is supposed to work.
I still have a disappearing taskbar after returning to landscape mode.
I haven't modified any of the below files.
rotate.sh, x11scr, icetbfix, spitz.xmodmap, ice-session.
I am loading icewm from "xselect"
I have since deleted my "old" method of starting icewm, (which was using "startice" to call the .xinitrc which was posted earlier in this thread).
All the other "ice" related files in /usr/bin are "ELF 32-bit LSB executable" There isn't any way I could have modified these.  

I had previously copied all the other config files from /etc/icewm to ~/.icewm except "keys" (which I just copied today).
I have modified my "preferences" file and made a "prefoverride file, (to change wallpaper, and other things like fonts), but the only taskbar changes I have made are the clock and removing the "applet-blanker" from icedock.
Oh, I almost forgot, I modified the "bitmap" of "ICEWM" on the start icon and shortened it to just show "ICE" (this is in the "IceQua" theme).

[Meanie]

just for anyone that is interested to compile their own icewm, i have created patches with my fixes for both icewm 1.2.30 and 1.2.26 sources.

http://zaurus.daemons.gr/menaie/build/hacks/icewm/

[portalgod]

just for anyone that is interested to compile their own icewm, i have created patches with my fixes for both icewm 1.2.30 and 1.2.26 sources.

http://zaurus.daemons.gr/menaie/build/hacks/icewm/
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How does Ice compare to xfce or fluxbox in terms of memory usage?  I haven't seen a conclusive comparison.

[scoutme]

xfce4 is lovely, but icewm is way lighter. I thought fluxbox was as fast as icewm, but if you say it's similar to xfce, maybe icewm is lighter