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How do I update workspace names without quitting icewm?

I'm using icewm on Arch Linux. Sometimes I want to add another workspace, or rename them. I edit ~/.icewm/preferences, then in an xterm do 'icewm --restart'. This usually picks up changes in the ...
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Window snapping by hotkey with icewm?

Is it possible to assign the Meta+←/→ hotkeys for snapping windows to half the screen? Motivation Under Windows 7 and newer, pressing Meta+←/→ causes the active window to fill half of the screen. ...
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How do I get a program to autostart in Arch Linux?

The question sounds trivial, but hear me out. I have set up Arch and added icewm to it, works like a charm with xserver. I can start icewm with the .xinitrc file no problem, but when I add "...
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Font size issue with xterms started through icewm's hotkeys

Recently got a new laptop with 1920x1080 monitor instead of 1366x768 on old laptop. All my many xterms suddenly smaller and text illegible. After investigation, decided easiest solution was an alias ...
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vncsession vs real-desktop window opening

As the title already spoils, I have a Ubuntu machine on which I have installed a vncserver to use it remotely. The machine is always powered up, and when I am physically there I use the "real&...
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