Documentation
Please note: some of this information is outdated...
Quick Start for Whim Starkits
First you need a Tclkit. A Tclkit is a standalone version of Tcl/Tk with a builtin Virtual File System (VFS). The .kit (Starkit) files that Whim is distributed as are a VFS image that tclkit can understand. This means there are only ever 2 files to install if you want to run Whim.
We suggest you use 8.5a4 for now, because it tends to work better. The binaries of Tclkit are available here:
See also: http://www.patthoyts.tk/tclkit.html
If you have Xnest installed (part of X11) you can start Whim without changing your existing configuration with:
tclkit8.5 Whim433.kit
That should start Xnest, and Whim, so that you can try it.
There is also this alternative way:
From a console (no X running), execute the command:
tclkit8.5 Whim400.kit
Whim will start X for you with a default set of options without modifying any of your existing window manager settings.
Changing the available Whim Desktops
Create a file in your home directory named .whim_desktops.
Add contents to ~/.whim_desktops like this:
list Work "My Fancy Desktop" "Another Fancy Desktop"
Whim with Tile for a Fancy Appearance
A multi-platform Tile Starkit that works with Whim is available here:
To use the Tile Starkit you need to put the tile.kit/tile07.kit into a directory in your $PATH. Whim should find it, and use it.
Using Whim as Your Default WM
For an ~/.xinitrc you can use:
tclkit8.5 /path/to/Whim308.4.kit
That should work with startx.