Fluxbox
Inspired from a recent TiT Radio about Flux I have tried it out. I’m still revising this so this is more my notes then anything else, for now.
Keys File
The keys file should be ~/.fluxbox/keys and can be edited to allow any shortcuts you want. They should be the key (or key combos) then a space (MUST have space) then colon, then the command to run. For example ‘exec’ to execute an application. The extra keys that you can use are:
# Mod1 = Alt # Mod4 = Windows key # Control = Ctrl # Shift = Shift # 135 = Right Click Button
Here are some of the things I add in. I have multiple firefox profiles, one for any flash games, one for ‘Xoke’ (i.e. for logging into xoke.org and similar) and a ‘dev’ one with different profiles. See my Firefox Tips Page for more info on why I do that.
# Added by Xoke - shortcuts # Firefox Mod4 w :Exec firefox --no-remote Mod4 x :Exec firefox -P Xoke --no-remote Mod4 g :Exec firefox -P Games --no-remote Mod4 d :Exec firefox -P Dev --no-remote # Other Apps Mod4 i :Exec xchat Mod4 f :Exec thunar Mod4 t :Exec terminator Mod4 e :Exec exaile # The one opens the menu when you push the right click button # useful if applications are maximized and no desktop is visible 135 :RootMenu #Mod4 x :Exec X
Startup File
~/.fluxbox/startup
Lets you start programs when you log in. Fairly self explanatory in the file. Just remember to add & on the end else it will hang!
Other Tips
Right-clicking on an application window menu bar lets you ‘remember’ workspace and lets you save on close. If you do this then the apps do load on specific workspaces. Nice for loading up Thunderbird on 1, Firefox on 2 etc.
… More to come!
