Fluxbox Windowmanager

Window managers, icon programs, widgets, etc.
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#16 Post by `f00 »

@bignono1 - this should be modularization at its finest (use what you need .. if you don't need all the language files or can get by without local manpages, don't plan on compiling the add-on imlib stuff for some other pup version than p431 and etcetera and so forth, then no - don't just click everything). You can store the files locally and try doing it a step at a time starting with fluxbox-1.3.0.pet and adding only what you need or :shrug:

My standard 'warning' about dotpets is to do them in a safe environment (some can do odd things which you might not catch until after you're all done configuring fluxbox's many options or a much later save after you've done several other things you don't want to lose and you with no backup .. it's not pleasant :( ) like pfix=ram or however works for you, sometimes there are conflicts since even the best dotpet ever done cannot account for all the variables there may be in a particular setup.

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#17 Post by dejan555 »

Is anyone else having crashes on 1.3?
I'm not using aragon's pet, I compiled it on dpup 009 and running fluxbox now, I have X crashes, especially when I want to restore iconified windows from fluxbox's middle click menu.
Please try this particular action, try to minimize rox filer and/or browser then go to middle click -> Icons and restore some of minimized windows several times and tell me if it crashes.
puppy.b0x.me stuff mirrored [url=https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_Mb589v0iCXNnhSZWRwd3R2UWs]HERE[/url] or [url=http://archive.org/details/Puppy_Linux_puppy.b0x.me_mirror]HERE[/url]

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#18 Post by aragon »

uploaded actual version.

@dejan: 1.3.1 might solve your probs.

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#19 Post by bignono1 »

Can i get my connection icon on the task bar?
F12 is not working, to get the menu.

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#20 Post by aragon »

bignono1 wrote:Can i get my connection icon on the task bar?
i don't think so.
F12 is not working, to get the menu.
i don't think, i've configured it like that. to configure it like that, see here:
http://fluxbox-wiki.org/index.php/Keyboard_shortcuts

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#21 Post by `f00 »

Every window manager should have its 'own' key-bind file (since they all vary a bit). Oddly that F12 bind (from jwm-personal?) is one that gets offed almost by instinct for me (F12 is reserved for Opera's quickprefs in my case) .. Alt + F1 might be a better choice (unless it conflicts with something else)

Fluxbox config can be a bit more involved but that's part of the charm (little things can interact oddly until you get a 'feel' for how everything meshes)

@bignono1
Wbar makes a nice launcher (or you could look into the 'slit' option, which is kind of like bbdock..)

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#22 Post by Rupp »

bignono1 wrote:Can i get my connection icon on the task bar?
F12 is not working, to get the menu.
None F12 :ToggleCmd {RootMenu} {HideMenus}

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#23 Post by theZoid »

Hi...thanks for this! What's the file and entry to start fluxbox at boot every time? I'm using Puppeee last stable release.

Also, where can I change something to show Fluxbox as a window manager option under 'change window manager' menu item? (not necessary of course, but...)

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#24 Post by bignono1 »

reboot to prompt then type this:
xwin startfluxbox
This will keep fluxbox , to change to other wm type : xwin jwm or
xwin icewm or whatever wm you have.

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#25 Post by trapster »

This is what I did to add fluxbox to the "change window manager" window in Puppeee-1.0.


File is /usr/bin/change-wm

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#! /bin/bash
set -x

WM=`cat /etc/windowmanager`
if [[ $WM == startflwm ]] ; then
	FLWM='<default>true</default>'
else
	FLWM='<default>false</default>'
fi
if [[ $WM == icewm-session ]] ; then
	ICEWM='<default>true</default>'
else
	ICEWM='<default>false</default>'
fi
if [[ $WM == openbox-session ]] ; then
	OPENB='<default>true</default>'
else
	OPENB='<default>false</default>'
fi
if [[ $WM == startfluxbox ]] ; then
	FLUX='<default>true</default>'
else
	FLUX='<default>false</default>'
fi

export MAIN_DIALOG="
<window title=\"Change Window Manager\">
<vbox>
<frame Choose a Window Manager>
      <radiobutton>
       <label>Flwm</label>
	$FLWM
	<action>if true echo startflwm > /etc/wm</action>
       </radiobutton>
      <radiobutton>
       <label>Icewm</label>
	$ICEWM
	<action>if true echo icewm-session > /etc/wm</action>
       </radiobutton>
      <radiobutton>
       <label>OpenBox</label>
	$OPENB
	<action>if true echo openbox-session > /etc/wm</action>
       </radiobutton>
      <radiobutton>
       <label>fluxbox</label>
	$FLUX
	<action>if true echo startfluxbox > /etc/wm</action>
       </radiobutton>  
       
       
</frame>
<text><label>Changes will be applied when you restart Xwindows</label></text>
<hbox>
  <button tooltip-text=\"Exit\">
     <input file stock=\"gtk-quit\"></input>
     <label>Exit</label>
     <action type=\"exit\">Exit-NOW</action>
    </button>
</hbox>
</vbox>
</window>"
gtkdialog3 --program=MAIN_DIALOG --center
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#26 Post by grimoire »

I hope this one will work on other versions of puppy. :)

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#27 Post by Rupp »

I guess just opening ~/.xinitrc and adding exec startfluxbox is to complicated for some people here.

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#28 Post by Eyes-Only »

Thanks for having done up this package of Fluxbox Aragon thus moving our usual install of Flux lightyears ahead of 1.0.1 in the PPM! And for the record: It's awesome! :shock: Amazingly stable and superb running in my Luci-252.

In fact, this looks and runs so great/fast in just this frugal test install that I'm seriously considering of replacing my Fluxbox installs throughout my 14 other puplets with this as well. :)

@Dejan: I haven't been having any crashes whatsoever with the 130 version compiled by Aragon here on my Luci-252 replicating what you've done. HTH?

Guess I should call it a day. Thanks again Aragon!

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#29 Post by dejan555 »

Thanks Eyes-Only, might be my bad build, I still haven't tested 1.3.1 though
puppy.b0x.me stuff mirrored [url=https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_Mb589v0iCXNnhSZWRwd3R2UWs]HERE[/url] or [url=http://archive.org/details/Puppy_Linux_puppy.b0x.me_mirror]HERE[/url]

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#30 Post by dejan555 »

OK, since I booted 5.2 to compile pidgin I installed aragon's 1.3.1 pet this times and had crash on same action. It really is very fast, I think much faster then fbpanel/openbox combo they have in 5.x and I like aragon's green theme mod too.
puppy.b0x.me stuff mirrored [url=https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_Mb589v0iCXNnhSZWRwd3R2UWs]HERE[/url] or [url=http://archive.org/details/Puppy_Linux_puppy.b0x.me_mirror]HERE[/url]

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#31 Post by Rupp »

dejan555 wrote:OK, since I booted 5.2 to compile pidgin I installed aragon's 1.3.1 pet this times and had crash on same action. It really is very fast, I think much faster then fbpanel/openbox combo they have in 5.x and I like aragon's green theme mod too.
Dejan,

Did you enable logging with fluxbox, to see if it showed the error?

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#32 Post by dejan555 »

No Rupp, I'll check how to do that.
puppy.b0x.me stuff mirrored [url=https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_Mb589v0iCXNnhSZWRwd3R2UWs]HERE[/url] or [url=http://archive.org/details/Puppy_Linux_puppy.b0x.me_mirror]HERE[/url]

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#33 Post by aragon »

can confirm the crash on deiconifiing for 4.31. have reported the issue to the bugtracker.

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#34 Post by dejan555 »

Thanks aragon.
puppy.b0x.me stuff mirrored [url=https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_Mb589v0iCXNnhSZWRwd3R2UWs]HERE[/url] or [url=http://archive.org/details/Puppy_Linux_puppy.b0x.me_mirror]HERE[/url]

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#35 Post by Eyes-Only »

Hmm... now that makes me wonder why it is that I'm the only one not experiencing that crash? - now on two systems, my Luci-252 and my ClassicPup-214X?

I guess I'm always the lucky one, eh? :?

@Grimoire: You'd asked if this Fluxbox would work in other builds aside from 4.3.1 I believe? ( See page 2 of this thread. ) By all means, yes! :D And by my account and usage of 3 to 4 hours a day, it works great! This has been the fastest, best, Fluxbox install I've ever used on any distro BAR NONE!

HTH?

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