Re: idesk

On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 16:42:43 -0400
Mark Grieveson <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hello.  I use Debian Etch, and am just starting to use Fluxbox.  How
> do I set up Fluxbox so that it starts up with idesk running (instead
> of me having to enter the command in a terminal)?  Also, is there a
> way to start programs with the keyboard, rather than a right click of
> the mouse?  Specifically, a "run program" key, like Alt-F2 for Gnome,
> or F3 for Ion3.

Your question has already been answered, but to add to it a bit since
you asked what can you do with the alt-F2 behaviour specifically ...

I'm using ubuntu edgy, and fluxbox 1.0rc2.

Here's what I do.  Look in your /home/username/.fluxbox/keys file.
Make one if you don't have one.  Alt is called "mod1" in the keys file,
the "windows key" most keyboards have these days is "mod4" . 

Mod1 Tab :nextwindow 
Mod1 Shift Tab :prevwindow 
Control F1 :Workspace 1
Control F2 :Workspace 2
Control F3 :Workspace 3
Control F4 :Workspace 4
Control Mod1 n :nexttab
Mod1 F2 :execcommand fbrun -w 350 -title "Yes, Master?"
Mod1 F10 :maximizewindow
Mod1 m :rootmenu
Mod1 F9 :minimize
Control Mod1 Right :nextworkspace
Control Mod1 Left :prevworkspace
Mod4 m :showdesktop
Mod4 Mod1 m :Deiconify All OriginQuiet 
Mod4 t :toggledecor
Mod4 1 :SetHead 1
Mod4 2 :SetHead 2
Mod4 Shift 1 :SendToWorkspace 1
Mod4 Shift 2 :SendToWorkspace 2
Mod4 Shift 3 :SendToWorkspace 3
Mod4 Shift 4 :SendToWorkspace 4 
Mod4 r :ReloadStyle
None F11 F12 :execcommand gnome-terminal -e mc

So you can see I use control-F1, F2, F3, and F4 to specifically switch
to one of four desktops, but more often I use control-alt-left-arrow
and control-al-right-arrow to move from desktop (workspace) to
desktop.  My alt-f2 brings up fbrun, which I prefer over grun and some
of the other alternatives, but that's up to you of course.
alt-F10 maximizes the window that has the focus, alt-f9 minimizes it.
windows-key-m minimizes everything so I can see the desktop.
alt-windows-key-m maximizes everything (because I can't figure out how
to get my alt-tab behaviour to alt-tab through minimized windows).
windows-key-t removes all window decorations, which is handy
sometimes.  I'm using a dual-head twinview setup, and like to be able
to send apps to the other head, so windows-key-1 sends an app to the
first monitor and the same idea for the second monitor.
shift-windows-key-1 sends an app to workspace one, et cetera for my
other three workspaces/desktops.   I mess with styles a lot, so
windows-key-r reloads the style after I make changes to it.  And I
don't even remember why I did this <g> but F11 followed by F12 loads
gnome-terminal and runs midnight commander in it.

I hope this helps a little more than RTFM.  Fluxbox isn't necessarily
too intuitive to get started but once you get used to its way of
thinking it'll start to fall in place.

Also, this wiki is a great resource:

http://fluxbox-wiki.org/index.php/Howto_edit_the_apps_file
http://fluxbox-wiki.org/index.php/Howto_edit_the_keys_file

Good luck -

dave w

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