Re: sound volume control for use in fluxbox?

Hi Andrey,

do you have media/volume buttons on your keyboard? I map them to amixer
commands in ~/.fluxbox/keys like this:
	XF86AudioLowerVolume :ExecCommand amixer set Master 3dB- unmute
	XF86AudioRaiseVolume :ExecCommand amixer set Master 3dB+ unmute
	XF86AudioMute :ExecCommand amixer set Master toggle

For monitoring volume and battery status I am using conky (see attached
screenshot) and the respective lines in ~/.conkyrc are
	${if_mixer_mute}${color red}Muted: ${mixerbar}${color black}${else}volume: ${mixerbar}${endif}
	${battery} $alignr rem: ${battery_time}

Taking screenshots is done with one of the many standalone programs
available, in my case it is screengrab, which can be launched from
fluxboxes menu or as a keyboard shortcut.

cheers, P

* Andrey G. Grozin via Fluxbox-users <[email protected]> [2025-11-29 12:25]:
> Hello *,
> 
> For years I used Lumina desktop environment (which uses fluxbox as its
> window manager). Now the distro I'm using (Gentoo) is about to remove Qt5,
> and hence Lumina (it has not been ported to Qt6). So, I had to decide what
> to use as my desktop.
> 
> I decided to use bare fluxbox. It provides > 90% of what I need for my
> everyday work. But I need some extra things, and I ask for your advice what
> X programs to install.
> 
> First of all, I need sound volume control (or a mixer, but a simple volume
> control would be sufficient). Ideally, this program should sit in the
> toolbar at the bottom of the screen; when I click it, it should show a
> slider to set the volume by my mouse.
> 
> Second, I need a small gui program to display my battery status. Well, I can
> say
> acpi
> at the command line, but it would be nice to have something sitting in the
> toolbar and showing the battery status all the time.
> 
> These two things existed ti Lumina in its panel. Now, in the bare fluxbox, I
> need some separate X programs for these purposes. What programs do you use?
> 
> The only Lumina utility I sometimes used is for taking screenshots. What X
> program would you recommend for this purpose?
> 
> Many thanks in advance,
> Andrey
> 
> 
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