LinuxQuestions.org - basic newbie question about fluxbox

Issue
bash-2.05b$ pico .fluxbox/menu
to get a look at that file. I've recently reinstalled this system, so my menu is quite brief, but here's a look

Code:

[begin] (Fluxbox)

      [exec]    (rxvt) {rxvt}

      [exec] (kmail) {kmail}

      [exec] (GIMP-2.0.2) {/usr/local/bin/gimp-2.0}  <-- something I added

      [exec] (galeon) {galeon}

      [exec] (GKrellM) {/usr/local/bin/gkrellm}  <-- something I added

      [exec] (Firefox-0.8) {/usr/src/firefox/firefox}  <-- something I added

      [exec] (Firefox-0.9) {~/downloads/firefox-installer/firefox}  <-- something I added

      [exec] (Scribus) {/usr/local/bin/scribus}  <-- something I added

      [exec] (OpenOffice) {/home/OpenOffice/program/soffice}  <-- something I added

      [exec] (Acrobat) {/usr/local/Acrobat5/bin/acroread}  <-- something I added

      [exec] (Run) {fbrun }

[submenu] (Halt/Reboot)  <-- something I added

        [exec] (halt) {sudo halt}  <-- something I added

        [exec] (reboot) {sudo reboot}  <-- something I added

[end]

[submenu] (Terminals)

      [exec] (xterm) {xterm}

      [exec] (gnome-terminal) {gnome-terminal}

      [exec] (konsole) {konsole}

      [exec] (rxvt) {rxvt}

[end]

[submenu] (Net)

[submenu] (Browsers)

      [exec] (galeon) {galeon}

      [exec] (netscape) {netscape}

      [exec] (konqueror) {kfmclient openProfile webbrowsing}

      [exec] (links) {rxvt -e links fluxbox.org}

      [exec] (lynx) {rxvt -e lynx fluxbox.org}

[end]

[submenu] (IM)

      [exec] (gaim) {gaim}

[end]

[submenu] (Mail)

      [exec] (kmail) {kmail}

      [exec] (mutt) {rxvt -e mutt}

[end]

[submenu] (IRC)

      [exec] (xchat) {xchat}

      [exec] (ksirc) {ksirc}

      [exec] (BitchX) {rxvt -e BitchX -N}

[end]

[submenu] (ftp)

      [exec] (gftp) {gftp}

      [exec] (ftp) {rxvt -e ftp}

      [exec] (lftp) {rxvt -e lftp}

[end]

      [exec] (pan) {pan}

[end]

[submenu] (Editors)

      [exec] (gvim) {gvim}

      [exec] (vi) {rxvt -e vi}

      [exec] (vim) {rxvt -e vim}

      [exec] (gedit) {gedit}

      [exec] (xedit) {xedit}  

      [exec] (kword) {kword}

      [exec] (kwrite) {kwrite}

      [exec] (kate) {kate}

      [exec] (emacs) {emacs}

      [exec] (emacs-nw) {rxvt -e emacs -nw}

[end]

[submenu] (File utils)

      [exec] (konqueror) {konqueror} 

      [exec] (nautilus) {nautilus --no-desktop}

      [exec] (mc) {rxvt -e mc}

[end]

[submenu] (Multimedia)

[submenu] (Graphics)

      [exec] (gimp) {gimp}

      [exec] (xv) {xv}

      [exec] (xpaint) {xpaint}

      [exec] (kpaint) {kpaint}

      [exec] (kiconedit) {kiconedit}

      [exec] (xscreensaver-demo) {xscreensaver-demo}

      [exec] (xlock) {xlock}

[end]

[submenu] (Audio)

      [exec] (xmms) {xmms}

      [exec] (noatun) {noatun}

      [exec] (aumix) {aumix}

      [exec] (kmix) {kmix}

      [exec] (kscd) {kscd}

      [exec] (kmidi) {kmidi}

      [exec] (kaboodle) {kaboodle}

      [exec] (AlsaMixer) {rxvt -e alsamixer}

[end]

[submenu] (Video)

      [exec] (xine) {xine}  

[end]

[submenu] (X-utils)

      [exec] (xfontsel) {xfontsel}

      [exec] (xman) {xman}

      [exec] (xload) {xload}

      [exec] (editres) {editres}  

      [exec] (viewres) {viewres}

      [exec] (xclock) {xclock}

      [exec] (xmag) {xmag}

      [exec] (wmagnify) {wmagnify}

      [exec] (gkrellm) {gkrellm}

[end]

[end]

[submenu] (Office)

      [exec] (xclock) {xclock}

      [exec] (xcalc) {xcalc}

      [exec] (kcalc) {kcalc}  

      [exec] (gcalc) {gnome-calculator}

      [exec] (abiword) {abiword}

      [exec] (kword) {kword}

      [exec] (xpdf) {xpdf}

[end]

[submenu] (Games)

      [exec] (gnibbles) {gnibbles}

      [exec] (gnobots2) {gnobots2}

      [exec] (gataxx) {gataxx}

      [exec] (glines) {glines}

      [exec] (gnect) {gnect}

      [exec] (mahjongg) {mahjongg}

      [exec] (gnomine) {gnomine}

      [exec] (gnome-stones) {gnome-stones}

      [exec] (gnometris) {gnometris}

      [exec] (gnotravex) {gnotravex}

      [exec] (gnotski) {gnotski}

      [exec] (iagno) {iagno}

      [exec] (xboard) {xboard}

      [exec] (gtali) {gtali}

      [exec] (xsnow) {xsnow}

      [exec] (xeyes) {xeyes}  

      [exec] (same-gnome) {same-gnome}

[end]

[submenu] (fluxbox menu)  

      [config] (Configure)  

[submenu] (System Styles) {Choose a style...}

      [stylesdir] (/usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles)

[end]

[submenu] (User Styles) {Choose a style...}

      [stylesdir] (~/.fluxbox/styles)

[end]

      [workspaces]  (Workspace List)

[submenu] (Tools)

      [exec] (Windowname) {xprop WM_CLASS|cut -d \" -f 2|xmessage -file - -center}

      [exec] (screenshot) {import screenshot.png && qiv -W 50 screenshot.png}

      [exec] (Run) {fbrun }

      [exec] (regenerate menu) {fluxbox-generate_menu}

[end]

[submenu] (Window)

      [restart] (kde) {startkde}  

      [restart] (gnome) {gnome-session}

      [restart] (windowmaker) {wmaker}

[end]

      [exec] (Lock Screen) {xlock}

      [commanddialog] (Fluxbox Command)

      [reconfig] (Reload config)

      [restart] (Restart)    

      [separator]

      [exit] (Exit)

[end]

[end]

My menu is quite crude. I've also got GKrellM and KMail launching when I start the X-server each time.
That's actually quite a bit of stuff, with very little that I've added. The purpose of Fluxbox is to give those that
want it a lean, fast window manager/desktop environment. If you want all those "Windoze-style" icons and
menus, then you're better off with KDE, GNOME, or some other de. But to get all that, you're loading a bunch
of gui's and using a lot of resources - which decreases your perfomance.

Another place to look to get some ideas is this screenshot thread here at LQ. You can see what a lot of people
are using by browsing that monster thread. ;-)