how to open fluxbox right click menu when there is a full screen window on screen
 

I've been using Linux for years, but I am new to fluxbox. Is there a way to open the right click menu in fluxbox without eh... right clicking on the desktop :-).
I would like to be able to launch a new program while I have let's say the browser in full screen mode.
I have the feeling that I am missing something here. Is that not the way I am supposed to use fluxbox?

I use a key combo to do that ...
Mod1 Shift m :RootMenu

Of course that (or your preferred choice of funky keys) needs
to be in your ~/.fluxbox/keys before you try to use it ;}


Cheers,
Tink

In the .fluxbox/keys file, I entered this:

In a salute to my Windows days, I can open the menu by hitting CTRL-ESC.

Sorry for the late response, I just realized that I don't get email updates when somebody posts a message to my threads. All this time I was under the impression that no one had replied. Thank you for the replies. I was able to get Control + Escape working. Do you know how I can add the windows key to the keys file? I tried all of these:
Mod4 :RootMenu
Windows key :RootMenu
Windows :RootMenu
Super :RootMenu

But nothing happens when I press the windows key.

Here's a bit from my keys file. I think you are missing the "ExecCommand" item.

These work. Try

I have never tried to get the Windows key to do anything on its own.


Edit: Fluxbox rocks.

Hi, I tried that and it didn't work. It would be nice to make use of the windows key, since it's just sitting there unused.

Define "unused" :}

For me it's the modifier for several key-combos.
I'd miss them if it had a single action assigned to it ;D

You can use xev to see the raw keycodes. Xev generates a mass of data to wade through, but it might help.

By the way, it's a small thing, but you have to restart Fluxbox for a modification to the keys file to take effect. You can use the "restart" item on the Fluxbox menu to do so without closing any applications.

I like the single key function. It's faster to press one button than two, I guess a matter of preference.

Haha xev did the job. Here is how I went about solving this. I like describing the process, rather than giving out just the answer. If you want to skip the reading, the answer was to add this Super_L : RootMenu to your .fluxbox/keys file. I hope it helps someone else.

I ran xev like you suggested. It outputs all the x events in the console. Here is what I got for the super key:

KeyRelease event, serial 31, synthetic NO, window 0xa00001,
root 0x69, subw 0x0, time 6359893, (170,-9), root:(1067,313),
state 0x40, keycode 133 (keysym 0xffeb, Super_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False

Notice this part:
root:(1067,313),
state 0x40, keycode 133 (keysym 0xffeb, Super_L),

The Super_L is the name of the windows key.

I then ran xmodmap as suggested here: http://fluxbox-wiki.org/index.php?ti...ing_up_Super_L
and surprisingly mod4 was mapped correctly:

alagenchev@tangra:~$ xmodmap -pm
xmodmap: up to 4 keys per modifier, (keycodes in parentheses):

shift Shift_L (0x32), Shift_R (0x3e)
lock Caps_Lock (0x42)
control Control_L (0x25), Control_R (0x69)
mod1 Alt_L (0x40), Alt_R (0x6c), Meta_L (0xcd)
mod2 Num_Lock (0x4d)
mod3
mod4 Super_L (0x85), Super_R (0x86), Super_L (0xce), Hyper_L (0xcf)
mod5 ISO_Level3_Shift (0x5c), Mode_switch (0xcb)

However, my mod4 entry in the keys file didn't work correctly, so I looked at my keys file closer:

I had the following:
Mod4 : ExecCommand RootMenu
Super_L : ExecCommand RootMenu
Control Escape : RootMenu

Contorl + Escape worked, but not the others, so I removed the ExecCommand to result in this:

Mod4 : RootMenu
Super_L : RootMenu

That worked, but only because of the Super_L line. I don't know why but Mod4 : RootMenu doesn't do anything for me even though xmodmap has it mapped correctly.
Regardless, I am happy because I got it working and Super_L : RootMenu was the solution

Glad you got it working. Thanks for the update.