FluxBox

detpenguin · 04-28-2005, 04:48 PM

i created a file in my home directory called .Xdefaults, and added this stuff to it:

aterm*cursorColor:blue
aterm*colorMode:true
aterm*pointerColor:yellow
aterm*pointerColor2:yellow
aterm*borderWidth:0
aterm*tinting:#ffffff
aterm*loginShell:true
aterm*transparent:true
aterm*shading:50
aterm*background:white
aterm*foreground:light blue
aterm*scrollBar:false
aterm*fade: 60
!aterm*font: 9x15
aterm*font: 8x13
aterm*saveLines:4500
aterm*geometry:85x30
aterm*truetintingType:True
!
! colors
!
aterm*color0:rgb:00/00/00
aterm*color1:rgb:cc/66/66
aterm*color2:rgb:66/cc/66
aterm*color3:rgb:cc/cc/66
aterm*color4:rgb:66/66/cc
aterm*color5:rgb:cc/66/cc
aterm*color6:rgb:66/cc/cc
aterm*color7:rgb:cc/cc/cc
aterm*color8:rgb:63/33/33
aterm*color9:rgb:ff/99/99
aterm*color10:rgb:99/ff/99
aterm*color11:rgb:ff/ff/99
aterm*color12:rgb:99/99/ff
aterm*color13:rgb:ff/99/ff

xterm*cursorColor:blue
xterm*colorMode:true
xterm*pointerColor:yellow
xterm*pointerColor2:yellow
xterm*borderWidth:0
xterm*tinting:#ffffff
xterm*loginShell:true
xterm*transparent:true
xterm*shading:80
xterm*background:#dcdcdc
xterm*foreground:#800000
xterm*scrollBar:false
xterm*fade: 60
!xterm*font: 9x15
xterm*font: 8x13
xterm*saveLines:4500
xterm*geometry:85x30
xterm*truetintingType:True
!
! colors
!
xterm*color0:rgb:00/00/00
xterm*color1:rgb:cc/66/66
xterm*color2:rgb:66/cc/66
xterm*color3:rgb:cc/cc/66
xterm*color4:rgb:66/66/cc
xterm*color5:rgb:cc/66/cc
xterm*color6:rgb:66/cc/cc
xterm*color7:rgb:cc/cc/cc
xterm*color8:rgb:63/33/33
xterm*color9:rgb:ff/99/99
xterm*color10:rgb:99/ff/99
xterm*color11:rgb:ff/ff/99
xterm*color12:rgb:99/99/ff
xterm*color13:rgb:ff/99/ff
xterm*color14:rgb:99/ff/ff
xterm*color15:rgb:ff/ff/ff

you can edit colors and stuff...it's basic, but it works

i don't use Eterm, i just use aterm and xterm...Eterm has a config file someplace, but i don't remember where...if you read the Man page for Eterm, it will give you lots of info...just open a terminal (such as Eterm) and type man Eterm and it will/should come up.

Cryptix · 04-28-2005, 05:11 PM

for regular typing not from listing

Optimistic · 04-28-2005, 09:26 PM

Go to your ~/.fluxbox folder. In the init file there will be a line that looks like this:

session.menuFile: /home/YOU/.fluxbox/menu

That tells you which menu file is in use. So, just open that menu file in a text editor and edit it.

Here is a sample of my menu to get you started (and show some features):

Code:

[begin] (fluxbox)
[exec] (aterm) {aterm -sh 25 -tr -fg white +sb}<~/.fluxbox/FBicons/terminal3_32x32.xpm>
[exec] (firefox) {mozilla-firefox} <~/.fluxbox/FBicons/firefox32x33.xpm>
[exec] (rox) {rox-filer}<~/.fluxbox/FBicons/folder32x32.xpm>
[separator]

[submenu] (Multimedia) {}
[submenu] (Games) {}
	[exec] (GBA) {gnomeboyadvance}
	[exec] (SNES) {zsnes}
	[exec] (N64) {mupen64}
[end]
	[exec] (xmms) {xmms}<~/.fluxbox/FBicons/xmms_32x32.xpm>
	[exec] (xine) {xine}<~/.fluxbox/FBicons/xine_32x32.xpm>
	[exec] (mplayer) {gmplayer}<~/.fluxbox/FBicons/mplayer.xpm>
	[exec] (k3b) {/usr/sbin/su-to-root -X -c k3b}<~/.fluxbox/FBicons/k3b_32x32.xpm>
	[exec] (grip) {grip}<~/.fluxbox/FBicons/grip_32x32.xpm>
	[exec] (dvd::rip) {dvdrip}
[end]

[submenu] (Net) {}
	[exec] (firefox) {mozilla-firefox} <~/.fluxbox/FBicons/firefox32x32.xpm>
	[exec] (thunderbird) {mozilla-thunderbird} <~/.fluxbox/FBicons/thunder.xpm>
	[exec] (Dillo) {dillo}
	[exec] (kbear) {kbear}
	[exec] (xchat) {xchat}
[end]

The names that appear in the menu are between ( ) the command that gets executed is in between { } if you want those little icons, then put a path between < >. As far as I know icons have to be in xpm format.

I wrote most all of my menu by hand (maybe all of it). Just start with a basic menu and start adding stuff as you go, after a while you will have a nice coplete menu that does what you want. A good trick to find apps or available commands that you have is to hit Tab twice in a terminal--it will spit out all that commands that you can use (which will include the commads to launch apps of course). This certainly isn't the fastest way, but it works.

detpenguin · 04-28-2005, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Cryptix
for regular typing not from listing

that information, when placed in the .Xdefaults file which i talked about earlier, will set how your aterm looks, i.e. transparency, which fonts, colors and such.

jasone · 04-29-2005, 12:47 AM

You might want to take a look at these, they helped me:

http://aslan.no-ip.com/~iphitus/fluxbox.php
http://www.linux.org/lessons/short/fluxbox/index.html

scoops98 · 04-29-2005, 01:55 AM

#placed in /home/scoops/.fluxbox/startup

#My fluxbox startup script

#Show splash screen
fbsetbg -C /usr/share/fluxbox/splash.jpg
#Set wallpaper
fbsetbg /home/scoops/3d_225.jpg
#Put a transparant borderless eterm in the bottom left of the screen
Eterm --trans --borderless --scrollbar=false --buttonbar=false --geometry=120x25+0-25 &
#Start two gkrellm panels
gkrellm -c stack1 &
gkrellm -c stack2 &
#Start messenger
centericq &
#Start bluetooth phone manager
gnome-phone-manager &
#start fluxbox
exec /usr/X11R6/bin/fluxbox

#Thats my startup script. Its basic.

Cryptix · 05-01-2005, 09:13 PM

thanks guys i got it looking how i wanted!