Wow!! Fluxbox - I'm impressed!!

gonus · 07-14-2002, 10:07 PM

So its like kde?

Gonus

neo77777 · 07-14-2002, 11:18 PM

What is?

gonus · 07-14-2002, 11:48 PM

I was aking if Fluxbox is like kde a graphical user interface?

neo77777 · 07-15-2002, 12:55 AM

not quite, it is a windowmanger as opposed to desktop environment which is KDE, plus it is less resource hangry, here is a very minimalistic screenshot of mine http://utopia.poly.edu/~bartem01/images/screen.jpg

acid_kewpie · 07-15-2002, 04:41 AM

gonus: it's not exactly hard to find out these kind of things for yourself. http://fluxbox.sourceforge.net/

esteeven · 07-15-2002, 05:23 AM

Is there a way of saving settings when I leave Flux? And can I get the apps in the Slit to load automatically?

acid_kewpie · 07-15-2002, 05:41 AM

apps can go in .xinitrc and autosaving.. no.

aliensub · 07-15-2002, 06:33 AM

If you use a graphical logging you have to make a .xsession in your home dir. Here´s an example of mine:

#!/bin/sh
rox --pinboard=Alien -o &
bbpager -w &
exec fluxbox

The -w in bbpager is to make it load in the slit

gonus · 07-15-2002, 07:22 PM

I at first did not knwo what a windows manager was so the fluxbox website wasn't much help at first . Now i think I understand. If I had a graphical login with kde hwo would I go about setting that up, to try it out?

Thanx for dealing with a newb.

Gonus

esteeven · 07-16-2002, 08:25 AM

Go to Kicker -> Preferences -> System -> Login Manager -> Sessions -> type in fluxbox under New Type and then Add New.
Log out
Log in but select fluxbox.
I'm assuming that you've already installed Fluxbox.
Hope this helps.

esteeven · 07-16-2002, 09:14 AM

I'm a bit stuck. I use KDM for login so I assume from the previous postings that I need to edit xsessions. If this is so - where on earth do I put my dockapps? I've tried with volume.app and that loads up - but not Flux.Same in xinitrc.
Hmmm!
If it's not one thing...

esteeven · 07-16-2002, 01:17 PM

Stop! Worry not. I've worked it out using that old system Trial and Error (and listening to acid_kewpie !!). xinitrc was where the additions were needed - I was thrown by the fact that the file is a lot longer than expected - I tried here, there and everywhere until I came up with this (for example)-
#
# finally start the window manager
#
bsetbg -f directory/.jpg &
volume.app &
exec $WINDOWMANAGER

# call failsafe
exit 0

..and it works!!
yipee!
I really do like Fluxbox.

esteeven · 07-17-2002, 06:51 AM

just out of interest - is there any way of editing the Slit? I don't mean position etc - but background colour and dimensions.
Thanks

acid_kewpie · 07-17-2002, 06:53 AM

it's all part of the theme you use. read the info on how to edit them.

esteeven · 07-17-2002, 08:37 AM

Yup! Thanks again acid_kewpie! I just hadn't cottoned on to the fact that the slit and "toolbar" are the same thing (as far as bbconf is concerned) - but they now both look much better. For future reference, they are under toolbar settings -> toolbar clock / misc.

Can anyone recommend a good mount dockapp? I can't get to grips with wmmount.
Thanks