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Revision Changes Path 1.6 +207 -9 xml/htdocs/doc/en/fluxbox-config.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/fluxbox-config.xml?rev=1.6&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/fluxbox-config.xml?rev=1.6&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/fluxbox-config.xml.diff?r1=1.5&r2=1.6&cvsroot=gentoo Index: fluxbox-config.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/fluxbox-config.xml,v retrieving revision 1.5 retrieving revision 1.6 diff -u -r1.5 -r1.6 --- fluxbox-config.xml 30 Apr 2005 11:07:51 -0000 1.5 +++ fluxbox-config.xml 10 May 2005 16:09:57 -0000 1.6 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ <?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/fluxbox-config.xml,v 1.5 2005/04/30 11:07:51 cam Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/fluxbox-config.xml,v 1.6 2005/05/10 16:09:57 alin Exp $ --> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> @@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ <mail link="[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Jonathan Smith</mail> </author> +<author title="Editor"> + <mail link="[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Alin Dobre</mail> +</author> + <abstract> This howto will show you how to set up the Fluxbox windows manager for X11. </abstract> @@ -20,8 +24,8 @@ <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 --> <license/> -<version>1.0.4</version> -<date>2005-04-16</date> +<version>1.1.0</version> +<date>2005-05-09</date> <chapter> <title>Introduction</title> @@ -204,6 +208,45 @@ </body> </section> <section> +<title>Application Launcher</title> +<body> + +<p> +Every window manager has (or should have) a custom program used for launching +applications, without having to open a console and run the application from it. +Fluxbox's launcher is called <c>fbrun</c>, which is already installed. It could +be run it by typing <c>fbrun</c> at the command line, but running <c>fbrun</c> +from a console and then launch an application from it is even worse than +running the application itself from that console. That's why a keyboard +shortcut should be defined or an entry inserted into fluxbox's menu which +points to the <c>fbrun</c> command, or both. +</p> + +<p> +You can define a menu entry called "Run...", by editing your +<path>~/.fluxbox/menu</path> to say: +</p> + +<pre caption="Defining a menu entry to launch fbrun"> +[exec] (Run...) {fbrun} +</pre> + +<p> +You'll find more information about menus in fluxbox later in this guide. +</p> + +<p> +For more information, such as command line options, please read its manual page +by typing <c>man fbrun</c>. Remember that to use command-line options, it will +be necessary to edit your keys and/or menu files again to include those +options. +</p> + +</body> +</section> + + +<section> <title>Fluxbox Keys</title> <body> @@ -245,6 +288,9 @@ # (assumes alsa usage. if you use oss, then you are on your own)</comment> Mod1 e :ExecCommand Eterm -name alsa -e alsamixer +<comment># This launches fbrun, which in turn launches other programs</comment> +Mod1 r :ExecCommand fbrun + <comment># Program Control. It just makes life simpler...</comment> Mod1 4 :Close Mod1 m :Minimize @@ -320,6 +366,97 @@ </body> </section> <section> +<title>Graphical File Manager Options</title> +<body> + +<p> +It is important to note that Gentoo does not need a file manager. It is +perfectly possible, and indeed simpler (in the author's humble opinion), to do +all the file manipulation by command-line. However, not everyone agrees... +</p> + +<p> +Many users who are new to Gentoo/Fluxbox are put off by the lack of a graphical +file manager such as <c>nautilus</c> in Gnome. Fluxbox itself does not provide +such a program, but as always, it is simple to aquire one. There are many +choices, but this guide will present two, one for the <uri +link="#gentoo">minimalist</uri> who likes text only and one for the user who +likes <uri link="#rox">icons to click</uri>. It is also possible, of course, to +install both and try them out. +</p> + +</body> +</section> +<section id="gentoo"> +<title>Gentoo File Manager - Minimalism</title> +<body> + +<p> +Gentoo is a file manager which seeks to provide the benefits of a GUI interface +without all the bloat which is commonly associated with such interfaces. +</p> + +<pre caption="Installing the Gentoo File Manager"> +# <i>emerge gentoo</i> +</pre> + +<note> +The Gentoo file manager is a seperate project from the Gentoo Linux +distribution. For more information on this, see the Gentoo <uri +link="/main/en/name-logo.xml#doc_chap4">Name and Logo Usage Guidelines</uri>. +</note> + +<p> +The Gentoo file manager aims to be fully configurably via GUI, so feel free to +tweak. +</p> + + +</body> +</section> +<section id="rox"> +<title>Rox File Manager - Includes Icons</title> +<body> + +<p> +Rox is a file manager which uses icons as well as text and is much more like +Windows' Explorer. +</p> + +<pre caption="Installing the Rox File Manager"> +# <i>emerge rox</i> +</pre> + +<p> +Rox behaves much like "traditional" file managers, so its interface +should be intuitive. If not, there always are manpages. +</p> + +</body> +</section> +<section> +<title>Picture Viewer</title> +<body> + +<p> +Many WMs come with utilities to view pictures in a directory. These +applications are small and lightweight, and do not allow for editing (which is +assumed to be done by the <c>gimp</c> or similar). This is necessary if you use +a command line, <c>gentoo</c>, or <c>rox</c> for a file manager. +</p> + +<pre caption="Installing xzgv"> +# <i>emerge xzgv</i> +</pre> + +<p> +<c>xzgv</c> can be launched in any directory, and can browse through any +supported picture format. +</p> + +</body> +</section> +<section> <title>Setting a theme, background, and a startup script</title> <body> @@ -373,16 +510,19 @@ <p> The author uses a text editor to create menus, believing that menumakers introduce too much clutter, often skip important packages, and don't always -work well with the styles Gentoo installs. However, many disagree, so the -instructions below show how to use two of the more common menu generators. +work well with the styles Gentoo installs. If this sounds appealing to you, <<Truncated>> -- [email protected] mailing list
