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Henrik Kinnunen <fluxgen@fluxbox.org>
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v1.1.2, 18 February 2009
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:man source: fluxbox.txt
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:man version: {revision}
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:man manual: Fluxbox Manual
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fluxbox - A lightweight window manager for the X Windowing System
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*fluxbox* [-rc 'rcfile']
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[-screen all|'scr','scr'...]
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*fluxbox* [-v | -version] |
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*fluxbox(1)* is a window manager. As such it provides configurable window
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decorations, a root menu to launch applications and a toolbar that shows the
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current workspace name, a set of application names and the current time. There
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is also a workspace menu to add or remove workspaces.
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Fluxbox can iconify (or minimize) windows to the toolbar One click and they
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reappear. A double-click on the titlebar of the window will 'shade' it; i.e. the
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window will disappear, and only the titlebar will remain visible.
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There are also two areas commonly used by small applets: the `slit' can be used
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to dock small applications; e.g. most of the ``bbtools'' and ``Window Maker
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dockapps'' can use the slit, and the `systray' which lives in the toolbar
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supports standard system tray icons provided by some applications.
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Fluxbox uses its own graphics class to render its images on the fly. By using
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style files, you can determine in great detail how your desktop looks.
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fluxbox styles are compatible with those of Blackbox 0.65 or earlier versions,
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so users migrating can still use their current favourite themes.
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Most of the default keyboard and mouse button actions mentioned in this manual
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can be changed and configured in the `keys' file. This powerful configuration
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file can also be used to automate almost any action you may want to perform,
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from launching applications to moving windows around the screen. See
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*fluxbox-keys(5)* for details.
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Fluxbox can also remember certain attributes of individual application
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windows and restore these settings the next time the window opens. See
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the *fluxbox-apps(5)* for details.
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Fluxbox supports the majority of the Extended Window Manager Hints (EWMH)
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specification, as well as numerous other Window Hinting standards. This
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allows all compliant window managers to provide a common interface to
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standard features used by applications and desktop utilities.
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*-display* 'display'::
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Start fluxbox on the specified display. Programs started by fluxbox
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will share the DISPLAY environment variable also.
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Display command line options.
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Display useful information concerning the defaults and compiled-in
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Starting fluxbox with this option will designate a file in which you
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want to log events to.
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Use a different config file other than the default *\~/.fluxbox/init*.
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The version of fluxbox installed.
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*-screen* all|'scr','scr'...::
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Run on specified screens only or all (by default).
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Print more information in process.
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Synchronize with the X server for debugging.
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Lists all available internal commands.
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*fluxbox(1)* comes with a program called *startfluxbox(1)* usually located
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wherever you installed fluxbox. This script provides you with many options and
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variables that can be set when starting fluxbox. To actually call fluxbox and
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begin using it, you should place ``exec startfluxbox'' in your *\~/.xinitrc* as
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the last executed command. This is assuming that the location of *fluxbox(1)*
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and *startfluxbox(1)* are in your shell's $PATH. Also note that you may need to
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create the *\~/.xinitrc* file or your setup may use *\~/.xsession* instead,
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depending on your X setup. Some X login managers like *gdm(1)* or *kdm(1)* may
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simply provide a ``Fluxbox'' session for you without having to alter any
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By using fluxbox -i you'll see the defaults used by *fluxbox(1)*. These are what
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fluxbox looks for upon startup. In the list of ``Defaults:'' you'll see a menu
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file location, this is where you can provide a system-wide menu file for your
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On exit or restart, fluxbox will save user defaults in the file
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*\~/.fluxbox/init*. Resources in this file can also be edited by hand, see the
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*RESOURCES* section for more details. *fluxbox(1)* also has many tools to edit
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these; look through the main menu once fluxbox has started to find different
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ways of managing your session.
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When using fluxbox for the first time, users who are more accustomed to
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full desktop environments such as KDE or Gnome may be a little surprised by
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the minimal screen content. fluxbox is designed to be fast and powerful, so it
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may take a bit of getting used to -- however, the rewards are worthwhile.
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In this section, we'll give a quick summary of the common things. However, we
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recommend that you consult the referenced sections of this manual to further
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develop your understanding of what you can do with fluxbox.
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Looking at the fluxbox desktop immediately after startup you'll generally see
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only one thing: the toolbar. If you right-click (mouse button 3) somewhere on
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the desktop, you can access the Root Menu. A middle-click (mouse button 2) on
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the desktop shows you the Workspace Menu.
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Root Menu and Workspace Menu
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From the RootMenu you can launch applications and configure fluxbox. The
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WorkspaceMenu shows all windows and on which workspaces they are. See
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section *MENUS* on how to customize these menus.
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The toolbar contains any combination of the following tools, by default in this
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Name of the current visible workspace
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- *Workspace Arrows*:
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Previous/Next Workspace
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List of windows managed by fluxbox
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Previous/Next Application Window
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The contents and behavior of the toolbar can be configured, see the *TOOLBAR*
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Initially you won't be able to see the slit. It is there, but it isn't
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being used yet, which confuses some people initially. Think of it as a dock
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where you can place smaller programs. If you've looked at any screenshots on the
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official fluxbox web site, you will have noticed some small programs on the edge
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of some of the screens. These were more than likely docked programs in the slit.
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To learn more about the slit, we have an entire *SLIT* section below that goes
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into detail about the options you have.
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fluxbox manages the following layers (from highest to lowest):
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Windows on a higher layer will always appear above those on a lower one. These
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layers can be used on application windows, the slit or the toolbar. You can
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assign applications to a certain layer by specifying it in the `apps' file or
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through the WindowMenu. We discuss the `apps' file in *fluxbox-apps(5)*. We
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discuss the WindowMenu in the *MENUS* section. We discuss layers in more detail
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in the *LAYERS* section.
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The window that has the focus is the one that receives key and mouse
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events. The focus model is selectable via the Configuration menu located
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in the root menu. We'll discuss the different types of focus below in the
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*FOCUS MODEL* section.
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A left-click (mouse button 1) on any part of the window's border will
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raise it. Dragging then moves the window to another part of the desktop. A right
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click and drag on the border resizes the window. Dragging the resize grips at
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the left and right bottom corners also will resize the window. Middle clicking
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on a border or titlebar will immediately lower the window. Right clicking on the
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titlebar opens the Window menu. The commands unique to this menu are discussed
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in detail in the *Window Menu* section.
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fluxbox allows windows to be `grouped' by middle clicking and holding on a
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window's tab and dragging it onto another window. This `tabbing' allows you to
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put multiple applications in one location on the desktop and do several
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operations (for example, moving or resizing) to all windows in the group. By
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default, tabs are located just above the window, but they may be embedded in the
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titlebar or moved to other locations on the outside of the window. Configuration
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is discussed in TAB OPTIONS section.
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You can also set up automatic grouping using the `apps' file. See *GROUP
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SECTIONS* in *fluxbox-apps(5)* for details.
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There are a number of key bindings set up by default, which can be configured
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and extended to just about anything you can imagine with the keyboard. See
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*fluxbox-keys(5)* for details on how to do this.
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The default bindings set up by fluxbox are as follows:
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Mouse clicks on the empty desktop:
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- *Left-click* (Button 1): hides all fluxbox menus
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- *Middle-click* (Button 2): shows the Workspace Menu
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- *Right-click* (Button 3): shows the Root Menu
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- *Scroll wheel* (Buttons 4 and 5): jump to the previous/next workspace
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Mouse gestures on a window:
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- *ALT+Drag Left-click* anywhere on a window moves the window.
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- *ALT+Drag Right-click* anywhere on a window resizes the window.
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- *ALT+Middle-click* anywhere on a window lowers the current window.
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Mouse gestures on a window's titlebar:
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- *CTRL+Drag Left-click* on a window's titlebar lets you drag to attach the
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window to another's tab group
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- *Double Left-click* on a window's titlebar shades the window
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- *Middle-click* on a window's titlebar lowers the window
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- *Right-click* on a window's titlebar pops up the *Window Menu*
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Mouse gestures on the toolbar:
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- *Scroll wheel* on the toolbar cycles through windows
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- *ALT+Tab* / *ALT+Shift+Tab*: Cycle through windows
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- *WIN+Tab* / *WIN+Shift+Tab*: Cycle through tabs
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- *Win+1* -> *Win+9*: Select the 1st -> 9th tab in the current window
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- *ALT+F1*: Run *xterm(1)* to open a new terminal
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- *ALT+F2*: Run *fbrun(1)* for a small ``run program'' dialog
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- *ALT+F4*: Close the current window
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- *ALT+F5*: Kill the current window (like *xkill(1)*)
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- *ALT+F9*: Minimize (iconify) the current window
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- *ALT+F10*: Maximize the current window
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- *ALT+F11*: Full-screen the current window
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- *ALT+Space*: Open the *Window Menu*
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- *CTRL+ALT+Del*: Exit fluxbox (log out)
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- *CTRL+ALT+Left* / *CTRL+ALT+Right*: Go to the previous/next workspace
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- *WIN+Left* / *WIN+Right*: Send the current window to the previous/next
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workspace, but remain on this workspace
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- *CTRL+WIN+Left* / *CTRL+WIN+Right*: Take the current window to the previous/next
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workspace, and switch to that workspace
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- *CTRL+F1* -> *CTRL+F12*: Switch to the 1st -> 12th workspace
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- *WIN+F1* -> *WIN+F12*: Send the current window to a specific workspace
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- *CTRL+WIN+F1* -> *CTRL+WIN+F12*: Take the current window to a specific workspace
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fluxbox provides a popup menu facility that is used by a few different types of
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When a menu is open, you can click on items with the mouse to activate them.
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Some special menu items react slightly differently depending on the mouse button
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you use, but normally you will want to use a left-click (button 1).
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You can also use the the keyboard arrow key to navigate, or even type the first
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few letters of the item's label to select it, and ``enter'' to activate the
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Normally activating a menu item should close the menu. You can also right-click
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the title are of a menu or press ``esc'' to close it without activating an item.
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The root menu is where you can launch commonly-used applications and change
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different aspects of fluxbox by simply clicking on a menu item. By default it is
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opened by a right-click on the empty area of the desktop.
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The contents of this menu can be configured, see *fluxbox-menu(5)* for details.
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The default menu, which is created by the ``fluxbox-generate_menu'' command,
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contains menus for installed applications, as well as a special ``Fluxbox menu''
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item with the items detailed below:
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The next level under this menu is where you can set certain resources and
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really begin to customize the look and feel of your desktop. See the
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*Configure Menu* section below for more details.
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This is where the standard styles are listed. You can select one of these by
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clicking on it, and it will be applied immediately. System styles are
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located in *@pkgdatadir@/styles/* upon a default install. Remember that you
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can confirm this with fluxbox -i.
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This is where your custom styles are listed. It will list any styles from
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*\~/.fluxbox/styles/*, which may be styles you grab from the Internet, or
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your own custom styles, provided you follow the standards described in
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This is the same as the *Workspace Menu* detailed below.
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Listed here are different tools that you can use. You can rename your
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workspace, run programs from a command line or regenerate your menu.
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Allows you to switch your window manager. (Only listed if you have other
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window managers/desktop environments installed.)
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Locks the screen, if a suitable locking program has been detected.
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A little Commandline will popup where you can enter a fluxbox command. These
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commands are the same as those detailed in *fluxbox-keys(5)*.
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Use this to reload the fluxbox configuration files. You must do this after
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editing the `keys' file, `init' file, or the current style.
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Restart the whole darn thing. This starts a completely new fluxbox process,
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rereads files and redraws all graphical elements. Running applications will
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remain open, however, and restored to the same workspaces they were
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previously in once fluxbox returns.
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Exits fluxbox, which in turn either shuts down the X Window server or
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returns you to the graphical login screen.
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This menu offers the opportunity to set up fluxbox. It contains many options
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which can be altered manually in the `init' file, but this is an easier and
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faster way to change the most common settings.
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All changes take effect immediately.
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Lets you configure the window focus model. For details, see *FOCUS MODEL*,
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*Maximize Options*:::
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Lets you configure what happens when you maximize a window. The four
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*Full Maximization*:;;
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Normally, a maximized window will not overlap the toolbar, slit, or any
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docked windows (like panels). Enabling this option allows maximized
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windows to be as large as the actual screen resolution.
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*Ignore Resize Increment*:;;
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Normally, terminal windows specify a ``resize increment'' which mean
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fluxbox will only resize the window to an even multiple of the character
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size. Enabling this option will ignore this specification when maximizing.
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*Disable Moving* / *Disable Resizing*:;;
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Normally, maximized windows can still be moved and resized. Enabling these
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options prevents these behaviour.
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Lets you configure the properties of tabs. Detailed in *TAB OPTIONS*,
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This menu can also be found by right-clicking the slit (if visible). Find more
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information about this menu's options in the *Slit Menu* section, below.
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This menu can also be found by right-clicking any non-icon part of the
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toolbar. Find more information about this menu's options in the *Toolbar
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Menu* section, below.
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This sets the default transparency for a focused windows, unfocused window and
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the menu. Use the left mouse button to decrease and the right mouse button to
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increase the value. 0 is invisible, 255 is not transparent at all.
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The transparency of individual application windows can be overridden in the
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`apps' file (*fluxbox-apps(5)*).
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The *Force Pseudo Transparency* option will force fluxbox to ignore the
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xcomposite extension and use pseudo-transparency instead of true transparency.
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Note: When pseudo-transparency is on, the transparency values here only affect
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titlebars, not window contents.
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*Opaque Window Moving*:::
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If enabled, you will see the window content while dragging it. Otherwise
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only an outline of the window will be shown.
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*Workspace Warping*:::
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If enabled, you can drag windows from one workspace to another. The previous
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workspace is to the left, the next workspace is to the right.
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The Window menu is displayed when you right click on the titlebar of a window.
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To customize this menu, see the *WINDOW MENU* section of *fluxbox-menu(5)*.
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By default, this menu contains:
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Shade the window (display the titlebar only).
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(Un)Stick window. A `stuck' window will always be displayed on all
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Send window to another workspace. When you select the workspace with
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a middle click, fluxbox will send you along with the application to
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the selected workspace.
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(Un)Maximize window. Depending on your toolbar and slit
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configuration, maximize may cover them. You can use the different
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mouse buttons for different aspects of maximize function.
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* Button 1 (Un)Maximize as normal.
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* Button 2 (Un)Maximize window vertically.
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* Button 3 (Un)Maximize window horizontally.
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Iconify (or minimize) a window. The `icon' can be found in the Icons submenu
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of the workspace menu as well as in the toolbar (if a Toolbar mode showing
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Raise the window above all others in the same layer.
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Lower the window below all others in the same layer.
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Change the layer of this window. See *LAYERS* for more details.
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Change this window's transparency, overriding the defaults from the
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*Configuration Menu*.
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Specify which window settings should be stored in the `apps' file and
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resumed the next time this window is opened.
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Specifically the setting you may store are:
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Open this in the same workspace as where the window currently resides.
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*Jump to workspace:*;;
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When *Workspace* is selected, fluxbox will jump to the appropriate workspace
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when this window is opened there. If not selected, the window will open in
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For xinerama users only, start this window on the current head (or screen).
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Record the current window height and width.
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Record the current X and Y coordinates of the window.
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Record whether the window is on all desktops, or not.
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Record the current set of decorations (title bar, grips, tabs, etc) on the window.
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Record whether the window is shaded (or rolled-up) or not.
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Record whether the window is iconified (or minimized) or not.
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Record whether the window is maximized or not.
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Record whether the window is in fullscreen mode or not.
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Record the current *Transparency* settings.
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Record the current layer.
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If selected, any of the above items which are also selected will be updated
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with the window's current values as it is closed.
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These are is covered in more detail in *fluxbox-apps(5)*.
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Close the application softly.
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Kill the window's parent process, like *xkill(1)*.
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The workspace menu can be found, by default, by middle-clicking on the
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background. This menu contains entries to explore the currently defined
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workspaces, windows, and add/remove/rename workspaces.
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This menu shows any iconified (or, minimized) windows. Clicking on a window
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in this menu will raise it on the current workspace.
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The next section provides one submenu per workspace. Middle-clicking on a
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workspace name will take you to that workspace. The submenu contains a list
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of all open windows on that workspace. Clicking on a window name will take
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you to that window and raise it, changing the active workspace if necessary.
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This entry adds a new workspace to the end of the list of current workspaces.
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*Edit current workspace name*:::
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Pops up a dialog to enter a new name for the current workspace.
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Remove the last workspace in the list. Any windows curretly open there will
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be sent to the next-to-last workspace.
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The toolbar is a small area to display information like a clock, workspace name,
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a system tray or a taskbar (iconbar) that can contain the running programs. The
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color, look, font etc. is defined in the *STYLE*.
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The tools in the toolbar can be enabled/disabled in the `init' file with the
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*session.screen0.toolbar.tools* resource. See the *RESOURCES* section for
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details on how to alter this value.
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The possible tools are:
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This will show an area to display a clock and the date according to the
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format specification listed in "man strtftime"
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This is the area that contains all windows (all running applications, all
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minimized windows or maybe no window, all depending on the Toolbar
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The Systemtray can hold applications that are made to use it.
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This displays the name of the current workspace.
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This displays an arrow that allows to switch to the workspace left of the
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This displays an arrow that allows to switch to the workspace right of the
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This displays an arrow that switches focus to the previous visible window on
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the current workspace.
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This displays an arrow that switches focus to the next visible window on the
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Other aspects of the toolbar can be configured in two ways: through the toolbar
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menu, which is accessible in the Configuration part of the RootMenu or with a
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right click on the edge the toolbar, or by editing the init file (see the
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*RESOURCES* section for more information about that).
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This menu can be opened by right-clicking on the toolbar (though not on a
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window's name in the iconbar), or from the *Configuration Menu*.
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All changes take effect immediately. Here are the settings:
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Sets the toolbar either to visible or invisible.
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If this is enabled the toolbar will disappear after a defined time when the
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mouse pointer leaves the toolbar. It will slide in when the cursor hits the
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remaining edge of the toolbar. See the *session.autoRaiseDelay* resource for
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*Toolbar width percentage*:::
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Sets the width of the toolbar in a percentage of your total screen size. Use
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the left mouse button to decrease and the right mouse-button to increase the
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value. The value can be from 1-100.
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Enabling this option will allow windows to maximize over the toolbar. With
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this switched on they will only expand to the edge of the bar. This option
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may be overridden by the ``Full Maximization'' from the *Configuration
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Menu*. If that option is enabled, this option will have no effect..
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This sets the layer on which the toolbar is set. With this you can set the
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toolbar to "Always on top".
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Sets the toolbar to any edge of the screen, either centered or aligned with
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This sets the alpha value for the toolbar. Use the left mouse button to
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decrease and the right mouse button to increase the value. 0 is invisible,
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255 is not transparent at all.
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Specifies various modes of the iconbar's operation.
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The first section outlines what types of windows will be shown in the iconbar:
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Will not show any windows
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Shows windows from all workspaces that are iconified (or, minimized)
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Shows windows from all workspaces that are not iconified
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Shows windows from the current workspace that are iconified
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*WorkspaceNoIcons*:;;
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Shows windows from the current workspace that are not iconified
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Shows all windows (iconified or not) from the current workspace
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Shows all windows (iconified or not) from all workspaces
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The next section specifies the alignment of the window names shown in the
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iconbar. The with is specified via the *session.screen0.iconbar.iconWidth*
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All icons will be left-aligned with the width set in the `init' file
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All icons will be sized evenly to fill the iconbar completely
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All icons will be right-aligned with the width set in the `init' file
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The last option in this submenu is:
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If enabled the iconbar will show the application's icon (if provided by the
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Lets you switch between the 00:00am - 11:59pm and 00:00 - 23:59 notation
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*Edit Clock Format*:::
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clicking this entry will pop up a dialog window in which the clock format
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can be set according to 'man strftime' (or 'man date').
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The Focus Model defines how windows gain focus (i.e. become the active window,
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which receives keyboard and mouse events). The focus model can be changed in
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the configuration menu (usually located under 'fluxbox menu' in the Root Menu.
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There are two main aspects of the focus model: how windows gain focus and how
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tabs gain focus. Each of these has two options: focus follows mouse and click
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to focus. Focus follows mouse means that windows will gain focus when the mouse
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hovers over them. Click to focus means that windows will gain focus when the
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mouse clicks on them.
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Thus, there are four main options when choosing a focus model. You should choose
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one of the first two and one of the last two. They are:
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Click to focus windows.
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Window focus follows mouse.
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Tab focus follows mouse.
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There are three more settings in the ``Focus Model'' menu:
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*Focus New Windows*:::
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If enabled, a new window will grab X focus as soon as it is opened.
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If enabled, focusing on a new window will automatically raise that window
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above all others within its layer. When disabled, you must explicitly raise a
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focused window using the window menu, keybinding, or *Click Raises*.
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If enabled, clicking anywhere on a window will raise it above all others
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This section of fluxbox configuration menu lets you configure many features of
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tabs. Inside of it there are three main options:
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You can choose where the external tabs will be positioned relative to the
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window. For these options to work, 'Tabs in Titlebar' must be off.
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*Tabs in Titlebar*:::
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When this option is on, tabs are fixed in window titlebar and the width
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varies according to the amount of windows grouped.
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When this option is on, maximizing a window will disregard the size and
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location of external tabs, which means they may be pushed out of the screen
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*External Tab Width*:::
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This specifies in pixels the width of external tabs.
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fluxbox enables you to use specialized files that contain *X(1)* resources to
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specify colors, textures, pixmaps and fonts, and thus the overall look of your
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window borders, menus and the toolbar.
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The default installation of fluxbox provides some of these style files. See
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*fluxbox-style(5)* to accommodate the growing number of style components.
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In addition to the style file, the overlay file, whose location is specified by
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*session.screen0.styleOverlay* (default: *\~/.fluxbox/overlay*) can be used to
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set style resources that override all styles. For more information about which
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parts of fluxbox can be controlled by the overlay file, see *fluxbox-style(5)*.
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The slit is a special fluxbox window frame that can contain dockable
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applications, such as ``bbtools'' or ``window maker dockapps''.
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When applications are run in the slit they have no window borders of their
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own; instead they are framed in the slit, and they are always visible in the
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Most dockable applications use the -w option to run in the slit. For example,
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you could put in your *\~/.fluxbox/startup*:
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To use the slit you must have it compiled into fluxbox. This is the default
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This menu can be opened by right-clicking on the slit (though not on an
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application running within the slit), or from the *Configuration Menu*.
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All changes take effect immediately. Here are the settings:
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This lets you set the position of the slit.
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See *LAYERS* for details on the layer order.
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If this is enabled the slit will disappear after a defined time when the
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mouse pointer leaves the slit. It will slide in when the cursor hits the
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remaining edge of the slit. See the *session.autoRaiseDelay* resource for
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Enabling this option will allow windows to maximizing over the slit. With
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this switched off they will only expand to the edge of the slit. This
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option may be overridden by the ``Full Maximization'' from the
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*Configuration Menu*. If that option is enabled, this option will have no
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This sets the alpha value for the slit. Use the left mouse button to
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decrease and the right mouse button to increase the value. 0 is invisible,
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255 is not transparent at all.
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This submenu lets you reorder the the applications running in the
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slit. You are able to hide apps from the slit by unselecting them in the
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list showing. This will not kill the app. You can make them re-appear by
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selecting them in the list. The "Save SlitList" option saves the new order
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to you slitlist located in *\~/.fluxbox/slitlist*. See the next section for
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fluxbox's slitlist file is available for those that use dockapps in the slit.
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This file helps fluxbox keep track of the *order* of the dockapps when in the
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slit. The file is generally located at *\~/.fluxbox/slitlist*.
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A simple procedure for getting the slit sequences the way you like it is:
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1. Run fluxbox with no pre-loaded dockapps
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2. Run dockapps individually in the order you want them
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3. Add dockapps to your *startfluxbox(1)* script
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This sequence will be saved by default to *\~/.fluxbox/slitlist* and will be
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remembered for future instances of fluxbox.
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Users are free to manually edit the slitlist file. It is a simple list of window
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names, as given by *xprop(1)*, one per dockapp. Similar to the init file it should
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not be edited while fluxbox is running. Otherwise changes may get overwritten.
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The user also has the option of choosing a different path for the slitlist file,
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by setting the *session.session0.slitlistFile* resource.
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Layers affect the way that windows will overlap each other on the screen.
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Windows on a higher layer will always appear above those on a lower one,
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whether they are focused or not. By default, fluxbox uses 13 layers, starting
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from 1 (highest). The total number of layers can be changed by using the
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*session.numLayers* resource.
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There are two ways to assign a window to a different layer. When the window is
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open, you may select the layer in the `Layer ...' submenu of the window menu.
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The menu gives six choices for the layer, which fluxbox manages by name. The
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names are (from highest to lowest layer):
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The other way to set the layer for a window is through the `apps' file. This
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method is described in *fluxbox-apps(5)*.
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Usually the *\~/.fluxbox/init* resource file is created and maintained by
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fluxbox itself. You can use the *Configure Menu*, mentioned above, to set most
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of these options. However, we'll cover all of the resource options that are
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available to the user. If you edit this file while fluxbox is running, you must
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``reconfigure'' to reload the resource options.
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When running fluxbox in a multiple-screen environment the screen0 key can also
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be screen1, screen2, to customize the behavior of fluxbox on each desktop
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accordingly. Here are the resources that are currently available:
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*session.screen0.window.{focus|unfocus}.alpha*: 'integer'::
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These resources are available to the user to set different levels of
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transparency for different components of fluxbox. Each one accepts a value
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between 0-255, 255 being opaque and 0 being completely transparent.
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*session.screen0.{slit|toolbar}.autoHide*: 'boolean'::
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The autoHide resources allow the user to set the behavior of the toolbar
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and slit. This behavior can be that they disappear when they are not being
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used actively by the user, or they remain visible at all times.
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*session.screen0.{slit|toolbar}.layer*: 'layer'::
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With these two resources, you can set the layer you want the toolbar and
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the slit to appear on. Please read the LAYER section for more information.
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*session.screen0.{slit|toolbar}.placement*: 'placement'::
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These allow users to place the slit and toolbar where they like.
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Possible options are:;;
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*BottomLeft* *BottomCenter* *BottomRight* *LeftBottom* *LeftCenter* *LeftTop*
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*RightBottom* *RightCenter* *RightTop* *TopLeft* *TopCenter* *TopRight*
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Slit default: *TopRight*
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Toolbar default: *BottomCenter*
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*session.screen0.{slit|toolbar|tabs}.maxOver*: 'boolean'::
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Setting these to True will allow application windows to maximize over the
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complete screen. Setting to False allows the slit, toolbar, and external
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tabs to hold their territory and will always be visible when an
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application is maximized.
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*session.screen0.toolbar.height*: 'integer'::
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Set the height of the toolbar. If the value is set to 0, the style file
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will gain control over the toolbar height. It is possible to set a fixed
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height by changing this value to something greater than 0.
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*session.screen0.toolbar.visible*: 'boolean'::
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The user can set whether they want to have a toolbar on screen at all.
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Setting to False removes the toolbar from the screen.
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*session.screen0.toolbar.widthPercent*: 'integer'::
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This resource sets the width percentage of the toolbar on the screen.
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*session.screen0.toolbar.tools*: 'tools'::
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This resource specifies the tools plugged into the toolbar. Read the
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TOOLBAR section in this manual for a description of each of these.
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They may be specified in any order, delimited by the *,* character.
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They will appear in the order given.
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*clock* *iconbar* *nextwindow* *prevwindow* *nextworkspace* *prevworkspace*
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*systemtray* *workspacename*
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*workspacename, prevworkspace, nextworkspace, iconbar, prevwindow, nextwindow,
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*session.screen0.{slit|toolbar}.onhead*: 'integer'::
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For those that use xinerama, users can set this value to the number of the
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head where they would like to see the slit and toolbar, starting from 1.
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Setting this to 0 will ignore xinerama information.
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Default: *0* for slit, *1* for toolbar
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*session.screen0.iconbar.mode*: 'pattern'::
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This determines which windows will be displayed in the iconbar. Any window
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pattern is acceptable. See the section *CLIENT PATTERNS* in either
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*fluxbox-keys(5)* or *fluxbox-apps(5)* for details.
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Default: *{static groups} (workspace)*
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*session.screen0.iconbar.usePixmap*: 'boolean'::
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This is also set in the Iconbar Mode menu. When set to True, this will
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show the native icon of applications.
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*session.screen0.iconbar.iconTextPadding*: 'integer'::
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This specifies the space between the window title and the edge of the
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*session.screen0.iconbar.alignment*: 'position'::
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This value should be changed in the Iconbar Mode menu.
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- *Left*: Fixed width, aligned left
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- *Relative*: Width varies to fill the iconbar
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- *Right*: Fixed width, aligned right
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*session.screen0.iconbar.iconWidth*: 'integer'::
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Used to specify the iconbar button width for Left/Right alignment.
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*session.screen0.strftimeFormat*: 'date'::
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This adjusts the way the current time is displayed in the toolbar. The
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*strftime(3)* format is used.
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*session.screen0.tabs.intitlebar*: 'boolean'::
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This specifies whether tabs should be embedded in the titlebar or placed
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*session.screen0.tab.placement*: 'placement'::
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This specifies where external tabs will appear on the window. It has the same
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possible values as *sesion.screen0.{slit|toolbar}.placement*.
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*session.screen0.tab.width*: 'integer'::
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This specifies the width of external tabs in pixels.
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*session.screen0.focusModel*: *ClickToFocus|MouseFocus|StrictMouseFocus*::
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This controls how windows gain focus via the mouse. With `ClickToFocus',
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the user must click on the window. With `MouseFocus', windows gain focus
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whenever the mouse moves over them, but only when the mouse is moving. With
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`StrictMouseFocus', windows gain focus whenever the mouse enters any exposed
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area, even if this is due to layer changes, window movement, changing desktops, closing windows, etc.
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Default: *ClickToFocus*
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*session.screen0.autoRaise*: 'boolean'::
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When True, this setting automatically raises any window that gains focus.
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*session.autoRaiseDelay*: 'integer'::
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Adjusts the delay (in milli-sec) before focused windows will raise
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when using the Autoraise option.
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*session.screen0.clickRaises*: 'boolean'::
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This setting allows a user to click anywhere on a window to bring it on
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top of other windows. Otherwise, only the titlebar will work.
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*session.screen0.workspacewarping*: 'boolean'::
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This setting enables a user to change workspaces by dragging a window
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across the edge of the screen.
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*session.screen0.showwindowposition*: 'boolean'::
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Setting this resource to True shows the user, in a little window,
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the exact position of the application window while the user is
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dragging it. Allows a precise placement of windows on a screen.
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*session.screen0.defaultDeco*: 'string'::
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This specifies the default window decorations, according to the same
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options available to the *[Deco]* option in the `apps' file, described in
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*session.screen0.menuDelay*: 'integer'::
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This sets the delay in milliseconds for submenus to open when you hover
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over them or to close when you hover over another item.
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*session.screen0.focusNewWindows*: 'boolean'::
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This sets whether or not new windows will become focused automatically.
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*session.screen0.workspaceNames*: 'names'::
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Here is where the user can name their workspaces, in a comma-delimited list.
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However it is recommended to use the tool available in the Workspace Menu to set
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Default: *one, two, three, four*
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*session.screen0.edgeSnapThreshold*: 'integer'::
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When moving a window across your screen, fluxbox is able to have it `snap'
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to the edges of the screen and other windows for easy placement. This
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variable tells fluxbox the distance (in pixels) at which the window will
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*session.screen0.windowPlacement*: 'strategy'::
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This resource specifies where to place new windows when not otherwise
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specified (by the program or the `apps' file, for example).
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Available strategies:;;
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- RowSmartPlacement: tries to place windows in rows without overlapping
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- ColSmartPlacement: tries to place windows in columns without overlapping
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- CascadePlacement: places windows below the titlebar of the previous one
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- UnderMousePlacement: places new windows underneath the mouse
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Default: *RowSmartPlacement*
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*session.screen0.rowPlacementDirection*: *LeftToRight*|*RightToLeft*::
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These settings control the direction in which windows are tiled using the
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RowSmartPlacement and ColSmartPlacement strategies described above.
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Default: *LeftToRight*
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*session.screen0.colPlacementDirection*: *TopToBottom*|*BottomToTop*::
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These settings control the direction in which windows are tiled using the
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RowSmartPlacement and ColSmartPlacement strategies described above.
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Default: *TopToBottom*
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*session.screen0.fullMaximization*: 'boolean'::
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If this setting is enabled, windows will maximize over the toolbar, slit,
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and any other window that creates a strut, no matter what their individual
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*session.screen0.opaqueMove*: 'boolean'::
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When moving a window, setting this to True will draw the window
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contents as it moves (this is nasty on slow systems). If False, it
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will only draw an outline of the window border.
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*session.screen0.workspaces*: 'integer'::
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Set this to the number of workspaces the users wants.
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*session.cacheLife*: 'minutes'::
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This tells fluxbox how long unused pixmaps may stay in the X
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*session.cacheMax*: 'KbSize'::
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This tells fluxbox how much memory it may use to store cached
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pixmaps on the X server. If your machine runs short of memory, you may
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*session.colorsPerChannel*: 'integer'::
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This tells fluxbox how many colors to take from the X server on
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pseudo-color displays. A channel would be red, green, or blue. fluxbox
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will allocate this variable ^ 3 and make them always available. Value must
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be between 2-6. When you run fluxbox on an 8bpp display, you must set this
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*session.doubleClickInterval*: 'integer'::
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Adjust the delay in milliseconds between mouse clicks for fluxbox to
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consider a double click.
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*session.forcePseudoTransparency*: 'boolean'::
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If you have Xorg's composite extension enabled, this setting will force
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the menu, windows, toolbar, and slit to use pseudo-transparency instead of
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*session.ignoreBorder*: 'boolean'::
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This configures the ability to move windows by dragging the border.
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*session.tabPadding*: 'integer'::
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This specifies the spacing between tabs.
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*session.tabsAttachArea*: *Window|Titlebar*::
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With this set to `Window', windows may be grouped by dragging one tab with
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the middle mouse button and dropping it anywhere on another window. With
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`Titlebar', the user must drop the tab on the target window's titlebar.
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*session.titlebar.{left|right}*: 'buttons'::
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The buttons or icons to place in the titlebar of decorated windows. You
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may specify any number, space-delimited.
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The available options are:;;
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*Close* *Maximize* *MenuIcon* *Minimize* *Shade* *Stick*
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Default left: *Stick MenuIcon*
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Default right: *Shade Minimize Maximize Close*
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All of the 'location' resources following require a pathname to their specific
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files. This is where you can specify different files. Most of the defaults will
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be located in the user's *\~/.fluxbox* directory.
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*session.appsFile*: 'location'::
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Location of persistent application settings, or the `apps' file. See the
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*Remember...* item in the *Window Menu* section above or *fluxbox-apps(5)*
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*session.groupFile*: 'location'::
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Deprecated, auto-grouping is now done in the `apps' file, see
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*fluxbox-apps(5)* for details.
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*session.keyFile*: 'location'::
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Location of the keyboard mapping settings, or the `keys' file.
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See *fluxbox-keys(5)* for details.
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*session.menuFile*: 'location'::
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Location of the Root Menu file.
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See *fluxbox-menu(5)* for details.
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*session.slitlistFile*: 'location'::
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Location of the file used to remember slit client ordering.
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See *SLIT* above for details.
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*session.styleFile*: 'location'::
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Location of the currently selected style.
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See *fluxbox-style(5)* for details.
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*session.styleOverlay*: 'location'::
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Location of the style overlay file.
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See *fluxbox-style(5)* for details.
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*session.screen0.windowMenu*: 'location':::
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This optionally specifies the location of a user-defined window menu. If left
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blank, it will use *\~/.fluxbox/windowmenu*.
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fluxbox uses *$HOME* to find the .fluxbox/init file and to resolve style file
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and -directory names.
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When no other display was given on the command line, fluxbox will start on
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the display specified by this variable.
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fluxbox can also take advantage of other environment variables if they are set
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before fluxbox is started. For example, if $TERM is set, then it will be
1237
available whenever fluxbox uses the shell, such as the `keys' file
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*ExecCommand* or the root menu's *[exec]* tag. See *fluxbox-keys(5)* and
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*fluxbox-menu(5)* for details.
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The `keys' file also provides two commands that can alter the current
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environment of fluxbox: *SetEnv* and *Export*. Any changes made by these
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commands will also affect the environment as seen by fluxbox and all child
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processes started after that point. See *fluxbox-keys(5)* for details.
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For more information about environment variables in general, see your shell's
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fluxbox responds to the following signals:
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- SIGHUP fluxbox loads the configuration.
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- SIGUSR1 Forces reloading of configuration.
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- SIGUSR2 Forces reloading of menu file.
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fluxbox is written and maintained by Henrik Kinnunen <fluxgen at fluxbox org>,
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Simon Bowden <rathnor at fluxbox org>, Mathias Gumz <akira at fluxbox org>, and
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Mark Tiefenbruck <mark at fluxbox org>, with contributions and patches merged
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from many individuals around the world.
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Blackbox was written and maintained by Brad Hughes <blackbox at alug org> and
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Jeff Raven <jraven at psu edu>.
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This manpage is the combined work of:
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- Jim Ramsay <i.am at jimramsay com> (>fluxbox-1.0.0)
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- Curt Micol <asenchi at asenchi com> (>fluxbox-0.9.11)
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- Tobias Klausmann <klausman at users sourceforge net> (<=fluxbox-0.9.11)
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- Grubert <grubert at users sourceforge net> (fluxbox)
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- Matthew Hawkins <matt at mh dropbear id au> (blackbox)
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- Wilbert Berendsen <wbsoft at xs4all nl> (blackbox)
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- Numerous other languages could be available if someone jumps in.
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ONLINE DOCUMENTATION
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--------------------
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The Official fluxbox website: http://www.fluxbox.org
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The Official fluxbox wiki: http://www.fluxbox-wiki.org
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Many compatible themes: http://tenr.de
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If you find any bugs, please visit the #fluxbox irc channel on
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irc.freenode.net or submit them to the bug tracker at
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http://sf.net/projects/fluxbox . Or you may subscribe to one of the
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mailinglists. More information can be found on the official website.
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fluxbox-apps(5) fluxbox-keys(5) fluxbox-style(5) fluxbox-menu(5)
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fluxbox-remote(1) fbsetroot(1) fbsetbg(1) fbrun(1) startfluxbox(1)
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