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 ====== Fluxbox ====== ====== Fluxbox ======
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 +NB This is from a long time ago in a galaxy far away. January 2016 in fact. I changed to ''**i3wm**(1)'' and now use ''**sway**(1)''. It might still be useful, who knows?
  
 ==== A keyboard-heavy, para-tiling configuration ==== ==== A keyboard-heavy, para-tiling configuration ====
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 =====Installing & Starting fluxbox===== =====Installing & Starting fluxbox=====
-[[http://fluxbox.org/|fluxbox]] is my favourite screen manager - it's minimal and fast, it allows me to use the 'hot' keys that I like (eg Mod4-x runs my favourite xterm **konsole**(1) - in fact, I almost have no need to use the mouse (until the browser runs, anyway!). +[[http://fluxbox.org/|fluxbox]] was my favourite screen manager for many years - it's minimal and fast, it allows me to use the 'hot' keys that I like (eg Mod4-x runs my favourite xterm **konsole**(1) - in fact, I almost have no need to use the mouse (until the browser runs, anyway!). 
  
 By the way, I'm not too into 'themes' so look elsewhere for pure eye-candy - this is automation stuff. Also, these scripts are specific to my machines and environment - some of them won't be much use unless you edit them to your own needs - please don't run anything marked * without editing it first. By the way, I'm not too into 'themes' so look elsewhere for pure eye-candy - this is automation stuff. Also, these scripts are specific to my machines and environment - some of them won't be much use unless you edit them to your own needs - please don't run anything marked * without editing it first.
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 .xsession _should_ be called by gdm and kdm. However, on fedora, I needed to install xorg-x11-xinit-session.  .xsession _should_ be called by gdm and kdm. However, on fedora, I needed to install xorg-x11-xinit-session. 
  
-Possibly: +I've a somewhat longer treatment of this here: [[starting_x]]
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-  ln -s .xsession .xsessionrc+
  
 === Using startx === === Using startx ===
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   * {{scripts:tile|tile}} : rearranges all windows to tile on the current desktop. Optionally re-sizes them (with half-screen) to half, quarter, third of a screen etc.   * {{scripts:tile|tile}} : rearranges all windows to tile on the current desktop. Optionally re-sizes them (with half-screen) to half, quarter, third of a screen etc.
   * {{scripts:move-window|move-window}} : Move the window to Left, Right, Top, Bottom, TopLeft, TopRight etc   * {{scripts:move-window|move-window}} : Move the window to Left, Right, Top, Bottom, TopLeft, TopRight etc
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 +=== Laptop peculiarities ===
 +These are not specific to **fluxbox**(1) so I've put them [[laptop_hacks|here]]
  
 NOTE: * = edit these before using  NOTE: * = edit these before using 
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