Fluxbox

[nilsA]

On a PC that is too slow for KDE I have tried to use Fluxbox.

However, there should be a menu file in the .fluxbox subdirectory in my home directory. I find one - but it is without the submenus in a file I have found in

www.linux.org/lessons/fluxbox :

[begin] (Fluxbox)

[submenu] (Net)
[submenu] (Browsers)
	[exec] (mozilla) {mozilla}
	[nop] (--------)
    [exec] (opera) {env QT_XFT=true opera}
	[exec] (konqueror) {kfmclient openProfile webbrowsing}
	[nop] (--------)
    [exec] (w3m) {xterm -e w3m fluxbox.org}
	[exec] (lynx) {xterm -e lynx fluxbox.org}
    [nop] (--------)
    [exec] (Firefox) {$HOME/firefox/firefox}
[end]
[submenu] (IM)
    [exec] (ayttm) {ayttm}
    [exec] (Yahoo) {ymessenger}
	[exec] (gaim) {gaim}

[end]
[submenu] (IRC)
	[exec] (xchat) {xchat}
[end]

[submenu] (Mail)
     [exec] (Evolution) {evolution}
[end]
[end]

I tried copy the Firefox entry - but it does not work. Maybe there are some of you who have a sample file? Or know how to do this?

One other problem - I don't find any log out option?

[capnmoney]

Re: Fluxbox

The Fluxbox wiki has a great article on this

http://www.fluxbox-wiki.org/index.ph...iting_the_menu

I'd post my menu file, but I'm not at my home system...

your firefox entry should look like

[exec] (Firefox) {firefox}

and to log out of fluxbox all you need is

[exit]

[nilsA]

Re: Fluxbox

The Fluxbox wiki has a great article on this

http://www.fluxbox-wiki.org/index.ph...iting_the_menu

I'd post my menu file, but I'm not at my home system...

your firefox entry should look like

[exec] (Firefox) {firefox}

Thank you, at the moment I have a workable Fluxbox - mainly for writing/editing on Open Office. My 500 mhz PIII with nearly 400 mb ram is acrually fast again :-)



and to log out of fluxbox all you need is

[exit]

[bobcollard]

Re: Fluxbox

The Fluxbox wiki has a great article on this

http://www.fluxbox-wiki.org/index.ph...iting_the_menu

I'd post my menu file, but I'm not at my home system...

your firefox entry should look like

[exec] (Firefox) {firefox}

Fluxbox is okay, but, have you tried Xfce like Xubuntu? It is lean and mean with plenty of menu. Fast too.
Thank you, at the moment I have a workable Fluxbox - mainly for writing/editing on Open Office. My 500 mhz PIII with nearly 400 mb ram is acrually fast again :-)



and to log out of fluxbox all you need is

[exit]

[Ole Juul]

Re: Fluxbox

On a PC that is too slow for KDE I have tried to use Fluxbox.

However, there should be a menu file in the .fluxbox subdirectory in my home directory. I find one - but it is without the submenus in a file I have found in
. . .
One other problem - I don't find any log out option?

In case someone comes across this thread I thought I would post the answer since I am doing the same stuff right now.

The fluxbox menu is pointed to in the ~/fluxbox/menu file which reads:

[begin] (fluxbox)
[include] (/etc/X11/fluxbox/fluxbox-menu)
[end]

The working one is in /etc/X11/fluxbox/fluxbox-menu just like it says. Read the fluxbox documentation at this site for details of how to change that if you wish to do so.

The log out option appears to not work on many systems but there are some workarounds. In the menu it just says "exit" and that command actually works on some systems - it doesn't work (yet) on the one which I am trying to set up right now. However, you can always type "shutdown -h now" as usual. It's just a bit awkward for some people.