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KyPeN
11-15-2003, 01:57 PM
1) How do I save a session?
Its a pain opening up all this stuff every time...
2) Is there any way to make better use of that taskbar at the bottom? It doesn't really seem to be doing much, but I need it to switch workspaces
3) Is there a more efficient way to switch workspaces? Like in XFCE and I belive FB, I had it setup so I could use the scrollwheel on the desktop and it would switch. Very useful.
Thx in advance!
1) How do I save a session?
Its a pain opening up all this stuff every time...
I don't think you can do that... what WM does this? I don't know of any :(
2) Is there any way to make better use of that taskbar at the bottom? It doesn't really seem to be doing much, but I need it to switch workspaces
The taskbar is just to switch workspaces, it doesn't really have other functionality.
3) Is there a more efficient way to switch workspaces? Like in XFCE and I belive FB, I had it setup so I could use the scrollwheel on the desktop and it would switch. Very useful.
Yes, of course. I think you can switch workspaces using (ALT+ F1/F2/F3/F4), depending on how many workspaces you have. This can be configured also.
KyPeN
11-15-2003, 02:36 PM
Originally posted by serz
[B]I don't think you can do that... what WM does this? I don't know of any :(
My KDE does this...I can logout and log back in, and mozilla and other programs will be back to where they were
First of, KDE/GNOME are not Window Managers, they're Desktop Environments, they're not the same.
KyPeN
11-16-2003, 01:41 AM
Well sorry....as you can tell by the post count that I'm still a noob
sharth
11-16-2003, 01:47 AM
its okay. serz is an angry little penguin :p
blackbox is minimal. Might look into bbkeys for the ability to change workspaces through a keypress.
To kinda accomplish what you want with the session manager you can use ~/.xsession, and just search for info on how to use it.
dboyer
11-16-2003, 02:03 AM
fluxbox can switch workspaces with the scrollwheel... they call it "desktop wheeling" in case you see an option somewhere
Originally posted by sharth
its okay. serz is an angry little penguin :p
I didn't feel like posting the differences :)
See Window Managers as minimal interfaces: that means, they don't either come with icons (you can use them, but you have to use another program to do this, such as iDesk) or a menu, like the "K" in KDE. They're just simple and they look very good :)
But.. a Desktop Environment would not exist without a Window Manager.
KyPeN
11-18-2003, 09:34 PM
How about this:
Is it possible to have blackbox start a script when it starts?
sharth
11-18-2003, 09:46 PM
use .xsession and the like.
KyPeN
11-19-2003, 05:48 PM
I don't follow...
it depends on how you are starting blackbox.
if you are starting it with startx or with xdm, then you can put stuff you want to run into ~/.xsession and as that script gets run when the wm starts.
they actually explain it in the fluxbox docs on the fluxbox website if you want to read about it.