serial mouse/ {dragging&resizing windows}

Forum: X and Fluxbox
Topic: serial mouse/ {dragging&resizing windows}
started by: barczag

Posted by barczag on Aug. 09 2006,20:15

Hi folks

i've got an older machine (300 mHz centrino) with a serial mouse
on com1, ttyS0, it 's recognized by dsl,
of course (it' s a "genius netscroll+", 2 button+scroll)
and you can click with it, but

As in the title mentioned you cannot drag window neither in flux, nor in jwm.
i've taken a look at /.fluxbox/init and after that /.fluxbox/keys or whatever to check if some "drag capabilities" could added
course i couldn't find anything... nor in wikis or faqs, or anything
i'd appreciate any help
thanks

##and an other question:
how to get an irc account (i thought, that with registrating dsl forum i automatically get irc too, but it doesn't work)

best regards

Posted by mikshaw on Aug. 09 2006,20:53

You can set up the fluxbox keys file to move/resize windows with the keyboard. The applicable actions are listed below, although it's been so long since I've used fluxbox 0.1.14 keys file that I don't know the exact syntax of these actions (may need to add a +/- amount?).

MaximizeWindow
MaximizeVertical
MaximizeHorizontal
NudgeRight
NudgeLeft
NudgeUp
NudgeDown
BigNudgeRight
BigNudgeLeft
BigNudgeUp
BigNudgeDown
HorizontalIncrement
VerticalIncrement
HorizontalDecrement
VerticalDecrement

Fluxbox 0.9.x allows you to move/resize by a specified amount, which i really like.

Not sure what you mean by "irc account". Do you mean registering with freenode? If so, that is a freenode thing that is unrelated to DSL.

Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Aug. 10 2006,04:29

To drag with your mouse, you can leftclick on the titlebar and drag it around.
You can also use alt+leftclick+drag on the whole window.

For resizing, you could either go to one of the bottom edges/corners.
You can also use alt+rightclick+drag on the whole window.

Posted by barczag on Aug. 10 2006,10:32

Hi

Thanks for quick replies.
i have checked the keyborad drag method,(i took a glance at it yesterday before your hint, but i have to admit not reallz get it) it may work,but i dont know how (eg: how to define the nudge button (i'll check in google)), and rather appreciate normal drag by mouse
but thanks for help

I was dump, and fuzzy yesterday not to tell, that i know the
ALT+button golden rule in flux.
I was trying (yester and today too):
my window to be dragged (with alt+left) starts blinking and
keeps on a while.. and happens no thing
but at least my window arrow becomes a cross, what can
remind one to a "start process" of window movement
so even machine feels that now he or she should do somethg
but it gets only to this
.
on the other hand just today came to my mind that my keys are hu not us...i thought if not the mouse wrong (it clicks) maybe alt at wrong place..
i changed in DSl control panel us keyboard to hu 1[]1, without much succeed (partiallz it s good)
but as zou can see it's not perfect.. hehe
as far as i see, (mazbe i wrong) some buttons are redundant while some are missing, for me.
(for example: cant find yero (on main panel) which means zero; (and as you see it swaps z and y))

so all in all problem is the same, and an other is added
thanks for help
best regards

Posted by fernan on Oct. 06 2006,00:24

Hi,

Same happens to me in my Pentium 500Mhz, SiS video card.

I can't move windows in Fluxbox, but i can move and resize in JWM.
Same happens with DSL-not, but I didn't find another Window Manager in DSL-not.

I have DSL installed in another computer , Pentium 200, and it works.

(both have a Genius Net Mouse serial mouse)

I will appreciate any help. I would really like to have DSL working, I like this distro . Amazing fast !!

Fernan.-