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Topic: The future of desktop menus, much change for 4.0?

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jpeters

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Posted: July 31 2007,20:44

Quote (lucky13 @ July 31 2007,08:12)

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It's my favorite, since it allows me to hotkey aterm, etc.

You can do that with other window managers, including jwm. See exec command:
http://joewing.net/programs/jwm/config.shtml#keys

And :execCommand in fluxbox:
http://fluxbox.sourceforge.net/docs/en/newdoc.keybindings.php#top

You mean there's more than one way to skin a cat?

I tried execCommand with fluxback to load aterm. I finally got it working using the F keys (e.g., "Mod1 F12 :execCommand aterm").
It didn't work substituting "Control" for Mod1, or substituting a regular key for F12. I'm sure there's a way to do it, maybe using ascii numbers or something...... with IceWM it took 5 seconds to figure it out.

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Posted: July 31 2007,22:40

I set the following in ~/.fluxbox/keys (dsl 4.0a1) and it works:

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Control F1 :ExecCommand aterm

I'm not a fluxbox fan; I have jwm set up to launch apps by keystroke. I already know the jwm bindings work:

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<Key mask="C" key="F1">exec: aterm</Key>
<Key mask="C" key="F2">exec: sudo aterm</Key>

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jpeters

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Posted: Aug. 01 2007,01:15

Quote (lucky13 @ July 31 2007,18:40)

I set the following in ~/.fluxbox/keys (dsl 4.0a1) and it works:

Code Sample

Control F1 :ExecCommand aterm

I'm not a fluxbox fan; I have jwm set up to launch apps by keystroke. I already know the jwm bindings work:

Code Sample

<Key mask="C" key="F1">exec: aterm</Key>
<Key mask="C" key="F2">exec: sudo aterm</Key>

Well, now its all working, even "Control R :execControl aterm" I did exactly what I did before, editing the ./fluxbox/keys and restarting. Maybe I'm just losing it.......

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