New MXFB video available

[Jerry3904]

I just uploaded "MX-Fluxbox: the Power Tools," I hope you enjoy it.

https://youtu.be/yL5L6Yn3a9I

[Redacted]

Even though I don't use fluxbox, I did enjoy the video.
I saw a picture of you somewhere as a younger arborist, but it's great to put a face behind the name of our founder (so to speak).

[Jerry3904]

Thanks. Still working as an arborist...

[andyprough]

Oh, this should be good!

[confetti]

I really enjoyed this video, particularly about the app to make idesk easy. I hadn't noticed it, and had previously edited my .lnk files individually.

Instead of using the dock, I use wbar which has its own versatile configuration manager that allows transparencies and special effects. Wbar does not seem as courteous under XFCE as it is in Fluxbox.

I have really enjoyed using the conky manager on MXFB.

I hope in the future there will be more support to change cursor styles in Fluxbox. I can to an extent now, but for some reason it is not stable.


*****

Thus far, I have but one major problem with Fluxbox under MX-Linux, and can't find the solution even though I have carefully tried to duplicate my past configurations.

I used to be able to scroll through my different workspaces by hovering over my toolbar and rolling my mouse scrollwheel. I can do this above the desktop outside of the toolbar, but this is not easy because often my app windows fill the entire screen (something I don't like because I like to keep an eye on conky and my idesk icons). I know I can make dimensions and location of apps persistent in Fluxbox, but I don't typically think of reducing app size before I close an app.

To quickly cycle through workspaces, I must reduce the app window and scroll on the background. This is troublesome.

Previously, when going to the area of the toolbar, it would eject from autohide and I could use the entire toolbar space to scroll windows rapidly.

Currently one can click on the arrows next to the workspace name (originally 1, 2, 3, 4), but that means having to find that small area on the toolbar-- and I am nearsighted!

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Fbpager is an interesting app to view shadows of what sit on different desktops and move quickly from one to another, but I don't use it because it takes up too much space.

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Thank you for keeping Fluxbox in the public eye! I know other window managers have their fans, but Fluxbox is hard to beat it for simplicity, configurability, durability, and speed.

[Jerry3904]

There are 3 ways to change workspaces: 1) scroll over an empty space, 2) click on the pager with the "W-1" etc. itself (right click goes up on, left down), and Ctrl+F1/F2/F3. Also: make sure in the init file that this line ends in "false" and not "true"

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session.screen0.tabs.maxOver:	false

I use autohide all the time, and it works for me.

[confetti]

I used to be able to scroll workspaces by scrolling above the toolbar for the reason I cited.
I know it is possible, but don't know how to make it so now.

My intit file line is set to false; I typically keep 5 workspaces.

Thanks anyway.

[i_ri]

Hello Jerry3904, video for release build-up is exciting. idesk is a gem.
hello confetti, Seems like you want to do two things with the toolbar. Luck has it that there are two commands already for toolbar in the home file /.fluxbox/keys

This is found in the file, you see it is turned off here the scroll on desktop change workspaces, this existing provides basis for our customization

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# scroll on the desktop to change workspaces
#OnDesktop Mouse4 :PrevWorkspace
#OnDesktop Mouse5 :NextWorkspace

# scroll on the toolbar to change current window
OnToolbar Mouse4 :PrevWindow {static groups} (iconhidden=no)
OnToolbar Mouse5 :NextWindow {static groups} (iconhidden=no)

Your wish to change workspaces or the ability to cycle all windows on all (change workspace) workspaces, (workspaces with no active windows will be ignored,) hover toolbar and scroll wheel one direction changes workspace, scroll wheel the other direction cycles windows. replace the above with this change to trial feasibility of this setting. Adjust to suit.

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# scroll on the desktop to change workspaces
#OnDesktop Mouse4 :PrevWorkspace
#OnDesktop Mouse5 :NextWorkspace

# scroll on the toolbar to change current window or workspace 
OnToolbar Mouse4 :PrevWorkspace
OnToolbar Mouse5 :NextWindow {static groups} (iconhidden=no)

[confetti]

Dear i_ri,

This is absolutely wonderful, and your code substitution for the keys file works even better than how I configured my fluxbox window manger in the past! I didn't know I could cycle through windows as well as screens!

I spent all day comparing my old files to my new files-- and I was completely lost.

You saved me!

One of the reasons I love MX Fluxbox so much is that so much of fluxbox's history is fragmented over many archived pages. And I, sadly, look in a thousand directions for answers.

My hats off to you-- and Jerry for all your patience and help!

[i_ri]

confetti., handshake., now back to the movie., I cannot take my eyes off of those desktop icons.
hi everyone