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Re: MX Fluxbox Screenshots

#151 Post by PPC »

ceeslans wrote: Wed Oct 14, 2020 12:51 pm
PPC wrote: Tue Oct 13, 2020 6:34 am Mx-fluxbox with tint2 and the "XFCE menu" working perfectly:
...
and with a full blown fluxbox debian menu:
...
P.
@ppc: Nice! Can you please provide the button commands and/or scripts?
Hi:
1-the full debian menu: the script to generate this is over at viewtopic.php?f=143&t=60848 , you can download it from https://github.com/jerry3904/mxfb-goodi ... -generator

2-The "XFCE menu"- I discussed it on the forum, but, long story short:
The right click on tint2's "MX start" icon points to this script (that toggles the "menu" on/off):

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#! /bin/bash
# run xlsclients to see if appfinder is running
current_windows=$(xlsclients)
	if [[ ${current_windows} != *"xfce4-appfinder"* ]];then
    echo "appfinder is not running, starting it" & xfce4-appfinder ; exit
    else 
   	echo appfinder is already running, checking if it has focus
 	 	 #check if appfinder is active:
 		 app_name="xfce4-appfinder"
 	 	focused_app=$(cat /proc/$(xdotool getwindowpid $(xdotool getwindowfocus))/comm)
 	   	 if [  "$focused_app" = "$app_name" ]; then
		    	echo "appfinder has focus, killing it." & killall xfce4-appfinder
			else
    			echo "appfinder is running but has no focus, changing focus to it" & killall xfce4-appfinder && xfce4-appfinder
	 	 fi
	 fi
I also edited ~/.fluxbox/apps and added this section, to remove xfce4-appfinder's window decorations, and choose it's placing, adapt as according to your needs:

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[app] (name=xfce4-appfinder) (class=Xfce4-appfinder)
  [Dimensions]	{55% 84%}
  [Position]	(UPPERLEFT)	{0% 16%}
  [Deco]	{NONE}
  [Hidden]	{yes}
[end]

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Re: MX Fluxbox Screenshots

#152 Post by ceeslans »

PPC wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 5:08 am...
1-the full debian menu: the script to generate this is over at viewtopic.php?f=143&t=60848 , you can download it from https://github.com/jerry3904/mxfb-goodi ... -generator
...
@ppc: that part I understand.
But what puzzles me, is the 'command' that you bind to the 'start' button (lckick or rclick) in tint2.
Could you please help me out?
Sony Vaio VPCF23P (2011), Intel Core i7-2670, 6gb RAM, 240gb SSD, MX-Linux 23 based Fluxbox v/1.3.7+
Lenovo Thinkpad L560 (2016), Intel Core i5-6200, 16gb RAM, 240gb SSD, Devuan Daedalus based Fluxbox v/1.3.7+

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Re: MX Fluxbox Screenshots

#153 Post by PPC »

ceeslans wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 12:34 pm
PPC wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 5:08 am...
1-the full debian menu: the script to generate this is over at viewtopic.php?f=143&t=60848 , you can download it from https://github.com/jerry3904/mxfb-goodi ... -generator
...
@ppc: that part I understand.
But what puzzles me, is the 'command' that you bind to the 'start' button (lckick or rclick) in tint2.
Could you please help me out?
Oh, sorry, I missed that one : it's simply "fluxbox-remote rootmenu"
:happy:

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Re: MX Fluxbox Screenshots

#154 Post by ceeslans »

^
Thanks @ppc for the correct command :shakehands:

Still some issue bugs me: rofi-menu can be correctly positioned above the tint2 toolbar (using its geometry settings), whereas the root-menu doesn't (and covers the tint2-toolbar) --> see below screen clipping.
Is there a geometry setting for rootmenu - or perhaps for workspace size-limitation?

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Sony Vaio VPCF23P (2011), Intel Core i7-2670, 6gb RAM, 240gb SSD, MX-Linux 23 based Fluxbox v/1.3.7+
Lenovo Thinkpad L560 (2016), Intel Core i5-6200, 16gb RAM, 240gb SSD, Devuan Daedalus based Fluxbox v/1.3.7+

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Re: MX Fluxbox Screenshots

#155 Post by ceeslans »

My today's MX-19 fluxbox desktop.

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Tint2 toolbar includes a few executors (memory | cpu | network | volume | system monitor) and battery state.
In this setup, nm-applet and volume-icon are disabled (memory usage is idling at ~235 Mb at bootup). The system tray is 'empty' at startup, being populated upon initialization of an app (e.g. audacious as in this case).
Sony Vaio VPCF23P (2011), Intel Core i7-2670, 6gb RAM, 240gb SSD, MX-Linux 23 based Fluxbox v/1.3.7+
Lenovo Thinkpad L560 (2016), Intel Core i5-6200, 16gb RAM, 240gb SSD, Devuan Daedalus based Fluxbox v/1.3.7+

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Re: MX Fluxbox Screenshots

#156 Post by Jerry3904 »

Neat! PPC has been urging me to look at executors and your screenshot reminds me that I can finally do that this week.

TBH I never spend time with tint2, but will certainly dig down more as the next dev cycle opens up.
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Re: MX Fluxbox Screenshots

#157 Post by thinkpadx »

ceeslans - really nice!

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Re: MX Fluxbox Screenshots

#158 Post by wdscharff »

My current Fluxbox, without all the blingbling, which is anyway limited to conky. The two additional Tint2 Docks (left and below) invisible as usual.
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Re: MX Fluxbox Screenshots

#159 Post by Jerry3904 »

Very handsome!
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Re: MX Fluxbox Screenshots

#160 Post by Jerry3904 »

I've switched to celebrate the release of MX-19.3. Used the new mxfb-appearance to adjust toolbar transparency (which looks a lot less massive at a setting of 100) and width, a wallpaper of AKS that I love, my dock (normally auto-hide) and the "fb" version of the BritPanel conky which puts everything there but not in my face.


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Production: 5.10, MX-23 Xfce, AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core, GeForce GT 630/PCIe/SSE2, 16 GB, SSD 120 GB, Data 1TB
Personal: Lenovo X1 Carbon with MX-23 Fluxbox
Other: Raspberry Pi 5 with MX-23 Xfce Raspberry Pi Respin

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