mxfb-2025 development ideas

[Melber]

Although, it does allow you to add/remove/rename all in one go...

[Jerry3904]

That's true, and perhaps not all users know how to change the default. Let's put off any final decision until we get actually into the development phase.

[dolphin_oracle]

Include to the iso a small swap-file 16-32MB and eliminate any possible crash of any program.

not a bad suggestion. Will think about it, but this is more in the realm of the live system setup than the fluxbox particular stuff. And it affects a lot of other pieces.

there is boot parameter that will force creation of swap file. The live system will also use any swap partition that is pre-existing.

the installer will fire up a zramswap partition if no other swap is present.

[siamhie]

@Jerry3904 and any other workspaces users.
Any interest in a tool to manage workspaces?

Pretty cool. I usually just use my mouse wheel.

You can add/remove/rename workspaces with your mouse wheel?

I see in a later post you found out what that does. What I like about it is when you highlight Icons,
it will list all open programs on that workspace. When you highlight one of the desktop names,
it will list all of the open programs on that workspace.

As you can see, you are able to create, remove and rename workspaces.

workspaces.png

[siamhie]

OnDesktop Mouse2,
middle-click is the meaning for workspace menu(?) writing mouse wheel.

Correct. When clicking the mousewheel, the workspace menu is presented.

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OnDesktop Mouse2 :WorkspaceMenu

When I was using a mouse that didn't have a wheel, I changed that key binding to this to bring up my workspace menu.

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OnDesktop Mouse1 Mouse3 :WorkspaceMenu

[ThemetresAtrometos]

A small swap file is created during installation if no partition is setup. This is from both of my XFCE and KDE VM's.

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Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 3 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /swap/swap

Now let's return to ideas for MX-25 fluxbox.

You insist after all these that "include to the iso" has to do with an option during installation? You are worthy of your misery!

[siamhie]

A small swap file is created during installation if no partition is setup. This is from both of my XFCE and KDE VM's.

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Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 3 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /swap/swap

Now let's return to ideas for MX-25 fluxbox.

You insist after all these that "include to the iso" has to do with an option during installation? You are worthy of your misery!

Just pointing out what you asked for. Btw, swap is setup in the live environment using zram.

Include to the iso a small swap-file 16-32MB and eliminate any possible crash of any program.

[i_ri]

Hello Melber
workspace generation of number and name,
a bit of follow up with You about fluxbox menu Commands:
the middle-click is for [workspacemenu].
There is [addworkspace] Command.
[workspacemenu] is the menu with workspace and window list.
[workspacemenu] can call [setworkspacenamedialog].
[clientmenu] is the window list on [workspacemenu].
[workspaces] is [workspacemenu] as a submenu.
[workspaces] has a flyout submenu for use on a menu.

mxfb-workspace is quite useful and it looks good too!

yes i have opinion that no script code should include "fluxbox-remote."
I have a question about the case of button = 1 | 252). What is 252? Found It. it is exit code signal for close and escape. thanks for the lesson.

The fluxbox way is to work within limit of name CURRENT workspace.
viewtopic.php?p=773896#p773896

mxfb-workspace brings it together.
Workspace number ? count?
A keypad driven Desktop switching supports ten workspace.
The fluxbox documentation mention of twelve workspaces switching
" to the 1st → 12th workspace "

You might have made kittens deciding to have four workspaces.
tough decision?
Go with twelve to match the fluxbox docs.
At best it would be a drop-down button to view 5-12 , is that a spoiler(?), seeing only the first four on the regular view(?) possible?

[siamhie]

yes i have opinion that no script code should include "fluxbox-remote."

I prefer to use the Restart command that is implemented in fluxbox to refresh the desktop.

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[restart] (Restart)

I recall reading this a long time ago regarding fluxbox-remote. http://git.fluxbox.org/fluxbox.git/tree ... remote.txt

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CAVEATS
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'fluxbox-remote(1)' uses the X11 protocol to communicate with 'fluxbox(1)'.
Therefore, it is possible for any user with access to the 'X(7)' server to use
'fluxbox-remote(1)'. For this reason, several key commands have been disabled.
Users should be aware of the security implications when enabling
'fluxbox-remote(1)', especially when using a forwarded 'X(7)' connection.

[i_ri]

siamhie
We are proudly remote-actions false.
Have You made it this far with false or have you changed to true?