mxfb2025: Menus

[siamhie]

Is Shortcuts Keybindings?

[Jerry3904]

Shortcuts=Keybindings=Keys=Hotkeys

[Jerry3904]

I have a suggestion for the mxfb custom tools thing. If you are going to just do those, then the addition of the usual mx-tools category items, plus "OnlyShowIn=FLUXBOX" to the desktop files, will show the tools in the standard mx-tools application, without additional work. some of those are already included anyway. MX-Tools is set up to filter per supported desktop that way. we do similar for a few that are Xfce only so that they don't show up in KDE.

many of the desktop files already have the OnlyShowIn=FLUXBOX line added (lower case, but mx tools is case insenstive I think or a quick adjustment to mx-tools to make it so), so all you would need to add is the appropriate mx tools sub category.

food for thought.

Gonna have to read that through a couple of more timesNow I see what you're talking about, going to try it. Thanks.

[siamhie]

Shortcuts=Keybindings=Keys=Hotkeys

I see. The word shortcuts has a different meaning to me compared to the obvious keybindings. It's all semantics I guess.

[Melber]

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Here is the 2023 list of "MX Fluxbox Tools" following a severe diet:

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Category=USER
mxfb-tint2-manager
mxfb-keybindings
mx-rofi-manager
exit-options-manager
mx-dockmaker
mx-idesktool
mxfb-backgrounds
mxfb-trashcheck

Category=OTHER
mx-tools

Are people good with this transitional list?

I would make a few additions and change the category names

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Category=MX FLUXBOX TOOLS
mxfb-tint2-manager
mxfb-keybindings
mx-rofi-manager
exit-options-manager
mx-dockmaker
mx-idesktool
mxfb-backgrounds
mxfb-trashcheck
+ mxfb-font
+ mxfb-look
+ appfinder-manager (need to add a .desktop file)
+ mxfb-workspace-settings (needs to be added to mxfb-accessories)
+ mx-tweak

Category=MX TOOLS
mx-tools

[Jerry3904]

Those look good, thanks. Will test today.

[Jerry3904]

Looks good in test, I like the new category names. 2 comments:

1) I thought we decided that mxfb-workspace-settings was redundant given the Workspace menu available off a middle mouse click (and we might want to add that to the Root menu somewhere). ATM it's not even in any repo, is it?

2) I really don't want to include mx-tweak under Fluxbox Tools, given the existence of the MX Tools category. What about instead creating a new desktop file named something like "Fluxbox settings" that opens the "Fluxbox" tab in Tweak?

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mx-tweak --fluxbox

That option is not currently recognized in bash, but I imagine that @dolphin_oracle would be willing to add it sometime.

[dolphin_oracle]

mx-tweak already opens the fluxbox tab by default when running fluxbox. no need for a switch.

[Jerry3904]

OK, thanks.

BTW: better name for that new desktop file--not "Fluxbox settings" which is ambiguous and too broad, but "Fluxbox tweaks"

BTW2: not sure ATM how one would launch the Workspace menu from the menu, researching...

[i_ri]

Hello Jerry3904
/menu-mx

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[workspaces] (Workspace Menu submenu)
[WorkspaceMenu] (Workspace Menu separate)
[clientmenu] (Window List of Workspace Menu)
[workspace N] (Go to Workspace N)