source: x/wm/fluxbox.xml@ 5cd0959d

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY fluxbox-download-http "http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/fluxbox/fluxbox-&fluxbox-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY fluxbox-download-ftp  " ">
  <!ENTITY fluxbox-size          "372 KB">
  <!ENTITY fluxbox-buildsize     "53.9 MB">
  <!ENTITY fluxbox-time          "1.28 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="fluxbox" xreflabel="Fluxbox-&fluxbox-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="fluxbox.html" ?>
<title>Fluxbox-&fluxbox-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>Fluxbox</application></title>

<para>The <application>Fluxbox</application> package contains a window manager.
</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&fluxbox-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&fluxbox-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &fluxbox-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required:
&fluxbox-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&fluxbox-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title>Additional downloads</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Required Patch: <ulink
url="&patch-root;/fluxbox-&fluxbox-version;-gcc33-1.patch"/></para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application>Fluxbox</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para>X (<xref linkend="xfree86"/> or <xref linkend="xorg"/>)</para></sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>Fluxbox</application></title>

<para>Install <application>Fluxbox</application> by running the following 
commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>patch -Np1 -i ../fluxbox-&fluxbox-version;-gcc33-1.patch &amp;&amp;
./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-kde --enable-gnome &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>

<para><option>--enable-kde</option>: This command activates
<application>Fluxbox</application>'s ability to allow
<application><acronym>KDE</acronym></application>
tray icons to be placed in the slit.</para>

<para><option>--disable-nls</option>: This command disables
<application>Fluxbox</application>'s ability to support
international languages. This is an optional switch to work
around a compile problem if you did not install all locales.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Configuring <application>Fluxbox</application></title>

<sect3><title>Config files</title>
<para><filename>~/.fluxbox/init</filename>,
<filename>~/.fluxbox/keys</filename>,
<filename>~/.fluxbox/menu</filename></para>
</sect3>

<sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>

<para>Be sure to backup your current <filename>.xinitrc</filename> before
proceeding.</para>

<screen><userinput><command>cat &gt;&gt; ~/.xinitrc &lt;&lt; "EOF"</command>
exec fluxbox
<command>EOF</command></userinput></screen>

<screen><userinput><command>mkdir ~/.fluxbox &amp;&amp;
cp /usr/share/fluxbox/init ~/.fluxbox/init &amp;&amp;
cp /usr/share/fluxbox/keys ~/.fluxbox/keys &amp;&amp;
cp /usr/share/fluxbox/menu ~/.fluxbox/menu </command></userinput></screen>

<para>Menu Items are added by editing <filename>~/.fluxbox/menu</filename>. The 
syntax is explained on the fluxbox man page.</para>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application>Fluxbox</application> package contains 
<command>fluxbox</command>, <command>bsetbg</command> and 
<command>bsetroot</command>.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>fluxbox</title>
<para><command>fluxbox</command> is a window manager for <application>X11
</application> based on <application>Blackbox</application> 0.61.0.</para>
</sect3>

<sect3><title>bsetbg</title>
<para><command>bsetbg</command> is a utility that sets the background image.  
It needs <command>display</command>, <command>Esetroot</command>,
<command>wmsetbg</command>, <command>xv</command>,
<command>qiv</command> or <command>xsri</command> to be used.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>bsetroot</title>
<para><command>bsetroot</command> is a <application>Blackbox</application> 
utility to change root window appearance.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>