source: x/wm/fluxbox.xml@ d083dd01

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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-md5sum        "7641aaea532841e103e9705bb5b98f62">
  <!ENTITY fluxbox-size          "657 KB">
  <!ENTITY fluxbox-buildsize     "10 MB">
  <!ENTITY fluxbox-time          "0.8 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="fluxbox" xreflabel="Fluxbox-&fluxbox-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="fluxbox.html" ?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
    <keywordset>
      <keyword role="package">fluxbox-&fluxbox-version;.tar</keyword>
      <keyword role="ftptdir">fluxbox</keyword>
    </keywordset>
  </sect1info>

  <title>Fluxbox-&fluxbox-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="fluxbox">
    <primary sortas="a-Fluxbox">Fluxbox</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to Fluxbox</title>

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

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <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 MD5 sum: &fluxbox-md5sum;</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>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Fluxbox Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para role="required">X (<xref linkend="xfree86"/> or
    <xref linkend="xorg"/>)</para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
    <para role="optional"><xref linkend="imlib2"/> Image display library</para>

   </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of Fluxbox</title>

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

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="commands">
    <title>Command Explanations</title>

    <para><option>--enable-imlib2</option>:
    Use this option if you wish image formats additional to xpm.</para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="configuration">
    <title>Configuring Fluxbox</title>

    <sect3 id="fluxbox-config">
      <title>Config Files</title>

      <para><filename>~/.fluxbox/init</filename>,
      <filename>~/.fluxbox/keys</filename>, and
      <filename>~/.fluxbox/menu</filename></para>

      <indexterm zone="fluxbox fluxbox-config">
        <primary sortas="e-AA.fluxbox-init">~/.fluxbox/init</primary>
      </indexterm>

      <indexterm zone="fluxbox fluxbox-config">
        <primary sortas="e-AA.fluxbox-keys">~/.fluxbox/keys</primary>
      </indexterm>

      <indexterm zone="fluxbox fluxbox-config">
        <primary sortas="e-AA.fluxbox-menu">~/.fluxbox/menu</primary>
      </indexterm>

    </sect3>

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

      <para>If Fluxbox is the only Window Manager you want to use you can start it with an
      <filename>.xinitrc</filename> file in your home folder. Be sure to backup your 
      current <filename>.xinitrc</filename> before proceeding.</para>

      <indexterm zone="fluxbox fluxbox-config">
        <primary sortas="e-AA.xinitrc">~/.xinitrc</primary>
      </indexterm>

<screen><userinput>echo <literal>startfluxbox</literal> &gt; ~/.xinitrc</userinput></screen>

      <para>Or alternatively, if you use a login manager like 
      <xref linkend="gdm"/> or <application>kdm</application> and would
      like to be able to choose <application>Fluxbox</application> at the login 
      prompt, create a <filename>fluxbox.desktop</filename> file like this</para>

      <para>As <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>:</para>

<screen><userinput>cat &gt; /usr/share/xsessions/fluxbox.desktop &lt;&lt; "EOF"
<literal>[Desktop Entry]</literal>
<literal>Encoding=UTF-8</literal>
<literal>Name=Fluxbox</literal>
<literal>Comment=This session logs you into Fluxbox</literal>
<literal>Exec=startfluxbox</literal>
<literal>Type=Application</literal>
EOF</userinput></screen>


      <para>Now create the <application>Fluxbox</application> configuration
      files:</para>

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

      <para>Now if you have <application>Which</application> installed.</para>

<screen><userinput>cd ~/.fluxbox &amp;&amp;
fluxbox-generate_menu</userinput></screen>

      <para>Else, if you do not have <application>Which</application>
      installed.</para>

<screen><userinput>cp -v /usr/share/fluxbox/menu ~/.fluxbox/menu</userinput></screen>

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

    </sect3>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>fluxbox, fbsetbg, fbsetroot, fluxbox-generate_menu, startfluxbox,
        and fbrun</seg>
        <seg>None</seg>
        <seg>/usr/share/fluxbox and ~/.fluxbox</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="fluxbox-prog">
        <term><command>fluxbox</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is a window manager for <application>X11</application> based
          on <application>Blackbox</application> 0.61.0.</para>
          <indexterm zone="fluxbox fluxbox-prog">
            <primary sortas="b-fluxbox">fluxbox</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="fbsetbg">
        <term><command>fbsetbg</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>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>
          <indexterm zone="fluxbox fbsetbg">
            <primary sortas="b-fbsetbg">fbsetbg</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="fbsetroot">
        <term><command>fbsetroot</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is a utility to change root window appearance based on the 
          <application>Blackbox</application> application bsetroot.</para>
          <indexterm zone="fluxbox fbsetroot">
            <primary sortas="b-fbsetroot">fbsetroot</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="fluxbox-generate">
        <term><command>fluxbox-generate_menu</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is a utility that generates a menu by scanning your
          <envar>PATH</envar>. It requires <command>which</command> to function
          properly.</para>
          <indexterm zone="fluxbox fluxbox-generate">
            <primary sortas="b-fluxbox-generate">fluxbox-generate_menu</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="startfluxbox">
        <term><command>startfluxbox</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is a session startup script that allows for command
          executions prior to <command>fluxbox</command> starting.</para>
          <indexterm zone="fluxbox startfluxbox">
            <primary sortas="b-startfluxbox">startfluxbox</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="fbrun">
        <term><command>fbrun</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>displays a run dialog window.</para>
          <indexterm zone="fluxbox fbrun">
            <primary sortas="b-fbrun">fbrun</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>