source: x/wm/fluxbox.xml@ f808261

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  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY fluxbox-download-http "http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/fluxbox/fluxbox-&fluxbox-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY fluxbox-download-ftp  " ">
  <!ENTITY fluxbox-size          "625 KB">
  <!ENTITY fluxbox-buildsize     "33.9 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>
<indexterm zone="fluxbox"><primary
sortas="a-Fluxbox">Fluxbox</primary></indexterm>

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

<para>Now, as the root user:</para>

<screen><userinput role='root'><command>make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

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

<sect3 id="fluxbox-config"><title>Config files</title>
<para><filename>~/.fluxbox/init</filename>,
<filename>~/.fluxbox/keys</filename>,
<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>Be sure to backup your current <filename>.xinitrc</filename> before
proceeding.</para>

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

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

<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>

<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>
<seglistitem>
<seg>fluxbox, fbsetbg, bsetroot, fluxbox-generate_menu, startfluxbox, and 
fbrun</seg>
<seg>/usr/share/fluxbox and ~/.fluxbox</seg></seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>

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

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

<varlistentry id="fluxbox-generate">
<term><command>fluxbox-generate_menu</command></term>
<listitem><para> is a menu maker utility.</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>