FluxBox wm

[g0dless]

Is Fluxbox available for pdaX ?

It seems pdaX runs blackbox so fluxbox could be a drop in replacement.

For those who don\'t know what fluxbox is :

   http://fluxbox.org/

Personally I use the develeopment version of fluxbox so I don\'t have extra tabs obscuring part of the screen.

Screenshot of the stable branch, note the extra tabbed title :

   http://fluxbox.org/zoom.php?shots-dev/zodi...iac_fluxbox.jpg

Screenshots of the dev branch, note that the extra tabs are now integrated :

   http://fluxbox.org/zoom.php?shots-dev/enno...oia_fluxbox.jpg
   http://fluxbox.org/zoom.php?shots-dev/kena...nai_fluxbox.jpg

So if someone would make a dev branch version that should be preferable.


Now what all the fuss is about, or if you don\'t want to read the fluxbox site...
The biggest thing for me personally is that you get tabs like in mozilla etc, so for example you can drag an xterm and drop it on you\'re openoffice app and it will take the size openoffice and now you can switch between them by clicking the name in the titlebar or if you use sloppy focus etc on mouseover, difficult to explain but I would guess verry usefull on a limited screen device.


From the site : fluxbox = blackbox +

    * Configurable window tabs.
    * Iconbar (for minimized/iconified windows)
    * Wheel scroll changes workspace
    * Configurable titlebar (placement of buttons, new buttons etc)
    * KDE support
    * New native integrated keygrabber (supports emacs like keychains)
    * Maximize over slit option
    * Partial GNOME support
    * Extended Window Manager Hints support
    * Slit dockap ordering
    * Other minor features


ps: awaiting my Z from the ebay guy

[time]

Hey, that wm looks very cool. I am not totally satisfied with matchbox (or whatever the default wm is), and would like to try alternatives. Alas, I do not have much time and last worked with wm\'s in the late 80\'s (developed Java exclusively for the last eight years). So, if the compilation were simple, then I could spend my time trying to figure out how to install and run it.

Have you ever compiled fluxbox?

[g0dless]

I haven\'t compiled fluxbox yet, I use debian.

I\'m still waiting for my c860 but if there is no fluxbox when it arrives I will probably compile one myself, I just love it so much

[fabianE]

Hello,

fluxbox should be already available. Do a search for fluxbox on the zug forum to see the comments.

If it\'s not in the pdaxrom feed you find it here: http://zaurus.spy.org/feeds/cacko/x11/feed/

Regards,

Fabian

[g0dless]

fluxbox is indeed available but sadly not the cvs branch with the tabs removed, still good though

can\'t wait for my c860 to arive to get my hands dirty

[CoreyC]

I\'ll attampt to compile this and will post my results.

Corey

[CoreyC]

I have it compiled and it works, not sure how well because I am having hardware problems...

My SD card has started dying today.  Talk about great timing.  I\'ll format my spare SD card and play aorund with fluxbox some more later tonight.

[omin0us]

I have it compiled and it works, not sure how well because I am having hardware problems...

My SD card has started dying today.  Talk about great timing.  I\'ll format my spare SD card and play aorund with fluxbox some more later tonight.

Back when we were not pdaXrom and we were just called Cacko Linux X11 Rom, We had an IPK for fluxbox and for afterstep as well.

[CoreyC]

I have it compiled and it works, not sure how well because I am having hardware problems...

My SD card has started dying today.  Talk about great timing.  I\'ll format my spare SD card and play aorund with fluxbox some more later tonight.

Back when we were not pdaXrom and we were just called Cacko Linux X11 Rom, We had an IPK for fluxbox and for afterstep as well.

hehe... scroll up a couple post

[CoreyC]

The build that I made using the pdaxrom cross compiler has allot of problems.  The main one being that xmonobut segfaults while trying to attach itself to the fluxbox panel (xmonobut works with other panels).  The fluxbox startup scripts seg fault as well.  I\'m able to run it nicely using the matchbox supplied .xinitrc (commenting out the matchbox and openbox lines at the end of the file and adding fluxbox and rox)

I\'m going to attempt to compile it with gentoo for zaurus and see if it has the same problems.  If it does, I\'m giving up.  This development version of fluxbox is marked \'unstable\', the above problems may be why

[dz]

wow, i\'m finally jealous of the clamshell

i wish there was a pdaXrom for the 5600.. i run fluxbox on my laptop since it\'s not so bulky, and would love to have it on my zaurus

now i need to find a reason to trade in my 2 5600\'s for a clamshell model

[BalroG]

Hi g0dless

(Sorry, this might be a bit off topic, but here goes....)

Have you recieved your C860 yet from the eBay guy? I am waiting for confrmation from him for funds received, but he hasn\'t been answering any of my e-mails in days(about 5 now).

Have you had any recent communication with him?

What date was payment confirmed and what date was your C860 shipped?

Thanks!!!!