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@ -188,34 +188,6 @@ default, tabs are located just above the window, but they may be embedded in the
titlebar or moved to other locations on the outside of the window. Configuration
is discussed in TAB OPTIONS section.
Miscellaneous
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When you want to drag a window, but cannot see either the bottom handle or
its titlebar you can press (and hold!)
ALT + Left Mousebutton (mouse button 1)
and move it anywhere in the current workspace. This key combination can
also be used to raise a partially visible window.
The key combination
ALT + Right Mousebutton (mouse button 3)
will allow you to resize the window. This behavior can be altered in the init
file with:
session.modKey: <modifier>
You can also alter how resizing is done. By default, you drag the bottom right
corner. You can drag the corner closest to the mouse pointer instead if you set
session.screen0.resizeMode: Quadrant
or all corners at the same time if you set it to:
session.screen0.resizeMode: Center
MENUS
-----
fluxbox installs a default menu file in @pkgdatadir@/menu. You can also use
@ -718,32 +690,12 @@ RESOURCES
Usually the ~/.fluxbox/init resource file is created and maintained by fluxbox
itself. You can use the [config] menu to set most of these options. However,
we'll cover all of the resource options that are available to the user. If you
edit this file while fluxbox is running, you must `restart' to reload the
edit this file while fluxbox is running, you must `reconfigure' to reload the
resource options.
When running fluxbox in a multiple desktop environment the screen0 key can also
be screen1, screen2, etc. You can customize the behavior of fluxbox on each
desktop accordingly. Here is an example, and a favorite of the fluxbox
documentation manager:
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session.screen0.toolbar.onTop: False
session.screen0.toolbar.autoHide: True
session.screen0.toolbar.placement: BottomCenter
session.screen0.toolbar.widthPercent: 42
session.screen0.slit.onTop: False
session.screen0.slit.autoHide: True
session.screen0.slit.placement: TopLeft
session.screen0.slit.direction: Vertical
session.screen0.strftimeFormat: %I:%M %p
session.screen1.toolbar.onTop: True
session.screen1.slit.autoHide: False
session.screen1.slit.placement: CenterRight
session.screen1.slit.direction: Vertical
session.screen1.strftimeFormat: %a %d %R [%s]
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Here are the resources that are currently available:
desktop accordingly. Here are the resources that are currently available:
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session.screen0.window.focus.alpha: <integer>
@ -782,12 +734,6 @@ session.screen0.toolbar.layer: <layer>
the slit to appear on. Please read the LAYER section for more information.
Default: Desktop
session.screen0.slit.onTop: <boolean>
session.screen0.toolbar.onTop: <boolean>
A user can set whether or not the toolbar or slit are always on top of the
screen. Setting these resources will put the slit and toolbar above
everything visible on the workspace. Default: False
session.screen0.slit.placement: <placement>
session.screen0.toolbar.placement: <placement>
These allow users to place the slit and toolbar where they like. Possible
@ -913,17 +859,16 @@ session.screen0.userFollowModel: <model>
This specifies the behavior when a window on another workspace becomes the
active window. The former is used when an application asks to focus the
window, and the latter is used when the window is activated due to user
actions, such as clicking in the iconbar, menu, or pager. `Ignore' does
actions, such as clicking in the iconbar, menu, or a pager. `Ignore' does
nothing. `Follow' moves to the window's workspace. `Current' moves the
window to the current workspace. `SemiFollow' acts like `Current' for
iconified windows and like `Follow' otherwise. Defaults: Ignore and
Follow, respectively.
session.screen0.resizeMode: Bottom|Quadrant|Center
Setting this resource to `Quadrant' makes resizing by ALT + Right
Mousebutton (mouse button 3) grab the corner closest to the mouse pointer
instead of the bottom right corner. `Center' resizes all corners at the
same time. Default: Bottom
Setting this resource to `Quadrant' makes resizing by using the modkey
grab the corner closest to the mouse pointer instead of the bottom right
corner. `Center' resizes all corners at the same time. Default: Bottom
session.screen0.focusModel: ClickToFocus|MouseFocus
This controls how windows gain focus via the mouse. With `ClickToFocus',
@ -954,13 +899,14 @@ session.screen0.showwindowposition: <boolean>
Default: True
session.screen0.decorateTransient: <boolean>
This controls whether or not transient windows get window decorations,
such as a titlebar. Default: False
This controls whether or not transient windows get certain window
decorations, currently the maximize button and handle.
Default: False
session.screen0.defaultDeco: <bitmask>
This specifies the default window decorations, according to the same
bitmask as used by the `[Deco]' option in the `apps' file, described later
in this document. Default: all bits set.
bitmask as used by the `[Deco]' option in the `apps' file, described in
the APPLICATIONS section. Default: all bits set.
session.screen0.menuMode: Delay|Click
This setting controls the circumstances under which submenus open. With
@ -1003,6 +949,9 @@ session.screen0.windowPlacement: <placement strategy>
session.screen0.rowPlacementDirection: LeftToRight|RightToLeft
session.screen0.colPlacementDirection: TopToBottom|BottomToTop
These settings control the direction in which windows are tiled using the
RowSmartPlacement and ColSmartPlacement strategies described above.
Default: LeftToRight/TopToBottom
session.screen0.fullMaximization: <boolean>
If this setting is enabled, windows will maximize over the toolbar and
@ -1011,9 +960,10 @@ session.screen0.fullMaximization: <boolean>
session.screen0.rootCommand: <command>
This runs a command when fluxbox starts, intended for setting a default
background. If you want to override backgrounds set by styles, you should
add `background: none' to your overlay. NOTE: Setting this command can be
dangerous. Please make sure you know what you are doing when setting this
resource to a value other than a desktop wallpaper command.
add `background: none' to your style overlay (see section STYLE OVERLAY).
NOTE: Setting this command can be dangerous. Please make sure you know
what you are doing when setting this resource to a value other than a
desktop wallpaper command.
session.screen0.imageDither: <boolean>
This controls whether or not fluxbox created dithered images. Default:
@ -1026,10 +976,6 @@ session.screen0.opaqueMove: <boolean>
session.screen0.workspaces: <integer>
Set this to the number of workspaces the users wants. Default: 4
session.screen0.focusLastWindow: <boolean>
This controls whether or not to focus the last focused window when
switching workspaces. Default: True
session.screen0.windowMenu: <blank>|<location>
This specifies the location of a user-defined window menu. Default: blank
@ -1069,13 +1015,9 @@ session.forcePseudoTransparency: <boolean>
the menu, windows, toolbar, and slit to use pseudo-transparency instead of
true transparency. Default: False
session.iconbar: <boolean>
Set this value to `<boolean>' or `<boolean>' to enable or disable fluxbox
using the toolbar to display iconified windows. Default: <boolean>
session.ignoreBorder: <boolean>
When using MouseFocus, don't change focus when the mouse hovers over the
window border. Default: False
This configures the ability to move windows by dragging the border.
Default: False
session.numLayers: <integer>
This controls how many layers fluxbox should have. Default: 13
@ -1092,7 +1034,7 @@ session.tabsAttachArea: Window|Titlebar
With this set to `Window', windows may be grouped by dragging one tab with
the middle mouse button and dropping it anywhere on another window. With
`Titlebar', the user must drop the tab on the target window's titlebar.
Default: True
Default: Window
session.titlebar.left: Stick
session.titlebar.right: Minimize Maximize Close
@ -1100,8 +1042,9 @@ session.titlebar.right: Minimize Maximize Close
options are Close, Maximize, MenuIcon, Minimize, Shade, and Stick.
session.modKey: <modifier>
This specifies which modifier to use to drag and resize windows without
clicking on the border or titlebar. Default: Mod1
This specifies a modifier to use to drag and resize windows without
clicking on the border or titlebar. For example, Alt + Left click will
move windows, and Alt + Right click will resize. Default: Mod1
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