On Fri, 23 May 2014 17:42:44 +0200 filip <fi...@fbvnet.be> wrote: > Openbox works very well. It's not a complete desktop environment of > course, just one component, so you will need to pick and choose the > applications to make it a workable environment. Which is actually a > good thing because the application that are part of a desktop > environment are usually somewhat poor. > > You can run tint2 to provide replace the taskbar/system tray/desktop > pager functionality. > > feh to set the root window to a nice background image. > > xfe is a fast and easy to use file manager (not based on Gtk or Qt, > and not even on Fltk but on the somewhat unknown Fox toolkit) > > wmctrl is a very useful tool to use in rc.xml for fast fast switching > between applications: > > For example: > <keybind key="W-e"> > <action name="Execute"> > <command>wmctrl -x -a "emacs.Emacs"</command> > </action> > </keybind> > > Switches to the desktop where emacs is running, and focuses the window > in one keypress.
Thanks Filip, This email is a great resource, and when I switch back from Xfce to Openbox I'll refer to it often. Thanks, SteveT Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/ Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140524153428.13d51377@mydesk
