So I've had it with KDE and would like to stick with fluxbox. Only thing I
miss from KDE is keyboard shortcuts ability to launch any and all
applications.

I compiled and installed xbindkeys (http://hocwp.free.fr/xbindkeys
xbindkeys.html); set up ~/.xbindkeysrc, ~/.xbindkeysrc.scm etc.
(Wouldn't it be great to use a light lean mean fast windows manager without
having to type everything or using the stupid mouse all the time?)

It does not seem to work. So I installed the pre-compiled slackware package
from http://www.linuxpackages.net/pkg_details.php?id=2081. This one does
not seem to do the trick either; (and Yes I do have Tk/tcl package
installed).

So does any one know of a diagnostics for this? What Am I missing please?

thanks.

here are more detailed info

I saw a google tip about putting a referance to xbindkeys in ~/.xsession
like /usr/bin/xbindkeys; (but now X confuses that with xFce when I go
startx; and it crashes since xFce isn't installed; but that's another
matter).

here is an entry from ~/.xbindkeysrc:
"/usr/local/bin/sylpheed &"
c:115 + s

which is supposed to start sylphead mail client when I press win+s
(keycode(win)=115).

Also: "top" does not list kbindsd (daemon) neither does "ps aux"

xbindkeys_show gives this error:

~$ xbindkeys_show
Error in startup script:
Some deprecated features have been used. Set the environment
variable GUILE_WARN_DEPRECATED to "detailed" and rerun the
program to get more information. Set it to "no" to suppress
this message.
ERROR: Unbound variable: control+shift
while executing
"exec "xbindkeys" "--show" "
invoked from within
"if { $arg1 != "" && $file_option != "" } {
set list [ exec "xbindkeys" "--show" "$file_option" "$arg1" ]
} else {
set list [ exec "xbindkeys" "-..."
(file "/usr/bin/xbindkeys_show" line 45)



How the fsck I'd put environment
variable GUILE_WARN_DEPRECATED to "detailed" ?

ARRRRGH!!!!!!

AJ <AJ@bogus.isp.INVALID.net> writes:

> So I've had it with KDE and would like to stick with fluxbox. Only thing I
> miss from KDE is keyboard shortcuts ability to launch any and all
> applications.

Why? Fluxbox has its own keybinding capabilities as documented on the
Fluxbox website.

http://fluxbox.sourceforge.net/docs/...ndings.php#top

The option you want is something like ExecCommand

You don't _need_ xbindkeys!


>
> I compiled and installed xbindkeys (http://hocwp.free.fr/xbindkeys
> xbindkeys.html); set up ~/.xbindkeysrc, ~/.xbindkeysrc.scm etc.
> (Wouldn't it be great to use a light lean mean fast windows manager without
> having to type everything or using the stupid mouse all the time?)

FVWM!! ;-) It's light(ish), it's fast, it is absolutely gorgeous when
configured right, and it will satisfy that desire to fiddle around with
config files indefinitely - what more could you ask?

>
> I saw a google tip about putting a referance to xbindkeys in ~/.xsession
> like /usr/bin/xbindkeys; (but now X confuses that with xFce when I go
> startx; and it crashes since xFce isn't installed;

So comment out or delete the lines which refer to Xfce. Brother it is not
X which is confused ;-)

Good luck!

Glyn
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Glyn Millington wrote:

> So comment out or delete the lines which refer to Xfce.**Brother*it*is*not
> X which is confused ;-)
>

Well I know I did not ask for Xfce. I did not even install it in the first
place. Are you still saying Confusion is coming from me?

Xfce starting to load and fail started after I put "/usr/bin/xbindkeys &"
entry in ~/.xsession

Thanks for pointing me to ~/.fluxbox/keys though. I did not know it was
there. I like what I have seen so far.

Thanks

AJ <AJ@bogus.isp.INVALID.net> writes:

> Glyn Millington wrote:
>
>> So comment out or delete the lines which refer to Xfce.**Brother*it*is*not
>> X which is confused ;-)
> Well I know I did not ask for Xfce. I did not even install it in the first
> place. Are you still saying Confusion is coming from me?


Post your .xsession and I may be able to answer that! Unless there i a
version of Slack which comes with Xfce set up as default, someone
somewhere has made a choice which X is remembering - maybe the choice was
inadvertent!!

> Thanks for pointing me to ~/.fluxbox/keys though. I did not know it was
> there. I like what I have seen so far.

Good show!

Glyn
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Glyn Millington wrote:

> Post your .xsession and I may be able to answer that!**Unless*there*i*a
> version of Slack which comes with Xfce set up as default, someone
> somewhere has made a choice which X is remembering - maybe the choice was
> inadvertent!!

That's ok. Someone somewhere inadvertently is probably right. It does not
matter. Flux/blackbox is great.

Thanks.

AJ <AJ@bogus.isp.INVALID.net> writes:

> Glyn Millington wrote:
>
>> Post your .xsession and I may be able to answer that!**Unless*there*i*a
>> version of Slack which comes with Xfce set up as default, someone
>> somewhere has made a choice which X is remembering - maybe the choice was
>> inadvertent!!
>
> That's ok. Someone somewhere inadvertently is probably right. It does not
> matter. Flux/blackbox is great.
>
> Thanks.

No problem!

Glyn
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