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jaideep_jdof

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From: Delhi, India

Registered: 2006-06-05

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quick launcher for fluxbox

I am looking for quick launcher for fluxbox. Is any one using one.

thayer

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Re: quick launcher for fluxbox

Quick launcher?  Perhaps you could elaborate a bit?  Do you mean a panel, a tray, or simply an Alt+F2 program?

gmrun is a great "Run" dialog box that can be bound to Alt+F2 or any other key combo.

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gnud

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Registered: 2005-11-27

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Re: quick launcher for fluxbox

try bbdock -- http://bbdock.nethence.com/

jaideep_jdof

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From: Delhi, India

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Re: quick launcher for fluxbox

But bbdock is not in aur or pacman

FizDev

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From: Canada

Registered: 2007-06-29

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Re: quick launcher for fluxbox

+1 for gmrun

Sekre

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From: The Rainy North

Registered: 2006-11-24

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Re: quick launcher for fluxbox

++ for gmrun

really a great app for WM's, use it all the time with openbox

jaideep_jdof

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From: Delhi, India

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Re: quick launcher for fluxbox

I also use gmrun but its just a run dialog box, i am looking for launcher.

Phrodo_00

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From: Seattle, WA

Registered: 2006-04-09

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Re: quick launcher for fluxbox

you mean something like mac quicksilver (or gnome's deskbar) or a panel?

viniosity

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From: New York, NY

Registered: 2005-01-22

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Re: quick launcher for fluxbox

Funny, I was just about to post a similar question (quicksilver/katapult equivalent) though I'd take one for XFCE too.

gnud

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Registered: 2005-11-27

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Re: quick launcher for fluxbox

bbdock is in AUR now -- try it out. Remember to make a config file or specify arguments on the command line.

jaideep_jdof

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From: Delhi, India

Registered: 2006-06-05

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Re: quick launcher for fluxbox

bbdock is in AUR now -- try it out. Remember to make a config file or specify arguments on the command line.

Thanks for it gnud.

jaideep_jdof

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From: Delhi, India

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Re: quick launcher for fluxbox

Could you give me an idea how to use it. When i run it exit with an error 'Unable to open resource configuraton file for reading'.

gnud

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Registered: 2005-11-27

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Re: quick launcher for fluxbox

The format of the config file is

path/to/icon.png:command_to_run:title_grep

The last column is cool. When I for example write :*Firefox, the icon will not open a new instance of Firefox if it finds a window with a title that matches *Firefox. Instead, it will focus the matching window. If you write ::1, it will always open new instances.

This is from my university account:

~ $ cat ~/.bbdockrc
~/.icons/Aqua_Project/64x64/filesystems/folder_home.png:~/bin/rox::1
~/.icons/Aqua_Project/64x64/apps/terminal.png:~/bin/mrxvt::1
~/.icons/Aqua_Project/64x64/apps/browser.png:firefox:*Firefox
~/.icons/Aqua_Project/64x64/apps/kate.png:~/bin/nedit::1
~/.icons/Aqua_Project/64x64/apps/kedit.png:~/bin/geany:*Geany
~/.icons/Aqua_Project/64x64/apps/kmail.png:thunderbird:*Thunderbird

Also, for some reason, no support for xpm icons, only png.

To reread the configuration, restart the program :

$ killall bbdock && bbdock

Check out the homepage for more info.

jaideep_jdof

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From: Delhi, India

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Re: quick launcher for fluxbox

Thanks