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#1 2005-05-24 16:53:38
- fdrebin
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fluxbox or blackbox
i'm currently using kde but i want cool transparency effects wich are very slow under kde.
fluxbox looks cool.
so should i use fluxbox or is blackbox ok, too cause fluxbox is based on blackbox?
can i use kde and fluxbox/blackbox parallel?
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#2 2005-05-24 17:17:00
- phrakture
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Re: fluxbox or blackbox
well, if you're used to a DE (ala KDE) then you'd probably want to go with XFCE.... xfce also supports transparency pretty well
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#3 2005-05-24 17:17:59
- ozar
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Re: fluxbox or blackbox
I personally like fluxbox a little better, although I do use blackbox at times, too. I'd suggest trying both of them since they are both very small and really easy to install.
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#4 2005-05-24 17:20:05
- fdrebin
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Re: fluxbox or blackbox
with what command do i start fluxbox or XFCE (like kdm for kde [in daemons])?
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#5 2005-05-24 17:22:32
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Re: fluxbox or blackbox
I start mine using an .xinitrc file:
exec fluxbox
...or for XFCE:
exec startxfce4
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#6 2005-05-24 17:24:50
- fdrebin
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Re: fluxbox or blackbox
so where's the differnce between blackbox and fluxbox - which to use ?
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#7 2005-05-24 17:28:45
- ozar
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Re: fluxbox or blackbox
Fluxbox seems to be a little more flexible in my opinion, so I like it slightly better. If you decide to try fluxbox, be sure to enable the "unstable" repo in pacman.conf and load fluxbox 9.13 with "pacman -Syu fluxbox-devel".
Version 9.13 is much better than the older version kept in the current repo. 
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#8 2005-05-24 17:50:43
- fdrebin
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Re: fluxbox or blackbox
if i do startx with having exec fluxbox in my .xinitrc i get something like this
Warning: Failed to open catalog, using default messages...
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#9 2005-05-25 03:26:33
- rasat
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Re: fluxbox or blackbox
so where's the differnce between blackbox and fluxbox - which to use ?
I use Fluxbox and like because developments are going on adjusting with current Xserver. Also FluxMenu tool is good when making/editing the menu. What I don't like is the FluxConf compared to BBconf for making menu and toolbar layout. Not a problem, BBconf works in FluxBox, though, Arch package (bbconf) conflicts with fluxbox, requires force install (pacman -Sf bbconf).
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