On Thu, Jun 12, 2003 at 06:20:07PM -0700, Jeremy C. Reed wrote:
> Blackbox is still developed. The development 0.7x code includes netwm (aka
> ewmh) support. It is expected to be released officially this summer.
I did not know that. I'm sorry to spread the dis-information. :-)
> Are you referring to the epistrophy (epist) or epist-ng keygrabber? (They
> should work with blackbox 0.70 too.)
I don't believe I have tried epist, but I'm certainly willing to give
it a try. (BTW, I was referring to fluxbox's integrated keygrabber.)
> I don't think the wheel mouse support is in 0.70 -- I don't use it.
> Patches are available for blackbox (old and new). (Patches can be found
> via the blackbox webpage.)
Again, I'll have to look into it. Some people don't care for the
"no-click" experience, but I live and die by sloppy focus and mouse
wheels. ;-)
> I look forward to reading it. (I have written a few window manager reviews
> and also maintain the blackbox FAQ.)
Where are your reviews located? Perhaps I could review them to make
sure I cover all the major points of a window manager.
> Alt-F2 to open a "run as" box?
>
> This can be done with bbkeys or different keygrabber to pop-up that tool
> (maybe bbrun).
KDE's mini-CLI feature is far greater than a "run as" box. It
provides for customizable URLs such as:
gg:search term
- Search google for "search term"
ggg:search term
- Search google groups for "search term"
acro:HAND
- Look up the acronym "HAND" at acronymfinder.com
dict:word
- Look up "word" at your dictionary site of choice
I find this feature to be a massive time saver beyond what I would
have expected. I am fairly convinced that KDE's mini-CLI increases my
productivity far beyond any other aspect of KDE.
I mentioned gmrun (
http://students.infoiasi.ro/~mishoo/site/gmrun.epl)
which seems to provide similar functionality but with more typing
(i.e., gg://search term).
PS: Thank you for your feedback. Since Blackbox seems to more common
than fluxbox in most major Linux distributions, I will have to
re-evaluate a newer version of Blackbox when time permits.
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