Using and changing the appearance of gtk themes in fluxbox.

 

Toggle Videos, Toggle Extras, Toggle Conky

1.Toggle Videos

Toggle Videos removes all but the bottom Conky and places a video, or series of videos on your root window using mplayer.
Mplayer does everything under the sun concerning video.

 

Sticky xfce4-terminal How-to

This will place and resize an xfce4-terminal in the Fluxbox root window, with a menu entry, or upon start up of Fluxbox.

 

Using feh, because it is there.


Screenshot: http://www.sidux.com/module-Mediashare-browse-aid-128-mid-1197.html∞

 

How to Canto

Canto is a python RSS reader that sits in a terminal. Screenshot: http://www.sidux.com/module-Mediashare-browse-aid-128-mid-1214.html∞

It is highly configurable, and fairly easy to use.
I have mine sitting in a pre built xfce-terminal window for ease of use. You can of course, just use a regular terminal and invoke "canto", but it just won't be nearly as fun.

 

Sound events in fluxbox

How to add event sounds to any fluxbox menu item.
This includes the login and logout sounds, as well as sounds for exit to login and restart fluxbox, and any other item you wish to have open with a sound event.

 

 

How to have decent transparency and fading in fluxbox using xcompmgr.

It used to be an issue to have composite effects with fluxbox. Not anymore.

Screenshot: **Here**∞

Hello World!

Today I attended the Ubuntu 9.04 InstallFest in Atlanta, and as always, the event was a shining example of the Linux community in action.  Free from debates, namecalling, and other disputes that have become the stereotypical Linux discussion, people were helping each other, discussing new ideas, and installing the latest version of Ubuntu, 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope. 

Roughly 25-30 people showed up throughout the day, and there were many new faces.  I'm looking forward to the next InstallFest coming in November, and thanks to all who came out today!

Below is a list of exciting projects happening in the Linux ecosystem. This is a list I've compiled over time from reading Phoronix.com, the "distro planets", and developer blogs.  Not all of these things have arrived yet - many are a work in progress. For each project, I've provided short summaries and links for further reading. Don't forget to leave a comment! ;-]

The Popular Stuff: 

• Gnome3.0 - GnomeLive
  • a new 3D-accelerated UI for the Gnome Desktop.
• Compiz++ - smspillaz
  • a "better suited" C++ rewrite. Its future is uncertain - it may become a WM in future because of Gnome Shell.

The Low-Level Jungle: 

   [Wikipedia]

• Btrfs - BtrfsWiki
  
  • what will be the most modern and featureful filesystem to date.
• Kernel ModeSetting - KernelNewbies
  • a new way of managing video cards that provides a Flicker-Free & native resolution gfx experience. Makes running X non-root possible and thus, safer.
• Gallium3D - TungstenGraphics
  
  • a new driver development model/core that is based on modern hardware; will provide for simpler, smaller drivers that can run multiple graphics APIs.

The Inter-Distro *Kits of Unity:

• DeviceKit - Creator's Blog
  
  • a cleaner hal reimplementation that will leave device management to udev.
• PolicyKit - Creator's Blog
  • a dbus-like privilege-escalation model to replace apps running as root.
• ConsoleKit - Fedora[FUSA]
  
  • an common framework for handling FUSA and session management.
• PackageKit - Creator's Blog
  
  • an interdistro package manager that works on multiple backends.

And if these weren't cool enough, just take a peak at the F11 feature list.