Quoting this with a useful subject.

Simon Wise wrote:
> I have been using dmenu for some time now ... with a couple of other tools
> that allow for a few tweaks to DEs to make them more comfortable for me, or
> indeed to set up kiosk style environments without any DE required at all.
> Use xbindkeys to set a hotkey ...

> xbindkeys
> is a way to get keybindings for commands easily, works anywhere in X, I have
> been using it to avoid each individual DEs different ways of doing things,
> and easily get some consistency no matter which DE I'm using.
>
> triggerhappy (thd)
> does the job in embedded devices without X running, it gets the events
> directly from input devices.
>
> devilspie
> can be a great help in setting specific window placements and such in X, it
> performs actions on newly opened windows.
>
> alongside a few tools like xwit, xclip and a others, even xte for stubborn
> applications, you can tame X on even the smallest embedded device. And the
> main tools above have more sophisticated scheme or similar configuration
> options if you want to put a little work into getting a specific X
> environment right.
>
> I'm using i3 as my desktop currently, it is very light, has few dependencies
> and will do most of the above without help (in a tiling environment)

Nice to see someone mention i3. Except for the rare
multipanel app such as gimp, I find i3 works well for my
needs. It seems faster to flip through the open tiled
windows with keyboard shortcuts than clicking and moving
windows on a desktop.

cheers


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Joel Roth