I use hotkeys extensively in Fluxbox. Fluxbox allows you to set each
hotkey individually, so you could have Ctrl-Alt-a perform one action
and Control-Shift-a perform another. I would like the configuration
to allow variables and multiple hotkeys. This should be a valid
configuration:

HOTKEY=ctrl-alt
HOTKEY2=ctrl-alt-shift
$HOTKEY-a :Exec /usr/bin/a
$HOTKEY-b :Exec /usr/bin/b
$HOTKEY2-c :Exec /usr/bin/c
ctrl-shift-d :Exec /usr/bin/d

This would allow users to more easily change which keys enable the
hotkey action, in order to eliminate conflicts with any particular
software they use.

Note that I don't use the Win/Meta key because I have several keyboards
which do not have that key.

Fluxbox also allows combos like Ctrl-Alt-a Ctrl-Alt-b :Exec /usr/bin/e,
and that is useful for when you assign a hotkey for almost every
application you use, like I do.

The hotkeys I can no longer do without are:

Move window 1 pixel:
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-{arrow key}

Move window 10 pixels:
Ctrl-Alt-{arrow key}

Resize window 1 pixel:
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-{Home/End/PgUp/PgDown}

Resize window 10 pixels:
Ctrl-Alt-{Home/End/PgUp/PgDown}

-Rob


----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Litt" <slitt@???>
> To: dng@???
> Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2016 12:05:50 AM
> Subject: [DNG] Speaking of Window Managers

> Hi all,
>
> Here's info on dmenu:
>
> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/dmenu
>
> http://linux.die.net/man/1/dmenu
>
> http://troubleshooters.com/lpm/201406/201406.htm#use_faster_tools_dmenu
>
> Just for fun, I'd like some opinions. If a Window Manager were
> integrated with Dmenu (which is trivially easy usually), what hotkeys
> would you recommend, given that keys can be alt, ctrl, shift, alt-ctrl,
> alt-shift, ctrl-shift, and even alt-ctrl-shift?
>
> Hotkey to bring up Dmenu?
>
> Hotkey to bring up window list sorted by workspace?
>
> Hotkey to bring up window manager menu?
>
> Hotkey to toggle laptop mousepad on and off?
>
> Hotkey to close a window (Alt+F4 sucks in my opinion)
>
> Thanks,
>
> SteveT
>
> Steve Litt
> February 2016 featured book: The Key to Everyday Excellence
> http://www.troubleshooters.com/key
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