Fluxbox's featurelist.
Some of the main features lay under the hood and might not seem to be obvious at first glance.
APPS-FILE
One of the most underestimated - although one of the most powerful features - is the apps-file. With this file it is possible to set application-specific parameters for dimension, decoration, default workspace to open on, stickyness and much more. It will let you manipulate almost every setting for any window or application.
KEYS-FILE
The keys-file does not only provide comfort to people who have no mouse, it also makes working more comfortable for all users. Setting up a proper keys-file lets you control almost everything and is a lot faster than from using a menu with only keys, key.combinations and key-chains. People who do not like to raise their hands from the keyboard to grab the mouse and people who do not let lose their rodent will love the keys-file for being fully customizable to one's needs and workflow.
TABS
Tabbing is a nice feature that allows you to tab windows together.
This can be combined with the "autogrouping" feature that is provided via the
apps-file. This will make certain applications tab together by
default.
Tabs can eiher be embedded into the window's titlebar as
shown in the upper screenshot or they can appear as little tabs at the outside
of a window such as the lower example. The position and size of the
outside-tabs is customizable.
SLIT
The Slit is often confused with the toolbar. The slit is a dock for
any application that can be 'dockable'. A docked application is anchored and
appears on every workspace. It cannot be moved freely and is not influenced by
any manipulation to windows. Typical programs that go into the slit are dockapps or gkrellm. The latter one is
shown in the litte example shot.
ROOT-MENU
The Root-Menu is the menu that appears on a right click on the
desktop. It is fully customizable and implies a lot of native features such as
a configure-menu, a style-menu, and many custom menus can be used and
included.
TOOLBAR
The Toolbar is the bar down at
the bottom by default that shows all the windows on the desktop. According to
its configuration the user can define what windows are shown. It also contains
helpful tools such as the current workspace-name, a clock, the systemtray and
some buttons to switch between workspaces/windows.
SYSTEMTRAY
The
Systemtray is a little tool of the toolbar that can pick up applications
that provide such feature. Applications sit as little icons in the
systemtray.