If blackbox provided a mechanism to allow other processes to perform
operations such as restart and exit, then this would be a prime
candidate for bbmenu, the latest and greatest BlackBox applet. After
all, BlackBox aims to be minimalist in its offerings. Fanciful features
such as pagers, menus, etc. are handled by separate utilities in true
*nix fashion. A true minimalist does not need menus as part of the
window manager! ;)
Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote:
>
> >
> > Why not just use bbkeys to set up shortcuts for your most commonly used
> > menu items? The MSWindows keys are perfect for this, since if you use
> > xmodmap to set them up as Super or Hyper they generally won't interfere
> > with the keygrabs most apps use (since they tend to rely only on Control
> > and Mod1). Personally I've got a number of convenient Hyper+key combos
> > set to launch terms, editors, etc.
> >
>
> I have an odd setup in my spare bedroom where the computer lives. Sometimes I
> have the keyboard in my lap, but no mouse in easy reach. I can not bind every
> app I would ever use, and sure I could launch something from a term, but the
> menu is right there and I can not always remember an apps actual file name.
>
> If the menu is open, treat it as the focused window. Let it handle its own
> keygrabs. If it was encapsulated 100% in menu, no other part would care and
> all menus gain the functionality.
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