On Fri, 8 Sep 2000, Chuck Pierce wrote:
> First off.. if you don't want the bbkeys icon, use the -i command. Second, the
> nice thing about having bbkeys separate from bb is to keep bb from getting
> bloated... The operating system has a MUCH easier time dealing with two
> programs (who's total memory add up to < 3mb) than one 3mb program. Where you
> can really get a boost, is when you don't use bbkeys at all... Personally I
> like that fact that bb is broken up like this. It gives bb a "modular" feel,
> and ensures that it will only get as big as you want it (by running all of the
> tools).
blackbox and bbkeys take up that much memory for you? You might try
stripping the binaries, mine are much smaller than that in memory. One of
the major reasons key bindings are no longer in blackbox proper is that
the window manager isnt supposed to handle key presses at all. Obviously
most people want key bindings, so having them in a separate app makes more
sense. This also allows for other apps (like desktop environments) to
handle this aspect without conflicting with the window manager. When
there was hope of the wm-spec project actually coming to fruition, this
was an important feature to develop into blackbox. At present, it really
is a hassle. I am stuck with using 0.51.3-1 on my campus network because
though blackbox is compiled for all the different architectures we use,
bbkeys isnt. Its a strange situation which doesnt really have a great
answer, but I agree that the present situation is probably the best way.
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