Joshua Swink [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
> I find that there are two problems with the current setup - one, that
> all these extra programs (slit, bbpager, bbkeys) must be entered into
> .xinitrc,
Not trying to be nit-picky, but how exactly is this a problem?
> I'd suggest that some of these separate programs have existed
> as a proof of concept long enough, and should be integrated into
> Blackbox proper, as configure options if need be.
Just because an application has been around for a while doesn't necessarily
mean that it should be pulled into another. Yes, they've been around for a
while. From listening to the list traffic, they most likely have quite a
few users. I however am not one of them. I am happy with these
applications being seperate choices (and ones I don't have to recompile BB
to make). The current situation works rather well. If you want the feature
then: get it, compile it, install it, and add it to how you launch BB.
> But more importantly, I think window managers should be interchangeable
> at the drop of a hat (correct me if I'm wrong). And with Blackbox and
> these external goodies like the slit, you have to modify .xinitrc beyond
> just changing the final "exec" line. Adding some sort of "runme" list in
> BB's rc file would fix that, and shouldn't raise any creeping
> featurism fears.
And why not just create a script that contains everything you want have
started with BB and exec it?
Jamin W. Collins
