Jamin Collins wrote:
>
> Simple, you want some feature such as a graphical pager, you get that app
> and run it. In almost all aspects BB allows you to add what you want (the
> slit being the only exception I'm aware of).
That is not modular. Having seperate applications able to run isn't
modular. Or is Microsoft office modular because you can isntall Word,
Excel, or Access.
> I'm not aware of the current version of BB grabbing any keystrokes of any
> kind. Please elaborate on this.
Try holding down the alt button and left or right click on a window.
You will see the icon change and you can now resize/move the window
while holding down the alt button. If you look at the blackbox.cc file
you will notice several key and button grabs. Have you looked at the
source code much? It doens't have any comments but it is a good place
for finding undocumented "features".
I agree that blackbox should grab keys, it has to, to be able to pop up
menus, interact with them, provide interaction with the built-in pager,
tasklist, etc. I don't think it should stop short. If it didn't handle
any key clicks it wouldn't work. You would be trapped in a single
workspace. So, since it needs to see key and button events it should go
all the way and absorb bbkeys, perhaps adding options for those who
don't want to customize anything.
Eric H.
P.S. It still looks like simple resistance to change. If bbkeys, etc.
are made compile time options, that in no way affects people who don't
want to use those programs (especially if the default is to not include
them, which I am sure it will be). The code isn't even compiled into
the binary.
P.P.S. General note to everyone, you can use the linux utility 'strip'
to remove the error code symbols and shrink blackbox down to 175k!
WooHoo!
