Am still working on a desktop switcher for Tint2 my first attempt worked and thought job done. However I had not taken into account that a user can rename desktops as words or icons or numbers. So it is back to the drawing board. Xdotool is your friend when it comes to interacting with Openbox. … Desktops switcher and Iso update
All things Arch a new kernel update has arrived, have built a new iso image. Mostly updated packages and a couple of small changes. Added a new script called abwall, you can use it to select a new background and set it in openbox autostart file. You can run script from either a terminal or … New iso image with up to date kernel..
I have had a little more time to work on ArchBang this week, but things did not go as planned. Desktop switching in tint2 is not working and I have struggled to find a solution. Got to the point of thinking about using polybar instead. It was while reading polybar wiki that I found some … Productive week….
I am getting quite a few spam messages via email some with infected attachments. Am switching over to using Thunderbird email application to reduce the wasted time going into my hosting to remove these messages. This will also mean that I may not reply as quickly as I am not going to check it as … Checking mail…
I am in the process of setting up a You Tube channel to showcase ArchBang and what it can do. Very early days yet, like no videos or anything setup but aim to get something uploaded over the next week. VilliageGreenLinux Do not expect voice overs or music I am very new to this whole … ArchBang will soon be on YouTube….
Recently had a request for volume control in ArchBang, would have used volumeicon in the past but it is alsa only. So added a volume icon to tint2 panel which works by using scroll wheel mouse to raise and lower volume, middle click to toggle mute. Right clicking on volume icon will bring up pavucontrol … Small changes to iso image and new update script….
I am soon uploading an ‘rc’ version of ArchBang Spring for testing. New themes, wallpaper [well maybe not new but UK has had nothing but rain for weeks now!], colour changes and some minor tweaks. Openbox has returned along with tint2 and conky. Archinstall is still present at the moment as well as tmux for … ArchBang Spring release ….
This week been messing with other windows managers under ArchBang. Never been much of an xfce4 fan, does have all the toys and would make a good fit but I really do not like the feel of of it. JWM would be another choice but again I could never get it the way I wanted. … ArchBang with a little spice……
Last night uploaded a new iso image, fresh packages and new kernel. The DWM poll did not really get many votes so am guessing no one is really interested in having a tiling window manager in ArchBang. Think I will remove it from iso image in favour of a possible DWM based only version. It … New iso and Syncthing file sharing application…
Am uploading new iso image that will have latest kernel update. Have added some extra keybinds to DWM which are listed in a simple guide inside dwm folder. Brief overview: Super + Return — terminal Super + w — Firefox Super + r — Dmenu Super + f — Thunar Super + e — Gvim … Latest kernel and more DWM keybinds…