From Sy

Software > Operating environment > Window managers > Blackbox

See also

• Fluxbox vs Blackbox

Sy wrote this. Please be aware of the personal nature of this article and its opinions. See Sy's writing for more, or see the (in)complete list. See Sy's reviews for more reviews or the list.

aka bb
http://blackboxwm.sourceforge.net (sourceforge)

• Features

• Mailing lists
  • Users: Send mail to blackbox-request@asgardsrealm.net and put unsubscribe or subscribe in the subject. (archive)

[edit] Items

• bbkeys -- A keygrabber many people use with blackbox (window manager-independant)
• Minimal blackbox style -- My favourite style.
• .blackboxrc
• PCLinuxOS and Blackbox -- How I got it working just right.

• /installation
• /review
  • Blackbox and KDE - old notes

[edit] Resources

• How do I pop-up the Blackbox menu via keyboard?

• http://bbtools.sourceforge.net

• blackbox themes

• Addons

This is my current king, although I'd love to remove all slit, menu and toolbar functionality. Sure, I could go with Fluxbox, but I prefer not to go with a fork for some reason. I did look at Fluxbox and it didn't work out.. it doesn't have the 'groove' I feel for my other apps. The install was clunky for wierd reasons, and it just didn't fall together like blackbox has for me. I suppose I'm rather arbitrary in my choices, but I really need to feel good about the software I use. For me, Blackbox is to window managers what Slackware is to operating systems. -- sy

That was a comment from 2004.. it's still pretty true.