Fluxbox Tips and Tricks

Keyboard Shortcuts -Basic
The syntax for a keybinding is quite easy:

&lt;mod&gt; [&lt;mod&gt; &lt;mod&gt;] key [key key] :command &lt;command_options&gt;

&lt;mod&gt; is called a "modifier" and typing 'xmodmap -pm' in an aterm shows what modifiers are available. Typical modifiers used in the keys file are:

Mod1   == Alt Mod4   == Windows key Control == Ctrl Shift  == Shift None   == No key Here are a few examples:

Control a :ExecCommand aterm  # Ctrl+a will bring up an aterm Mod1 4 :Workspace 4           # Alt+4 will change to workspace 4 None F9 :ExecCommand aterm -T 'Top' -e top # F9 will open "Top" in aterm Mod4 r :Exec fbrun    # Windows key+r will bring up the Fluxbox command dialog Mod1 k :KillWindow     # Alt+k kills the focused window Mod4 f :Exec firefox          # Windows key+f opens firefox A basic, common command is ExecCommand, or Exec. You can execute apps, scripts (take care of $PATH), and set things via 'xset.'

For more detail and other options see the excellent fluxbox-wiki