Beer: Configure Fluxbox

[pottzie]

Got Beer working, and installed Fluxbox from a post MB has in Linuxnoob. Now I'm attempting to get it to do what I want, and look nice too. I thought about just titling this "I gotta know how to do stuff," and while I know I'd get the thrashing I deserve for asking that, it's close to describing where I'm at. I need to know some (probably) stupid easy stuff, so here goes.

I have Google Chrome and Iceweasel, and right now the only way I can run them is from the command line. I've found some guides that show how to edit Fluxbox's configuration file, but without resorting to dragging a laptop where I can see it and editing the file using that, how can I keep Google running and open another terminal to edit? When I open another terminal, it starts with the same Google session, so apparently I can only have one bash session working. Haven't tried Ctrl/Alt/f1, but even if that works, I wouldn't see what I needed to edit. Beer comes with Emacs, bur from what I've read,Emacs and graphics might as well be on separate planets.

And since I'm asking, any good Fluxbox or Emacs guides?

[pidsley]

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fluxbox
http://fluxbox-wiki.org/index.php?title=Fluxbox-wiki
http://linuxbbq.org/wiki/index.php?title=Fluxbox

Make sure you create a .fluxbox directory in your home directory, and edit the fluxbox files there (do not edit the system files).

Run iceweasel (or chrome) from a terminal like this:

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iceweasel &

the "&" runs the browser as a detached process, so the terminal should then give you another prompt where you can start your editor.

As for an emacs how-to, haven't you seen DebianJoe's series? http://linuxbbq.org/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=539

It's also covered in the Arch wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Emacs

As for the thrashing you definitely deserve, I'll just put these here.
https://ixquick.com/do/search?keyword=fluxbox+how-to
https://ixquick.com/do/search?keyword=emacs+how-to

[wuxmedia]

there is (normally) alt-F3 for dmenu?

[pidsley]

there is (normally) alt-F3 for dmenu?

I did think about that, but wasn't sure dmenu would be included in beer (a noX spin). I suppose I could have booted it to check, but I feel lazy today.

[pottzie]

Thanks for the answers. At work now, will have to check them out when I get home. Thanks!

[mirix]

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