Alternative Window Managers

[Linux for blind general discussion]

What did you have to do to set it up with orca? Also what are the
difference between twm blackbox and windowmaker conserning orca. I'm
running a arch linux on a vm and a blank fresh install of arch on my
old pc.

On 3/31/18, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
> Tim here.  While fluxbox isn't a tiling window manager, it's my daily
> driver.  I'm partial to the control it gives for mapping keys.  Some
> of my favorite mappings:
>
> - "maximize" vs. "maximize vertically only" vs. "maximize
>   horizontally only"
>
> - raising/lowering windows to layers above/below so one one is always
>   on top even if it's not focused
>
> - pin/unpin a window so it appears on all desktops
>
> - toggle window-chrome (hiding the title-bar, resize handles, etc)
>
> - jumping to, moving windows to, or taking windows (moving + jumping)
>   to other desktops
>
> - slamming a window to any edge ("move the current window all the way
>   to the top/bottom/left/right of the screen")
>
> - I can move/resize windows with a modifier-key and left/right-click
>   dragging anywhere in the windows.  A number of other WMs let you do
>   this, usually with Alt+drag, but Fluxbox lets me change what the
>   modifier key is (I use Mod4, AKA the "windows logo key").  Same
>   with using Mod4+tab/Mod4+shift+tab for switching between windows
>   instead of alt+tab/alt+shift+tab in most other WMs.
>
> - launch all my usual applications without needing a menu, just a
>   hot-key.  This also works nicely since I can control my volume with
>   my media-keys.  I like to have my volume-down button decrease
>   faster than my volume-up button increases.  So volume-down decreases
>   by 7% while my volume-up key increases by 3%.  It's quirky, but
>   what I want, and fluxbox lets me do it.
>
> It's also very light-weight, not requiring much in the way of
> resources, so it runs well even on my older or more underpowered
> machines.
>
> I believe that i3 also offers much of the same sort of functionality,
> but I've not tinkered with it so I can't speak to how it behaves.
> I'd be glad to share excerpts from my ~/.fluxbox/keys file if you
> need any of them.
>
> -tim
>
>
>
> On March 31, 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>> I would like to try a tialing window manager. Something like i3-wm
>> or fluxbox but I don't know how accessible they would be.
>>
>> On 3/31/18, Linux for blind general discussion
>> <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > Le 31/03/2018 à 12:46, Linux for blind general discussion a
>> > écrit :
>> >> Hello, I'm looking for alternative window mangers. I don't
>> >> really want mate, gnome, and xfce. I want to try out new ones.
>> >
>> > What are your needs with respect to accessibility?
>> >
>> > What don't you like in the software you listed?
>> >
>> > Strictly speaking mate, gnome and xfce are desktops, not just
>> > window managers.
>> >
>> > As an example the mate desktop includes the marco window manager
>> > by default, but it can be replaced by another one like compiz or
>> > metacity.
>> >
>> > There are a lot of other window managers, as an example we ship in
>> > Slint all listed plus fluxbox, windowmaker and fvwm2, whose level
>> > of accessibility vary.
>> >
>> > Didier Spaier
>> > Slint distribution: http://slint.fr
>> >
>>
>>
>> --
>> Seth Hurst
>> hurstseth405 at gmail.com
>>
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