{"id":441,"date":"2010-02-02T22:49:53","date_gmt":"2010-02-03T03:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nylinuxhelp.com\/blogs\/?p=441"},"modified":"2010-02-14T09:40:05","modified_gmt":"2010-02-14T14:40:05","slug":"openbox-desktop-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nylinuxhelp.com\/blogs\/desktop-env\/openbox-desktop-environment","title":{"rendered":"Openbox Desktop Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"

[UPDATE TO POST]<\/strong> Hello, my apologies, but I have made a silly error in calling Openbox a Desktop Environment.\u00a0 Openbox is not a desktop environment, Openbox is a Window Manager<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

I feel I made that mistake for a few reasons:<\/p>\n

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  1. My current distro, CrunchbangLinux, runs Openbox with other apps such as a system tray & taskbar.\u00a0 This “combination of apps” compose the desktop environment.<\/li>\n
  2. For fast performance, you simply run Openbox without an overall Desktop Environment.<\/li>\n
  3. Without a desktop environment, I thought Openbox was<\/em> the desktop environment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Openbox provides a “Minimalist Environment”.\u00a0 For example, Openbox does not put icons on a user’s Desktop.<\/p>\n

    Here are some screen shots from my Openbox Environment on my Dual-boot laptop (MacBook).<\/p>\n

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    \"Openbox<\/a>
    Screen Capture: Openbox in Crunchbang Linux<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    In the above picture we see the main “Desktop” interface with a circa 1970’s picture of the dudes from RUSH<\/strong>.\u00a0 To the right, some keyboard shortcuts. At the bottom of the screen capture,\u00a0 we see three (3) virtual desktops represented by the thin gray rectangles, and the System Tray with a few icons: (wifi-connect, volume) and the system clock.\u00a0 Multiple (virtual) desktops can help you manage your computing tasks.\u00a0 Most (if not all) applications allow you to “pin them” to all desktops. There are 2 advantages to “pinning” (if that’s the correct term).<\/p>\n

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    1. It allows you to run only one instance of an Application instead of “1 per desktop”.<\/li>\n
    2. No need to scroll between desktops to access an app that you need to use instantly.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \"Openbox<\/a><\/p>\n

      In the above picture we see some applications running.\u00a0 When an application is running, you will usually see its icon within the rectangle that represents a specific virtual desktop.<\/p>\n

      One thing I like about Openbox is that when you launch an app, it’s default window position is the center of your screen.\u00a0 This can be changed, but I like it, so I’ll keep it that way.<\/p>\n

      The above screenshot features a few applications one might use when designing a website.\u00a0 “Agave<\/strong><\/a>” lets you preview color schemes.\u00a0 Selecting colors that complement each other on a web site is really important.\u00a0 You don’t want to create a visually-jarring website.<\/p>\n

      Also shown is the “Specimen<\/strong>” font previewer\u2014good for general usage for viewing a font at various sizes.\u00a0 Specimen even lets you type in your own arbitrary text.\u00a0 Last but not least we see the “Terminator<\/strong>” terminal emulator that comes with the Crunchbang distro.<\/p>\n

      Because Linux is all about choice, you can choose any Desktop Environment you like, or even make up your own if you feel like doing so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      [UPDATE TO POST] Hello, my apologies, but I have made a silly error in calling Openbox a Desktop Environment.\u00a0 Openbox is not a desktop environment, Openbox is a Window Manager. I feel I made that mistake for a few reasons: My current distro, CrunchbangLinux, runs Openbox with other apps such as a system tray & […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,24],"tags":[43,42],"class_list":["post-441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-desktop-env","category-freedom-choice","tag-crunchbang","tag-openbox"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nylinuxhelp.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nylinuxhelp.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nylinuxhelp.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nylinuxhelp.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nylinuxhelp.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=441"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/nylinuxhelp.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":497,"href":"https:\/\/nylinuxhelp.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441\/revisions\/497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nylinuxhelp.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nylinuxhelp.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nylinuxhelp.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}