andersgo2d ago

Enable media keys in Xorg on FreeBSD 15 (Solved!)

One of my biggest "frustrations" when migrating from OpenBSD to FreeBSD as my daily driver, was the loss of of working media keys on my Das Keyboard - especially the very convenient volume jog wheel.

After some poking around i confirmed that the usbhid driver was working - and also default enabled in FreeBSD15 kernel. Xev tool printed the correct keycode events

keycode 122 = XF86AudioLowerVolume keycode 123 = XF86AudioRaiseVolume keycode 172 = XF86AudioPlay [...]

https://billboard.bsd.cafe/post/273

Enable media keys in Xorg on FreeBSD 15 (Solved!)

One of my biggest "frustrations" when migrating from OpenBSD to FreeBSD as my daily driver, was the loss of of working media keys on my Das Keyboard - especi...

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Thomas AdamApr 6

#fvwm #x11 #wm

In case anyone's wondering, even though I'm working on #cow-wayland, I'm still working on, and fixing, #fvwm3 -- I don't see this changing anytime soon.

Thomas AdamMar 21

#fvwm #fvwm3 #wayland

Let's play spot the difference!

One, both, or none of two screenshots are from fvwm3.

Can you guess which?

If not, could you maybe guess is one of the screenshots is based on wayland? ;)

In all seriousness, I'm trying to emulate the fvwm/mwm look in #hikari -- and I think the results are impressive, especially if you can't tell which image is from which #wm.

Show threadKerr Avonsen (she/her)Feb 23

@msdropbear Eh, I'm happy enough with a panel at the top -- I have a large Conky running on the right hand side of my screen.

#Linux #LinuxWomen #FVWM3

SterlingJan 25
Throwing this out there, I guess: anyone have a suggestion for a Fvwm3 replacement in Wayland? I’m having trouble finding a comparatively minimal Wayland compositor with the same kind of low-level flexibility—and, as stupid as it is, the capability to look like a hybrid between CDE and Window Maker. #fvwm #fvwm3 #wayland #linux
Show threadKaiXinJan 14
@[email protected] is this #FVWM3 ? The #beOS / #haikuOS looks like a perfect fit
Anders Gulden OlstadDec 16
@trashheap For reasons I have long forgotten, #FVWM3. It floats my boat and drowns the bloat.
Show threadKerr Avonsen (she/her)Nov 11
@thomasadam @LovesTha Oh yes, I know. And, yes, I'm using #Fvwm3. Currently doing similar things, for example, using FvwmEvent to maximize windows when they first appear.
Show threadThomas AdamNov 11

@kerravonsen @LovesTha Yes, fvwm isn't a tiling window manager, but in #fvwm3, we've put some interesting changes into FvwmRearrange which you might find interesting.

Furthermore, there's always been this:

Maximize grow grow

Which you bound to a key, for instance, would maximise the given window to fill the available space. In this way you can quickly "tile" windows.

Thomas AdamNov 8

#fvwm3 #fvwm

I've released fvwm3 version 1.1.4

Changelog/release is here:

https://github.com/fvwmorg/fvwm3/releases/tag/1.1.4

Not too much to write home about, other than a few improvements to RandR, as well as a change to make FvwmForm more UTF8-aware.

Thanks to everyone who helped contribute to this release, it's appreciated!

Enjoy!

Release 1.1.4 · fvwmorg/fvwm3

What's Changed Breaking Changes RandR: remove RandRFunc support by @ThomasAdam in #1246 Enhancements load svg even if no viewport detected by @mikeandmore in #1220 FvwmForm: process UTF-8 input ...

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