fluxbox 0.9.7 : where are the tabs?

ElCondor

I updated fluxbox (actually not even intended) and found some quite nice features in 0.9.7, but I cannot find any tab-settings anymore! all tabs are gone - and since I used them permanently, especially for window-grouping, I really miss this feature. The ChangeLog of fluxbox just says that tabs are extended by some more features (like inline-tabs), but I got nothing! can someone please point me to the solution?

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monotux · Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 2:04 pm Post subject:

that might be because you still have your old configs...
back-up those configs, remove them, and re-run fluxbox, and I think that you will get some new options and stuff :-)

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primus · Apprentice Joined: 07 Jun 2003 Posts: 230

hey,

what version of fluxbox did you upgrade from? ... i went from the 0.1.1xx in portage to the 0.9.6 and found that the tabs are inline in the title bar... so if you drag one title bar to another, it will tab them together.

the tabs are not a little box on the top (or any side) of the window, but built in to the title bar.

i dont know if you knew this, but i figured it is worth mentioning...
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ElCondor · Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 2:17 pm Post subject:

thanks, primus! I was just too desperate searching for a config option instead of just trying a logical conclusio

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mariux2 · Apprentice Joined: 16 Sep 2003 Posts: 242

Yes its true that the tabs are now "inline"
This means that they are no longer a thing sticking out from the window but its a part of the titlebar.

Try middleclickdragging one titlebar (the top of the windows with its name and the iconizy/minimize/close-buttons) onto another window. Then look closely at the titlebar of that window. You will notice that there are atually two bars in one. On the left half you have the titlebar of you current window and on the right side you have the titlebar of the window you just dragged there. Try clicking on the right side and your other window will apear!

Understand?

TenPin · Guru Joined: 26 Aug 2002 Posts: 500 Location: Kansas City

What annoys me is that you can no longer right click on a tab and have the root menu popup so the application you select groups with that tab group.

eNTi · Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 4:45 pm Post subject:

fluxgen stated, that they will probably put the "old tabs" back in, after 1.0 or so. (yes, i've begged for it on my knees)
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primus · Apprentice Joined: 07 Jun 2003 Posts: 230

glad to be of assistance ElCondor
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