3 - Make use of this file. :) Stuff like the note from 2001-08-03 should
4 really be in here, so it moved. README will contain non-INSTALL-related
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11 - This hasn't been updated in a LOOONG time, so I'll do so now. Some
12 exciting new features have been added to bbkeys with this release
13 (0.8.0), and I'll try to explain one of them here. By default, bbkeys
14 will now window-cycle MUCH better. Of course, all keybindings are
15 user-configurable as before, and whatever keys you were using before for
16 PrevWindow/NextWindow will still work--they'll just work better.
18 xOr has helped me considerably (HUGE THANKS AGAIN, xOr!!) with this
19 release, and one of the new features that we added was a "stackedCycling"
20 methodology to window-switching. To turn off this incredibly GOOD
21 feature (although I have NO idea why you would want to), put this in your
22 bbtools/bbkeys config file (no, not ~/.bbkeysrc--this is the other one
23 that's by default looked for at ~/.bbtools/bbkeys.bb or
24 ~/.bbtools/bbkeys.nobb)....
26 ! set this to false to use the linear style of window cycling
27 bbkeys.menu.stackedCycling: False
29 Again, why you'd want to do that is beyond me, because there's SO much
30 more benefit to letting bbkeys do things the way it wants to--the new
31 way. But if you're absolutely dead-set against progress, then put that
32 in. What you'll then be using is another improvement--a "linear" cycling
33 method. This will look the same as the old blackbox/bbkeys window
34 cycling method, but will act a little bit better and make more sense. It
35 will, for instance, put a newly-created window into the cycling stack
36 immediately after the currently-focused window, so you just have to
37 "alt+tab" to it, rather than having to go all the way around the stack.
39 As for the new method for cycling windows... When you hit your
40 NextWindow keybinding (mine's <alt+tab>), a window menu will pop up and
41 stay up until you release your PrevWindow/NextWindow keys. This allows you
42 to navigate through the window list (only showing the windows on the current
43 workspace, but INCLUDING STICKY WINDOWS!!), and then release your keys
44 when you have the window hilighted that you want to switch to. You can
45 go backwards or forwards through the list, by using your NextWindow and
46 PrevWindow keys. You can also make the pop-up window menu go away by
47 hitting <Escape>, or if you want, you can select the window currently
48 hilighted with <Return> or <Enter>. What this last little feature also
49 means is that if you have only one key bound to PrevWindow or NextWindow
50 (i.e. using F11 to cycle forwards and F12 to cycle backwards), you can
51 keep cycling backwards/forwards, and then when you've hilighted the
52 window you want, just hit <Return>, or <Escape> to cancel.
54 But that's not all!! With this new cycling scheme, the window list stack
55 will be re-organized when you cycle to a new/different window. The
56 window that you had previously focused is now right below the one you now
57 have focused. So you can switch back and forth between windows with a
58 simple <alt+tab> (or whatever you choose for your NextWindow keybinding.
60 I guess that's about it. Give it a try. I think you'll be pleasantly