The .fluxbox keys file
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/home/yourname/.fluxbox/keys
Fluxbox comes with a set of default keysets. It enables a user to switch windows and desktops, and that is about it. Before changing it, there are a few things necessary to know. In the Fluxbox keys file, there are some strange modifiers. Mod1 is commonly known as the "Alt" key, and Mod4 is that wonderful windows key.I like to get some use out of it.The first thing I do is to edit ~.fluxbox/init and make sure it points to /home/yourname/.fluxbox/keys. Next edit your .fluxbox/keys to look something like this;
Mod1 Tab :NextWindow Mod1 Shift Tab :PrevWindow Mod1 F1 :Workspace 1 Mod1 F2 :Workspace 2 Mod1 F3 :Workspace 3 Mod1 F4 :Workspace 4 Mod4 a :ExecCommand aterm Mod4 m :ExecCommand xmms Mod4 n :ExecCommand nautilus --no-desktop --browser Mod4 e :ExecCommand xedit Mod4 f :ExecCommand firefox Mod4 s :ExecCommand streamtuner Mod4 t :ExecCommand thunderbird Mod4 p :ExecCommand alsaplayer
Thats it, now if I want to open aterm I press the windows key + a. On debian systems this may not work out of the box,sorry