Use Alt-F[num]. For example, for the first workspace, use Alt-F1. For the second, Alt-F2 etc.

To move a window between workspaces, either:

1. right click on the window's top bar, select send to, and a workspace,
2. or click the little square button on the top left of the window. This causes the window to become omnipresent (appear on all workspaces), so just change workspaces and unclick it again (so it stays at the new place).

Here is a brief list of some useful shortcuts you can use in Fluxbox:

Alt-F[num]	-	switch to workspace number [num].
Alt-Tab	-	cycle through windows in current workspace
Alt-Shift-Tab	-	cycle backwards
Alt-leftmouse-drag	-	move the window around by dragging any part of the window
Alt-rightmouse-drag	-	resize the window by dragging any part of the window.
Middlemouse-drag	-	drag a tab onto another window to put it into the other window's tabs. To pull it out again, just drag the tab (using middle button) away from the window.
(*) Control-Tab	-	cycle through tabs
(*) Control-Shift-Tab	-	cycle backwards through tabs

There are 3 ways you can change options:

• Open the main menu, go to Settings, and then Configure. In there you can change many of the available options
• Run fluxconf. This is a utility program to change many options. It includes several that aren't available through the settings menu. You can also change keybindings by running fluxkeys.
• Edit your ~/.fluxbox/init file by hand. Most of the options are very readable. Here you get the most flexibility, but also have more chance of breaking something. Be careful.

The answer is to change your style. There are several styles available on the system. You can change your style by opening the Fluxbox menu (right-click on the desktop), and go to Settings -> Styles and selecting one of the available ones.

The CSE default style is "Operation8bit". Some lab machines by default only have 8-bit colour, which means things like gradients (which include many similar colours) don't work well. The default style uses few colours, so works on these displays. If you are having trouble with colouring, try that one.

To set a background picture, use bsetbg, bsetroot, Esetroot, or xsetbg

In your ~/.fluxbox/init file, at the bottom add a rootCommand (this is a command used to set the root window background). For example, I have at the moment:

session.screen0.rootCommand: Esetroot -center /path/to/picture.jpg

Take a look at the man pages for those commands for extra help.

Key bindings are the key strokes used to accomplish certain tasks - eg switching workspaces. If you wish to modify the defaults, or add your own, take a look in ~/.fluxbox/keys. There is also a utility program to help you change bindings - try running fluxkeys.

Firstly, there are several default styles available. Go to the fluxbox menu -> Settings -> Styles and choose your own scheme. The default is Operation12 (Operation with larger fonts).

There are several other documents you should look at for further information: