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cgmd
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 Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 3:14 pm Post subject: [Solved] Problem with fluxbox wallpaper settings... |
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Hi, all...
I have started using fluxbox as the WM on a new gentoo laptop. I have set it up, following the wiki HOWTO , but I'm struggling with the section entitled: | Quote: | | Setting the wallpaper using fbsetbg |
In particular, I want either the fbsetbg -l or, even better, fbsetbg -r to work, now that I have my menu set to choose any of several backgrounds, using: | Code: |
[end]
[submenu] (Wallpaper)
[wallpapers] (~/.fluxbox/backgrounds) {feh --bg-scale}
[end]
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In my ~/.fluxbox/startup, I have: | Code: |
# fluxbox startup-script:
# This sets a black background
# /usr/bin/fbsetroot -solid black
# This shows the fluxbox-splash-screen
# fbsetbg -C /usr/share/fluxbox/splash.jpg
# Applications you want to run with fluxbox.
unclutter -idle 2 &
xscreensaver &
exec /usr/bin/fluxbox
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...and in ~/.fluxbox/init I have modified the following line, accordingly: | Code: |
session.screen0.rootCommand: fbsetbg -l ~/.fluxbox/backgrounds |
The fbsetbg -l option brings up a single default background that is located in ~/fluxbox/lastwallpaper: | Code: |
cat lastwallpaper
$full|/home/cgmd/.fluxbox/backgrounds/gentoo-monolith.jpg|:0.0 |
The fbsetbg -r option brings up a black background. 
Finally, my ~/.fluxbox/backgrounds/ contains the following: | Code: | ~/.fluxbox/backgrounds $ ll
total 1108
-rwxr--r-- 1 cgmd cgmd 66239 Sep 11 05:53 blackversion.jpg
-rwxr--r-- 1 cgmd cgmd 71533 Sep 11 05:53 bsd.jpg
-rwxr--r-- 1 cgmd cgmd 136038 Sep 11 05:53 egg.jpg
-rwxr--r-- 1 cgmd cgmd 101908 Sep 10 21:09 gentoo-monolith.jpg
-rwxr--r-- 1 cgmd cgmd 33930 Sep 11 05:53 gentoo.jpg
-rwxr--r-- 1 cgmd cgmd 33258 Sep 11 05:53 handy.jpg
-rwxr--r-- 1 cgmd cgmd 31673 Sep 11 05:53 linux-X-files-trustno1.jpg
-rwxr--r-- 1 cgmd cgmd 142576 Sep 11 05:53 linux-from-scratch.jpg
-rwxr--r-- 1 cgmd cgmd 45906 Sep 11 05:53 linux-kde-big-k-pov.jpg
-rwxr--r-- 1 cgmd cgmd 105114 Sep 11 05:53 p1600.jpg
-rwxr--r-- 1 cgmd cgmd 200948 Sep 11 05:53 sgt-pepper.jpg
-rwxr--r-- 1 cgmd cgmd 104686 Sep 11 05:53 wall.jpg
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Hopefully, someone with more feh expertise, than I, will help me troubleshoot this! 
Thanks!!
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GameTheory
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| Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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In ~/.fluxbox/init don't you want
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session.screen0.rootCommand: fbsetbg -r ~/.fluxbox/background/
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cgmd
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| Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 1:03 am Post subject: |
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GameTheory wrote: | Quote: | In ~/.fluxbox/init don't you want
Code:
session.screen0.rootCommand: fbsetbg -r ~/.fluxbox/background/ |
Thanks for the suggestion.
In fact, I have resolved this issue by using the following in ~/.fluxbox/startup
| Code: | | fbsetbg -r ~/.fluxbox/backgrounds/ |
And changing the entry in ~/.fluxbox/init back to its default: | Code: | | session.screen0.rootCommand: |
Following that, the wallpaper changes with each fluxbox reload, as I had hoped it would!
Thanks, again!
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