You need braces around the command to execute rather than parentheses.
for example:
[exec] (rxvt) {rxvt -rv -inheritPixmap &}
Jeff Mesnil wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> First, I think BB is a wonderful WM, very stable and fast.
> I want to add a personal menu in bb standard menu (in fact shorcuts for
> apps I use very often).
> To do that, I've add this line to bbdrake (I use Mandrake 7.0) :
> if [ -f $HOME/.blackbox/menu ] ; then
> echo "[include] ($HOME/.blackbox/menu)" >>
> /usr/X11R6/share/Blackbox/menu
> echo "" >> /usr/X11R6/share/Blackbox/menu
> fi
>
> So I've this line in /usr/X11R6/share/Blackbox/menu
> [include] (/home/jeff/.blackbox/menu)
>
> The content of that file is :
> [submenu] (Mes applications)
> [exec] (rxvt) (rxvt -rv -inheritPixmap &)
> [exec] (XEmacs) (xemacs)
> [exec] (Netscape) (netscape)
> [exec] (Mozilla M15) (mozilla)
> [exec] (Star Office) (soffice)
> [exec] (GhostView) (gv)
> [exec] (XMMS) (xmms)
> [exec] (kppp) (kppp)
> [end]
>
> And, this submenu appears correctly in BB menu.
> However, clicking of these item doesn't work at all... :-(
> I've changed the permission of .blackbox directory and menu file (rwx
> for both), so I don't think the problem come from bad permissions.
>
> Could you please tell me there the problem comes from?
> Thanks,
> Jeff Mesnil
>
> p.s.: I'm French, so don't pay attention to my English grammar ;-)
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