Author: andy
Date: 2005-12-10 08:32:02 -0700 (Sat, 10 Dec 2005)
New Revision: 5399
Modified:
trunk/BOOK/x/wm/fluxbox.xml
Log:
Added some info about how to fix the Fluxbox themes
Modified: trunk/BOOK/x/wm/fluxbox.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/x/wm/fluxbox.xml 2005-12-10 10:49:37 UTC (rev 5398)
+++ trunk/BOOK/x/wm/fluxbox.xml 2005-12-10 15:32:02 UTC (rev 5399)
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
<para>If <application>Fluxbox</application> is the only Window Manager
you want to use, you can start it with an <filename>.xinitrc</filename>
- file in your home folder. Be sure to backup your
+ file in your home folder. Be sure to backup your
current <filename>.xinitrc</filename> before proceeding.</para>
<indexterm zone="fluxbox fluxbox-config">
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@
<screen><userinput>echo startfluxbox > ~/.xinitrc</userinput></screen>
- <para>Or alternatively, if you use a login manager like
+ <para>Or alternatively, if you use a login manager like
<xref linkend="gdm"/> or <application>kdm</application> and would
- like to be able to choose <application>Fluxbox</application> at the
login
+ like to be able to choose <application>Fluxbox</application> at the login
prompt, create a <filename>fluxbox.desktop</filename> file like
this.</para>
<para>As <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>:</para>
@@ -174,6 +174,28 @@
<para>Menu items are added by editing
<filename>~/.fluxbox/menu</filename>.
The syntax is explained on the <command>fluxbox</command> man
page.</para>
+ <para>The themes installed in /usr/share/fluxbox/styles have not been
fixed to
+ call <command>fbsetroot</command>, they still call it by it's old name,
bsetroot.
+ If you want to change the desktop color with the theme then fix the
styles (as
+ <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>) with these
commands</para>
+
+<screen><userinput>sed -i 's@ bsetroot@ fbsetroot@' \
+ $(grep -lr bsetroot /usr/share/fluxbox/data/styles)</userinput></screen>
+
+ <para>However, if you set the desktop color with the themes it creates a
problem
+ for setting a background image. Fluxbox loads the themes after the
commands in
+ <filename>~/.fluxbox/startup</filename> have been run, which wipes out
the pretty
+ picture it's just set as your desktop...DOH! The solution is to comment
out
+ the <command>fbsetroot</command> command in the themes like this (again,
as
+ <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>).</para>
+
+<screen><userinput>sed -i '[EMAIL PROTECTED]@! &@' \
+ $(grep -lr bsetroot /usr/share/fluxbox/styles)</userinput></screen>
+
+ <para>You can still set any color you want as your desktop with an
+ <command>fbsetroot</command> command in
<filename>~/.fluxbox/startup</filename>.
+ </para>
+
</sect3>
</sect2>
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