Linux-Noob Forums - Fluxbox

Remove those tabs on top

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 10:03:19 +0200

How do you remove those "tabs" on top of the window, I've never had these before, but now they suddenly appeared when I reinstalled my system?

I've changed session.tabs: true to session.tabs: false in my init file, but they were still there.

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Background problem..?

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 19:58:29 +0200

I got a question concerning Fluxbox. I tried to the change a style+ background. Then I restarted and now it gives me this:

Code:
Sun Jun 10 20:25:30 2007

vncext: VNC extension running!

vncext: Listening for VNC connections on port 5900

vncext: created VNC server for screen 0

BScreen::BScreen: managing screen 0 using visual 0x21, depth 24

: command not found

Fluxbox: There is no background option specified in this style.

Please consult the manual or read the FAQ.

apps file failure

Sun Jun 10 20:25:35 2007

Connections: accepted: 192.168.1.101::1668

SConnection: Client needs protocol version 3.8

SConnection: Client requests security type VncAuth(2)

Sun Jun 10 20:25:37 2007

VNCSConnST: Server default pixel format depth 24 (32bpp) little-endian rgb888

VNCSConnST: Client pixel format depth 8 (8bpp) rgb max 3,3,3 shift 4,2,0

/home/ezme/.xinitrc: line 1: 25676 Aborted startfluxbox

FreeFontPath: FPE "/usr/share/fonts/misc/" refcount is 2, should be 1; fixing.

Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console

when i connect true VNC i get his backscreen

and when i click on it it's gone :/

tried setting the

Code:
session.screen0.rootCommand:

back to nothing again in the init file, but that also doesn;t seem to do nothing

Code:
wpsetters=feh fbsetbg -f /home/ezme/.fluxbox/preview.jpg

doesn;t seem to do the trich eather :/

kinda clueless here, any one that can help..? Thanks in Advance

background doesnt stay

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 23:22:26 +0100

im using fluxbox, and when i change my wallpaper using qgview, after i log out, then log back on it is back to blank page, can anyone justify this, because im a little frustrated haha [img]<___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_rolleyes.gif[/img]

OSX Style Menu

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:32:47 +0100

On a lot of screenshots, this for example:

[/url][url=<___base_url___>/uploads/p...-1131153963.png][/url][url=<___base_url___>/uploads/p...-1131153963.png]https://www.linux-noob.com/forums/uploads/p...-1131153963.png

I've seen a small menu-bar like that on OSX, this screenshot seems to be fluxbox, which I currently use,

since I don't have it, I assume it's some other program providing it, like idesk (?) for desctop icons..

Wherther my assumption is true or not, what's it called and how do I get it?

// D

fluxbox and aterm questions

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 04:26:34 +0200

welll im back to linux again haha and since i havent used it in a long time i kinda forgot a lot of the stuff. i forgot how to configure aterm completly... :S would be nice if someone could hook me up with some nice tutorials or tell me how to.. >_> lol and also, for fluxbox.. how do i configure how it looks, use tabs, add back grounds, and desktop icons etc... i know ur suppose to use idesk and or rox but i cant seem to get it from yum.... it says not found etc... (im using fedora core 5) like the general file that configures the apperience of fluxbox... and yea.. im extreamly noob so if its not too much to ask for.. plz go into a little bit more detail when explaining things cause im one ezly confused guy lol

edit: oh yea also i tried downloading a theme from [/url][url=http://fluxbox.sourceforge.net/themes.php]http://fluxbox.sourceforge.net/themes.php and when i applied it it was completly off etc.. wut do i need to change and stuff for it to look nicer?

thx in advance

speX

Extending Fluxbox mainbar

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 11:16:56 +0100

How do I extend my mainbar to cover the entire bottom of my screen? (instead of just being snapped to the right) IF it was extended I would be able to have more windows minimized. (instead of browsing through fluxbox1 fluxbox2 fluxbox3)

iDesk

Sat, 11 Feb 2006 17:28:21 +0100

I successfully created Home.lnk and I now have a Home icon on my desktop

table Icon

Caption: Home

Command: rox

Icon: /home/ikaro/.idesktop/home.png # the image to be used as an desktop icon

end

"Do the same for the other icons you want."

But when trying to make a custom icon/shortcut to xmms for example I get nothing.

table Icon

Captian: xmms

Command: rox

Icon: /usr/whereever/my/xmms/icon/is.png

end

After I < nohup idesk > /dev/null & >[/b] it doesn't show up on the desktop

I followed the instructions on the HOWTO Fluxbox - Icons using iDesk and I can't find any other documentation, not even on their homepage. Am I doing something wrong like perhaps the Command: ?

Fluxbox Menu Icons

Fri, 03 Feb 2006 00:43:03 +0100

How do I set up my fluxbox menu to have icons?

[/url][url=http://fluxbox.sourceforge.net/zoom.php?sh...ro_fluxbox3.jpg]http://fluxbox.sourceforge.net/zoom.php?sh...ro_fluxbox3.jpg

Using nautilus in fluxbox

Thu, 02 Feb 2006 23:16:59 +0100

Ok, so you want to use nautilus for your file manager in fluxbox. simply install nautilus and add the following command to your fluxbox menu: nautilus --no-desktop... Now you are using nautilus as the file manager, problem is it was made for gnome. There is an easy solution if you see nautilus stop working... Simply killall nautilus ( i've added this also to my flux menu ). Then you can use nautilus --no-desktop and it should work fine....

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fluxbox noob

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 05:41:09 +0100

i just recently install fluxbox... and... i have NO idea how to use it...like how do i create icons? like the home directory? add backgrounds? and stuff.... im still a lil noob at linux so could you possabley add a lil line to describe what it does? thx

edit: im using fedora core 4 btw

fluxbox question here "style and icons"

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 13:43:47 +0200

on the right click "Fluxbox menu" when it include icons just near any program, is that from the style itself? or from the menuconf? so here's my question

1. any good website which has alot of good styles "to download them and modify them later" cause i cant start doing my own theme now, I want some samples.

2. How to make icons just near any icon like Firefox or thunderbird icons on the right click menu

FluxBox-0.1.14 on Fedora Core 3

Thu, 10 Feb 2005 04:17:38 +0100

Resource.hh: In constructor `Resource::Resource(ResourceManager&, T, const std:tring&, const std:tring&)':

Resource.hh:74: error: invalid use of undefined type `struct ResourceManager'

Resource.hh:59: error: forward declaration of `struct ResourceManager'

Resource.hh: In destructor `virtual Resource::~Resource()':

Resource.hh:77: error: invalid use of undefined type `struct ResourceManager'

Resource.hh:59: error: forward declaration of `struct ResourceManager'

make[3]: *** [basemenu.o] Error 1

make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/raven/fluxbox-0.1.14/src'

make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1

make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/raven/fluxbox-0.1.14/src'

make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1

make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/raven/fluxbox-0.1.14'

make: *** [all] Error 2

Thanks for all help,

Raven Manor

Fluxbox rpm for fedora

Wed, 07 Jan 2004 19:28:21 +0100

I have built a working rpm for fluxbox 0.1.14 for fedora. I was able to successfully install and run the newest fluxbox on fedora core1 with it. [/url][url=http://grep420.net/rpms/fluxbox-0.1.14-1.i386.rpm]http://grep420.net/rpms/fluxbox-0.1.14-1.i386.rpm.

If your default runlevel is 5 you need to add the session to dm. Here is an example of my session file. Make sure it is chmod 755 as well.

[root@xwing jsw34]# cat /etc/X11/dm/Sessions/fluxbox.desktop

[Desktop Entry]

Encoding=UTF-8

Name=Fluxbox

Type=Application

Icon=

Exec=/usr/local/bin/fluxbox

[root@xwing jsw34]# ls -al /etc/X11/dm/Sessions/fluxbox.desktop

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 95 Jan 7 12:19 /etc/X11/dm/Sessions/fluxbox.desktop

For those of you with default runlevel 3, then you need to create an .xinitrc file in your home dir.

[jsw34@bullpen jsw34]$ cat ~/.xinitrc

#!/bin/bash

/usr/local/bin/fluxbox

don't forget to chmod +x ~/.xinitrc

add fluxbox to fedora

Tue, 30 Dec 2003 20:09:27 +0100

i found this doesnt work quite the same way as redhat 8 or rh9...

this link provides the rpm and instructions to get fluxbox working in fedora,

more info below, but the link above is the solution !!

cheers

so here is the howto direct from fluxbox

How do I add fluxbox to my sessions menu in Fedora.

The fedora distribution uses a different setup again. Instead of the dm-specific locations, it requires session files to be in /etc/X11/dm/Sessions.

So, to get Fluxbox into its session menu, create the file: /etc/X11/dm/Sessions/fluxbox with contents:

[Desktop Entry]

Encoding=UTF-8

Name=Fluxbox

Type=Application

Icon=

Exec=fluxbox

You may need to put the full path to fluxbox in the Exec line if it is in a non-standard location.

This is a barebones entry. Hopefully one day we will be able to make a version with translations available in the main source distribution.

[/url][url=http://fluxbox.sourceforge.net/docs/en/faq.php#fedora]http://fluxbox.sourceforge.net/docs/en/faq.php#fedora

cheers

anyweb

To installl Fluxbox in Red Hat 9 (or 8.0) do this:

Thu, 11 Dec 2003 17:57:04 +0100

I've installed fluxbox (http://www.fluxbox.org) in Red Hat 9 and Red Hat 8.0 and for those of you who haven't tried it yet perhaps now is the time

If you want to install Fluxbox in Fedora then read this instead

Fluxbox is perfect for those with old video cards... and new video cards too

To installl Fluxbox in Red Hat 9 (or 8.0) do this:-

First go here (click on the link)

[/url][url=http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/fluxbox...x-0.1.14.tar.gz]http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/fluxbox...x-0.1.14.tar.gz

Once you are done, gunzip it and then untar it to some local folder.

cd to the folder you have untar'd it in and do this:-

./configure

then login as su and do

make

then

make install

Now you probably want to add fluxbox to the 'session' part of your login screen in Red Hat 9.

To do that, login as su and do:-

cd /etc/X11/gdm/Sessions

cp GNOME Fluxbox

vi Fluxbox

Leave the first line alone and change the second line so that it now just reads

exec fluxbox

save by doing

:w

:q

Logout of Gnome (or whatever) and now, at the graphical login screen click on 'sessions' you'll see Fluxbox listed there alongside Gnome/Kde etc...