Re: idesk

On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 21:31:42 +0100
Stephen Patterson <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 15 Oct 06, Mark Grieveson ([email protected]) wrote:
> > Hello.  I use Debian Etch, and am just starting to use Fluxbox.
> > How do I set up Fluxbox so that it starts up with idesk running
> > (instead of me having to enter the command in a terminal)?  Also,
> > is there a way to start programs with the keyboard, rather than a
> > right click of the mouse?  Specifically, a "run program" key, like
> > Alt-F2 for Gnome, or F3 for Ion3.
> 
> You can add startup commands to ~/.fluxbox/apps like so
> 
> [startup]                            {gkrellm -s seagoon -w}
> [startup]                            {korgac}
> [startup]                            {wmbiff}
> 


it works but the question is how long. this way of starting apps at
startup this way is deprecated because of one reason:
	
	restarting fbox does load the startup file again. which will
	start all apps that have the [startup] tag another time.

the new and better way is to use the .fluxbox/startup file for this.
read more at:

http://fluxbox-wiki.org/index.php/Howto_edit_the_startup_file
http://fluxbox-wiki.org/index.php/Howto_add_fluxbox_to_xdm
http://fluxbox-wiki.org/index.php/Howto_add_fluxbox_to_gdm
http://fluxbox-wiki.org/index.php/Howto_add_fluxbox_to_kdm
http://fluxbox-wiki.org/index.php/Howto_add_fluxbox_to_wdm


regards,
tenner


> and you can add key bindings to ~/.fluxbox/keys. fbrun gives you a
> run command box. This is all in 'man fluxbox'
> Mod4 R :ExecCommand fbrun
> Mod4 W :ExecCommand firefox
> 

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