Re: How do I start an application after fluxbox starts?

On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 3:12 PM, Ron DuPlain <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 8:10 AM, Jeff Schallenberg
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 7:40 AM, Ron DuPlain <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Fluxbox startup commands usually go into $HOME/.fluxbox/startup --
>>> where the last line is:
>>> exec /path/to/fluxbox
>>>
>> Yeah, Ron, I know about the startup file. It is used by startfluxbox, but it
>> runs those apps BEFORE Fluxbox starts. I am looking for a way to autorun an
>> app AFTER FluxBox starts.
>>
>> Anybody?
>> --
>> - Jeff
>>
>
> Right, you wanted to know where you can put your code:
> exec fluxbox &
> # your code here ...
>
> Based on your code example, this would go into $HOME/.fluxbox/startup --
>>> where the last line is:
>>> exec /path/to/fluxbox
>
> So to your question, "into which file should I be inserting statements
> ... ?" the answer is $HOME/.fluxbox/startup
>
> The Fluxbox wiki topic is referring to this .fluxbox/startup file.
> http://fluxbox-wiki.org/index.php/Howto_edit_the_startup_file
>
>  exec fluxbox &
>  fbpid=$!
>
>  sleep 1
>  {
>    xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr -fg white -bg black &
>    ipager &
>    gkrellm2 &
>  } &
>
>  wait $fbpid
>

What is the story about the apps file in ~/.fluxbox? That is where I
put all my programs which I want to run after fluxbox is running,
i.e.:
[startup]   {gkrellm -w}
[startup]   {skype &}
.
.
.

Any advantages of using the one over the other?



> ---
>
> Does that make sense?
>
> Ron
>
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