Re: how do I make a floating text box on the background

Hi ... Ni Hao

On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 9:32 AM,  <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello. My start up screen is like the attached file, where I placed
> conky and an xmessage window that shows a message file that changes
> every day. I got 2 problems:
>

Both of your problems can be solved in the apps file.
I find this page helpful for that:

http://fluxbox-wiki.org/index.php?title=Howto_edit_the_apps_file

>    * I want xmessage not appear in the toolbar, is it a way to do so?

In the apps file, use the IconHidden property, e.g. this is what I do
with fbrun:

[app] (name=fbrun)
  [Position]    (LOWERLEFT)     {0 0}
  [Deco]        {NONE}
  [IconHidden]  {yes}
  [Sticky]      {yes}
[end]

>    * I positioned xmessage to upper-left corner, lowest layer and no
>      decoration, by setting class=xmessage rule in .fluxbox/apps. This
>      is not desirable because all other xmessage window would be like
>      that. is there a way to set layer/decoration/position only this
>      xmessage window?
>

You can match your apps file to more than just the class.  See the
page I linked above for an explanation.

As an example, I have different apps entries for pidgin (IM client)
buddy list and conversations:

[app] (name=pidgin) (class=Pidgin) (role=buddy_list)
  [Dimensions]  {256 498}
  [Position]    (UPPERRIGHT)    {0 0}
  [Sticky]      {yes}
[end]
[app] (name=pidgin) (class=Pidgin) (role=conversation)
  [Dimensions]  {380 498}
  [Position]    (UPPERRIGHT)    {258 0}
  [Sticky]      {yes}
[end]

... by matching against the role, these entries don't interfere with
each other, and other pidgin windows don't adhere to these entries.

Does that clear things up?

Ron


> The application 'fbrun', looking from the name, seems to be able to
> launch a X-window application with special wm properties (e.g. no
> border), but looking into manual it is something different (a tool to
> launch any command easily).
>
> I didn't find answer to both questions in fluxbox manual and in wmctrl
> manual (yet..)
>
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