Re: Fluxbox not autostarting apps after upgrade to Karmic

Rainer M Krug <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.window-managers.fluxbox.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 5:25 PM, Jj <[email protected]> wrote:

> Check the path for the fluxbox binary in your ~/.fluxbox/startup file and
> make sure it points to the right file.
>
> I've had it mixed between /usr/bin/fluxbox and /usr/local/bin/fluxbox due
> source and apt installs.
>

No source install, neither in Hardy nor in Karmic.
Fluxbox is in /usr/bin and this is also the path in the startup.

I attach the startup, apps and log file, maybe those give any pointers,

Rainer

#########################
startup:
# fluxbox startup-script:

beagled &
syndaemon -d -i 1 &
xcompmgr -c -f &
fbsetbg -a  -u feh -r ~/Pictures/Katharina/2008 &
idesk &
wicd-client &
# nm-applet &
update-notifier &
xfce4-power-manager &
conky -c ~/.conkyrc.ubuntu2 &
skype &

exec /usr/bin/fluxbox -log "/home/rkrug/.fluxbox/log"
#########################
apps:
[startup] {xterm &}
[app] (name=fbrun)
  [Position]    (WINCENTER)     {0 0}
  [Layer]       {2}
[end]
#########################
log:
------------------------------------------
Log File: /home/rkrug/.fluxbox/log
Fluxbox version: 1.1.1
Compiled: Apr 30 2009 07:06:23
Compiler: GCC
Compiler version: 4.4.0

Defaults:
    menu: /etc/X11/fluxbox/fluxbox.menu-user
   style: /usr/share/fluxbox/styles/Debian
    keys: /etc/X11/fluxbox/keys
    init: /etc/X11/fluxbox/init
    nls: /usr/share/fluxbox/nls

Compiled options (- => disabled):
-DEBUG
EWMH
GNOME
IMLIB2
NLS
REMEMBER
RENDER
SHAPE
SLIT
TOOLBAR
XFT
XINERAMA
XMB
XPM

------------------------------------------
Keys: Invalid key/modifier on line 41): Control Tab: NextTab
Keys: Invalid key/modifier on line 42): Control Shift Tab: PrevTab
Keys: Invalid key/modifier on line 51): Mod4 Righ  :ExecCommand 3ddesk
--gotoright --nozoom
#########################



>
> Rainer M Krug wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I was using Hardy and installed now Karmic (I prefer Koalas to Herons ...)
>> (/home in separate partition, so same user settings et al.).
>>
>> I really like it, but one thing is strange: After installing fluxbox, the
>> startup apps specified in apps do not start anymore.
>>
>> Is there a way, that I can see why?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Rainer
>>
>>
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Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation Biology,
UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany)

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Natural Sciences Building
Office Suite 2039
Stellenbosch University
Main Campus, Merriman Avenue
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South Africa

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