topic title: Running a user script at startup
Posts: 112
chrishall57
Joined: 18 Apr 2009
#1
I want to set the background on fluxbox when I log in. I also want to run Mizer.app and wmbubble at login.

Best ways to do this?

Ta
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eriefisher
Joined: 07 Oct 2007
#2
AntiX comes with Nitrogen to set the background. It shouldn't change until you do it.

I'm not sure what Mizer.app and wmbubble are but if you want them started at login the place the command in you /home/username/.xinitrc. This will start them up as soon as you login.
anticapitalista
Posts: 5,955
Site Admin
Joined: 11 Sep 2007
#3
The background on login being..?

antiX allows you to change the login background (antiX control centre > Change slim background) and also your desktop wallpaper (antiXCC >Choose Wallpaper).
Just put your own wallpaper in /home/username/Wallpaper

As well as what erie mentions, there is also a way to do it in the fluxbox/apps and /fluxbox/startup files.

Give us some details about those apps and we can give a more specific answer.
Posts: 112
chrishall57
Joined: 18 Apr 2009
#4
Sorry, should have been more specific. I meant how to over ride the theme background in fluxbox.

Have added this to the end of the .fluxbox/init file

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session.screen0.rootCommand: fbsetbg -l
That picks up whatever the last background I set and uses it as the theme background, so all sorted.

Will have a go with the .xinitrc. Mizer.app and wmbubble are dock apps originally for windowmaker. I just put anything I need instant access to in the slit. So with Mixer.app I can control the volume without pulling windows out of the way.
Posts: 112
chrishall57
Joined: 18 Apr 2009
#5
Hmm, .xinitrc contains this:

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case $1 in
icewm)
    exec icewm-session
    ;;

fluxbox)
    exec startfluxbox
    ;;
*)
    exec startfluxbox
    ;;
esac
Which is all that is left after I removed other options for choosing fluxbox or ice at login. Where would I start the dock apps in there?

Ta
anticapitalista
Posts: 5,955
Site Admin
Joined: 11 Sep 2007
#6
For the dock apps, use icewm/startup file hidden in your home directory.

something like

appname &

so try
wmbubble &
Mizer.app &
Posts: 112
chrishall57
Joined: 18 Apr 2009
#7
icewm? Default is fluxbox with icewm as an option.

Will give it a go though!
anticapitalista
Posts: 5,955
Site Admin
Joined: 11 Sep 2007
#8
Sorry, the same as above, but in fluxbox/startup file
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chrishall57
Joined: 18 Apr 2009
#9
Yup, .fluxbox/startup

All working as I want it now!

Ta.