topic title: Slow Woes
Posts: 316
DJiNN
Joined: 26 Oct 2007
#16
anticapitalista wrote:By default, conky starts via .fluxbox/apps file in antiX, not .fluxbox/startup.

Maybe this is where there is the conflict?
Aha, thanks for that anti, i've just put a"#" before the conky startup. Will this be enough to disable in apps, or should i remove completely?

I'm going to go back to basics with as little as possible and then go from there. But i have already noticed the difference since i've turned conky"Off" and also stopped using IceWeasel. The systems a lot smoother and more responsive. (Do miss the IceWeasel plugs though) __{{emoticon}}__

I was also going to ask if the apps file is fluxbox specific or a part of antiX, then did a google & found
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://fluxbox-wiki.org/index.php/Howto_edit_the_apps_file"
linktext was:"this"
====================================
on the fluxbox wiki. Interesting!
anticapitalista
Posts: 5,955
Site Admin
Joined: 11 Sep 2007
#17
Where else do you have a conky startup? I think it is better to keep the conky entry in apps rather then /startup.
Posts: 316
DJiNN
Joined: 26 Oct 2007
#18
anticapitalista wrote:Where else do you have a conky startup? I think it is better to keep the conky entry in apps rather then /startup.
I had my conky starting from the startup script in ~/.fluxbox. Didn't even know about the apps file. LOL!! But i shall be learning about that more in the coming week. I'm off to the UK for a week on Saturday, so plenty of time while i'm there to do some in depth fluxbox study.

I also have several other WM/DE's on this machine, and they all have different ways of"autostarting" apps it seems, or at least several places that you can start them from for each different WM/DE. It can get very confusing. Perhaps a"Central" start script (.xinitrc?) would be a better bet if i'm booting into different environments etc?
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eriefisher
Joined: 07 Oct 2007
#19
If you use several WM's then .xinitrc would be the best place to start wanted apps.
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DJiNN
Joined: 26 Oct 2007
#20
eriefisher wrote:If you use several WM's then .xinitrc would be the best place to start wanted apps.
I thought that might be the case. I didn't even know that you could put that kind of thing into the .xinitrc until i saw you mention it in one of your posts. __{{emoticon}}__

At the moment, i have 6 different WM/DE's on this system, and i use about 2 or 3 fairly regularly. (Fluxbox,Openbox, pekwm). Are the commands structured the same as in the fluxbox startup? & do they go"Before" the section that starts up whatever WM you're using?
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eriefisher
Joined: 07 Oct 2007
#21
Sample:

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#!/bin/sh

conky &
numlockx &
case $1 in
icewm)
    exec icewm
    ;;

fluxbox)
    exec startfluxbox
    ;;
*)
    exec startfluxbox
    ;;
esac
Posts: 316
DJiNN
Joined: 26 Oct 2007
#22
Thanks for that eriefisher. That makes sense & i think it's a good place to start. I'll have a go at adding conky in again in a little while (I really miss having conky available). Now that i've disabled it in the apps file, it shouldn't cause any problems. __{{emoticon}}__