start eterm when X starts

tshontikidis · 03-10-2006, 09:47 AM

I have a minimal install of debian etch with fluxbox. I want an Eterm session to start when I log in, using xdm, so I created a .xsessions file.

Code:

xterm &
Eterm -f green -c green --trans --borderless --scrollbar=false --buttonbar=false -g 74x48x3x30
fluxbox &

I do not know if this is set up correctly, my WM runs fine and apps run fine. I do now know why I put that xterm& in but many people suggested putting that line in. I just need my eterm to start up automatically.

thank you

jlliagre · 03-10-2006, 10:11 AM

And your question is ?

tshontikidis · 03-10-2006, 10:12 AM

lol
I need the eterm session to start when X starts and as of right now it does not. So how do I get the app to start automatically?

sorry about that

jomen · 03-10-2006, 10:21 AM

Did you try it yet?
If you start it like this you will notice that just an xterm and an Eterm will show up and nothing else.
Fluxbox will not start until you close Eterm.
You need to put a "&" behind the Eterm line - just as in the line above for xterm.

tshontikidis · 03-10-2006, 10:44 AM

well no, flux starts and no xterm or eterm start. I have restarted X and rebooted the comp.

ntubski · 03-10-2006, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tshontikidis

so I created a .xsessions file.

Not sure if that's a typo, but I believe the file should be called .Xsession
You mentioned that fluxbox was starting up fine so maybe that's why. You do also need the '&' after the eterm command but not on the fluxbox command

tshontikidis · 03-10-2006, 01:37 PM

well that solves that problem.. lol

So eterm starts and has the right font and cursor color. But it is not transparent and borderless. Can it not do that as X starts?

Now if i take the same command and run it from a terminal the eterm is perfect.

ntubski · 03-10-2006, 04:23 PM

This is really wierd. For me the borderless thing works fine, but not the transparency or the location.

Maybe bugs in Eterm? I tried aterm and that has no problems starting up transparent.

jomen · 03-11-2006, 02:54 AM

Just a thought:
you start Eterm before the window-manager - maybe turn it around - first the WM than the application it should handle.
Close every line with a "&".

tshontikidis · 03-14-2006, 02:58 PM

if I close fluxbox off with a &

when I go to log in my fluxbox neverstarts, it just flashes then returns me to xdm login screen.

jomen · 03-14-2006, 05:21 PM

ok. - so I read a little documentation...
fluxbox has its own config-file (besides ~/.xinitrc - which is the file your settings should go...)
The file is ~/.fluxbox/startup for gentoo
might be ~/.fluxbox/init for you
there you specify the apps you want started, whereas in ~/.xinitrc you can start the WM itself as well as apps...
I'll just point you to the obvious place, since I did not yet play with it: the documentation