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Old 10-25-2009, 03:09 AM   #1
saivin
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Unable to get desktop icons using idesk


Hi,
I'm having trouble getting idesk to show icons on the desktop. I have this problem in both CentOS and Slackware. So, its not distro specific.

Here is my .ideskrc. Its a copy of what given in idesk's homepage with some changes to font and fontsize.
Code:
table Config
 FontName: sans
 FontSize: 8
 FontColor: #ffffff
 ToolTip.FontSize: 9
 ToolTip.FontName: sans
 ToolTip.ForeColor: #0000FF
 ToolTip.BackColor: #FFFFFF
 ToolTip.CaptionOnHover: true
 ToolTip.CaptionPlacement: right
 Locked: false
 Transparency: 100
 Shadow: true
 ShadowColor: #000000
 ShadowX: 1
 ShadowY: 2
 Bold: false
 ClickDelay: 300
 IconSnap: true
 SnapWidth: 55
 SnapHeight: 100
 SnapOrigin: BottomRight
 SnapShadow: true
 SnapShadowTrans: 200
 CaptionOnHover: false
 CaptionPlacement: bottom
 FillStyle: FillHLine
 Background.File: image.jpg
 Background.Delay: 1
 Background.Source: ~/.idesktop/icons
 Background.Mode: Mirror
 Background.Color: #C2CCFF
end
table Actions
 Lock: control right doubleClk
 Reload: middle doubleClk
 Drag: left hold
 EndDrag: left singleClk
 Execute[0]: left doubleClk
 Execute[1]: right doubleClk
end
I tried making Background entries 'None'. No help.

Here is my icon file for firefox (the .idesktop/firefox.lnk file)
Code:
table Icon
 Caption: Firefox
 ToolTip.Caption: Web Browser
 Icon: /usr/share/pixmaps/firefox.png
 Command: firefox
 Width: 48
 Heigth: 48
 X: 20
 Y: 20
end
I have the following line in my .fluxbox/startup file.
Code:
(sleep 2 ; idesk & ) &
This sleep thing is suggested somewhere. But I tried with just 'idesk &' too. No help.

Can somebody go through both the file and see if you can make out what is wrong?

Thanks in advance...
 
Old 11-22-2009, 04:28 AM   #2
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I cannot see a problem in these configuration files. I tried them on my system and idesk started fine (Debian Lenny running Fluxbox), with just warnings because I didn't have the background image file.

Are you able to run idesk from the command line? If it exits, does it report any errors?

Where did you place the 'idesk &' in the startup file? (it must of course be before fluxbox is started).

Last edited by neonsignal; 11-22-2009 at 04:30 AM.
 
Old 11-23-2009, 12:35 AM   #3
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Thats what I'm wondering. The same conf works fine in ubuntu(laptop), debian, gentoo and slackware(on desktop). But not in centos and slackware(both on laptop). *shrugs*

I have put "idesk &" in fluxbox startup file, before fluxbox is started, as the normal practise is.

Have installed KDE in the meantime for getting regular job done.
 
  


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