Icewm seems to be disregarding some of its configuration files.

Royle · 02-24-2005, 10:38 PM

I'm using IceWM and none of the programs I have in ~/.icewm/startup are starting, and my desktop is not being set to the picture I have. Can someone help me here? My ~/.icewm/startup looks like this:

Code:

gaim&
xscreensaver&
xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5"&

and the line in my ~/.icewm/preferences for setting the background image and colour is:

Code:

# Desktop background color
DesktopBackgroundColor=""

# Desktop background image
DesktopBackgroundImage="/home/mike/Downward_by_Eraxer.jpg"

Can anyone help me?

doc.nice · 02-25-2005, 07:59 AM

you have to star icewm using the "icewm-session" command, not using "icewm".

if you start icewm using kdm/gdm/xdm you maybe have to alter the configuration script for icewm (don't ask where it is, do "locate icewm" and search...

hth,
Flo

macondo · 02-25-2005, 11:28 AM

What you call 'startup' should be in ~/.xsession the line should read:

exec icewm-session

this and more is posted in the message :

IceWM Tips

in the thread
Debian ConfigurationPost-Installation
at the top of this page.

doc.nice · 02-26-2005, 06:12 AM

the .icewm/startup-file is ok, i use it myself...