[SOLVED] fluxbox does not remember app window configutation

Haines · 12-09-2014, 07:08 AM

I am running Debian Wheezy without any desktop environment. I want fluxbox to start two instances of emacs when X is started. Each instance should be full screen and they should be located in the first and third workspaces.

To do this I put into .fluxbox/startup:

emacs-a &
emacs-b &

These refer to executable scripts located in ~/scripts and symlinked to /usr/local/bin/emacs-a and emacs-b. The scripts call emacs and define the location of their configuration files.

The problem is that when X is started, both instances of emacs both show up on the first workspace and are not full screen. I move them to where I want them and make them full screen and then have them Remember the workspace, being full screen and Save on close. This is not remembered when X is started again. I also edited .flubox/apps by hand to specify workspace and full screen:

[app] (name=emacs-a) (class=Emacs)
[Workspace] {0}
[Fullscreen] {Yes}
[Close] {Yes}
[end]
[app] (name=emacs-b} (class=Emacs)
[Workspace] {2}
[Fullscreen] {Yes]
[Close] {Yes}
[close]

but this had no effect.

Haines

frankbell · 12-09-2014, 08:01 PM

Fluxbox has a method for doing that using ~/.fluxbox/apps. I've never tried it, but you can read about it here or open man fluxbox-apps: http://fluxbox.org/help/man-fluxbox-apps.php

fogpipe · 12-09-2014, 10:10 PM

Im not sure how fluxbox reads that file, but my apps file works perfectly, note the case differences between mine and yours re yes vs Yes.

Code:

[app] (name=fbrun)
  [Position]	(CENTER)	{0 0}
  [Layer]	{2}
[end]
[app] (name=timer) (class=Timer)
  [Position]	(UPPERLEFT)	{4% 25%}
  [Layer]	{6}
  [Close]	{yes}
[end]
[app] (name=Download) (class=Firefox) (role=Manager)
  [Position]	(UPPERLEFT)	{14% 61%}
  [Close]	{yes}
[end]
[app] (name=quake2) (class=quake2)
  [Deco]	{NONE}
[end]
[app] (name=skype) (class=Skype)
  [Dimensions]	{240 267}
[end]
[app] (name=timer #2) (class=Timer)
  [Position]	(UPPERLEFT)	{6% 22%}
  [Layer]	{6}
  [Close]	{yes}
[end]

dolphin_oracle · 12-09-2014, 10:33 PM

is the app that makes the window called emacs-a and emacs-b? fluxbox doesn't need to remember the window position of scripts unless they actually open a window. I suspect what is opening is two instances of emacs (name=emacs, class= Emacs), with different configurations. so in effect, your name=critera is not being met in the app file.

what you need to do is make 2 symlinks, unique, to emacs. then launch emacs with the symlinks. fluxbox will treat the symlink names as different.

here's a simple example apps file using leafpad. in the example, leafpad2 is simply a symlink back to leafpad.

Code:

[app] (name=leafpad) (class=Leafpad)
  [Workspace]	{0}
  [Jump]	{yes}
  [Close]	{yes}
[end]
[app] (name=leafpad2) (class=Leafpad2)
  [Workspace]	{1}
  [Jump]	{yes}
  [Close]	{yes}
[end]

the first starts opens on workspace 0 (alpha). the second to workspace 1 (beta). I set mine to jump to the workspace when opened but it isn't necessary.

Haines · 12-10-2014, 08:12 AM

I had clicked on SOLVED after writing a note with some information about my
success, but the SOLVED flag omitted my note. Let me just say, Thanks.