fluxbox backgrounds in -current

bl0tt0 · 06-20-2006, 01:37 AM

Hello all,
Maybe I've missed something important in the process of keeping up with current, but I've noticed that with the newer versions of fluxbox, the included styles don't seem to have backgrounds. I've looked at the -current changelogs, and I haven't noticed any mention of these changes. Can someone give me an idea of what needs to be changed in order to make use of the backgrounds of the system styles?

Thanks

Ilgar · 06-20-2006, 01:46 AM

Same here. It happened after the same set of updates that broke gnome stuff.

I think fbsetroot is the command that adjusts the background, I have

Code:

$ fbsetroot -mod 5 5 -fg rgb:62/70/85 -bg rgb:52/60/75
Warning: Failed to open file(/usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/en_US/fluxbox.cat)
for translation, using default messages.

the_real_absinthe · 06-20-2006, 05:28 AM

since version 0.9.15 the classic "rootcommand" is deprecated and disabled, from official fluxbox changelog:

Quote:

* New theme item:
* background: [texture option]
* background.pixmap: image filename
* background.color: [color]
* background.colorTo: [color]
The background.pixmap filename will be sent to "fbsetbg"
which in turn sets the background.
The following options will be available for the background.pixmap:
- tiled
- centered
For example:
background: tiled
background.pixmap: someimage.png
and it can also generate a normal texture:
background: gradient
background.color: blue
background.colorTo: green
The rootCommand in the style is now obsolete and if the
"background" item is not found in the style then the default
background will be green and with a warning text.

actually the green screen has been disabled in newer releases.

M

dive · 06-20-2006, 12:16 PM

Also worth noting is that background.pixmap command doesn't seem to work in the current package (0.9.15.1) but rootCommand does still work in your .fluxbox/init file.

Bruce Hill · 06-21-2006, 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bl0tt0

Hello all,
Maybe I've missed something important in the process of keeping up with current, but I've noticed that with the newer versions of fluxbox, the included styles don't seem to have backgrounds. I've looked at the -current changelogs, and I haven't noticed any mention of these changes. Can someone give me an idea of what needs to be changed in order to make use of the backgrounds of the system styles?

Thanks

I've been using the KDE (Krummy Desktop Environment) since 2006-04-11. Nice to be back in Flux, but some things have changed...

I'm running Slackware-current, 2.6.17.1, Fluxbox 1.0rc (from Slack -current).

I tried to set a background image (slack1.png) unsuccessfully. First in ~/.fluxbox/startup which didn't work. I just uncommented this line and changed the path

Code:

# bsetbg -f ~/pictures/slack1.png

but that didn't work. I would see the image when Flux loaded, but it changed to a grey (not 100% black) background.

Next I commented this line in /usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles/Spiff

Code:

#rootCommand:                    fbsetroot -mod 2 2 -fg rgb:48/50/68 -bg rgb:50/58/70

and added this line

Code:

rootCommand:                    bsetbg -f ~/pictures/slack1.png

which is what I've been using on Fluxbox for a couple of years. Same result -- saw the image, but the desktop went grey.

What the_real_absinthe posted confused me, until I read the Fluxbox ChangeLog.

Quote:

*06/02/12:
* Fixed #bug #1417688, remember apps keeps
incrementing vertical dimension (Henrik)
Remember.cc
* Fixed root pixmap problem.
Using fbsetroot to set background. (Henrik)
RootTheme.cc, FbPixmap.hh/cc, FbCommands.hh/cc

That ChangeLog is pretty hard to understand, for me -- it doesn't mention the file names where these items occur. Maybe it's because I'm not a programmer or something...even so, the last mention of changing the background is

Quote:

*05/11/22:
* New theme item:
background: <texture option>
background.pixmap: <image filename>
background.color: <color>
background.colorTo: <color>
The background.pixmap filename will be sent to "fbsetbg"
which in turn sets the background.
The following options will be available for the background.pixmap:
- tiled
- centered
For example:
background: tiled
background.pixmap: someimage.png
and it can also generate a normal texture:
background: gradient
background.color: blue
background.colorTo: green
The rootCommand in the style is now obsolete and
if the "background" item is not found in the style then the default
background will be black and with a warning text.
(Henrik)
RootTheme.hh/cc, Screen.cc

which says "rootCommand is obsolete in the style, which to me means in /usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles/Spiff -- is that correct?

After reading dive's post, I commented those lines so that /usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles/Spiff has no rootCommand line, and ~/.fluxbox/startup has nothing uncommented except the apps I start. Instead I have

Code:

session.screen0.rootCommand:    bsetbg -f ~/pictures/slack1.png

in ~/.fluxbox/init and now my background loads. NB: The Fluxbox in -current is fluxbox-1.0rc-i486-1. Also, "fbsetroot" as Henrik posted on 06/02/12 doesn't work for me -- maybe because I don't know how to use that command?

Seems I never learned Fluxbox really well before, so I'm reading the esoteric documentation now.

One problem I have, trying to Google <Linux> up some answers now. My GKrellM invisible theme does not work on Fluxbox-1.0rc or 0.9.12 -- both Slackware official packages. It looks like the default theme, except there is no border around it.

dracolich · 06-21-2006, 03:33 PM

I've had no problems setting a background image, even with the new 1.0rc. I'm trying to remember some details about my config as I'm currently on a Windows machine. I use fbsetbg as a rootCommand in my style. It also works in the init file, but it should be set in only one. I tried the new background commands and they didn't work for me. I also found that, to comment lines in a style file use the !, not the #.

I hope this helps. If you need more details I can post relevant lines from my config files when I get back to my laptop.

dracolich · 06-21-2006, 05:39 PM

I was remembering wrong. It's been so long since I tweaked my background. I had fbsetbg in my style commented with the ! because it doesn't work anymore after 0.9.15 made it obsolete. My lines for the background are

background: centered
background.pixmap: /path/to/image