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#1 2010-07-04 23:45:25

rich97
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Registered: 2010-07-04
Posts: 1

[SOLVED] Proper way to start bmpanel / tint2 at startup.

EDIT: I guess this is why I belong in the newbies corner: lol

"Startup programs are managed in ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh. Full instructions and best practices for how to do this are available at the Openbox website."

Hey there, newbie from moving from Ubuntu here, please excuse my noobishness.

I've installed arch and openbox within VirtualBox and I am trying to get a pannel such as tint2 or bmpannel working. Everything is fine if I start it manually once I have started X but if I add it to .xinitrc then it will fail to load.

I'm sorry if I'm not doing this correctly but all the arch wiki says regarding pannels is "Make your choice and add it to your startup file." .xinitrc is the startup file no?

Here is my .xinitrc:

exec openbox-session
/usr/bin/VboxClient-all
/usr/bin/tint2

Last edited by rich97 (2010-07-05 00:01:30)

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#2 2010-07-05 00:01:41

thisoldman
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From: Pittsburgh
Registered: 2009-04-25
Posts: 1,172

Re: [SOLVED] Proper way to start bmpanel / tint2 at startup.

Try putting /usr/bin/tint2 in ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh

Example:

# ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh
#
# Run these programs when openbox starts.

# Use feh for background wallpaper.
sh ~/.fehbg &

# tint2 -- provides panel, systray, clock & taskbar
tint2 &

# Hide the mouse.
unclutter &

# volwheel -- system tray audio volume control
#sleep 5
#volwheel &

# conky
sleep 3
conky &

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