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Whenever I follow a tutorial to set openboxes background it works until I logout or shut down. How would I get it to stay.
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https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Openbox
autostart is read by openbox-session at startup. It contains the programs that are run at startup. It is typically used to set environment variables, launch panels/docks, set background image
How exactly are you setting your background?
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Using nitrogen (I think that's what it's called)
Last edited by asipper (2011-11-27 19:30:29)
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Using nitrogen (I think that's what it's called)
I asked 'how exactly'. Is nitrogen called by the autostarting scripts?
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oh sorry. No I seemed to have missed that part I run the program.
Last edited by asipper (2011-11-27 19:33:59)
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I think this is what your looking for;
nitrogen --restore &
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I think this is what your looking for;
nitrogen --restore &
Would I put that in the autostart script?
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zero_one wrote:I think this is what your looking for;
nitrogen --restore &
Would I put that in the autostart script?
Yes https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Nitrogen (at teh very bottom of the page).
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use 'feh' and add the command to your autostart
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use 'feh' and add the command to your autostart
+1 for
feh --bg-fill /my/file.jpg
and
cat .config/openbox/autostart
...
sh ~/.fehbg &
...
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You can also use hsetroot.
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Arrakis11 wrote:use 'feh' and add the command to your autostart
+1 for
feh --bg-fill /my/file.jpg
and
cat .config/openbox/autostart ... sh ~/.fehbg & ...
Use feh
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Another feh vote.
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Thanks Feh worked
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Heh, why am I not surprised
[solved] then?
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