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GalacticArachnid

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fluxbox and aterm[SOLVED]

Now, I've beent trying to get this working write for a while now, with no success. I wish to start a borderless, transparent aterm upon fluxbox startup. when usinf .fluxbox/startup, with the following line:

aterm -fade 100 -sh 100 -fg grey -g 80x24+3-0 --borderLess -C &

( ... )

exec /usr/bin/fluxbox

I get the aterm, shaded, transparent and with font colour as I want it, but it absolutly refuses to go borderless.

Also, is there any way to get it (only this one aterm instance) to not have a taskbar entry? -- so that it really feels like a part of the desktop.

Any help welcome!

Last edited by GalacticArachnid (2009-04-12 12:15:27)

hokasch

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Re: fluxbox and aterm[SOLVED]

you can specify stuff in your apps file, this is an example:

[app] (title=xxx)
  [Workspace]   {1}
  [Dimensions]  {1024 752}
  [Deco]        {NONE}
  [Hidden]      {yes}
  [Sticky]      {yes}
  [Layer]       {12}

then give your aterm instance a tittle with -T xxx.

The possible options are described in the FluxboxWiki.

GalacticArachnid

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Re: fluxbox and aterm[SOLVED]

I shall have to try that, thank you

Though, does this not affect all instances of aterm? - I wish for only the one launched on startup to be borderless etc, the rest I would like to have different fg colour, and a border...

Last edited by GalacticArachnid (2009-04-12 10:50:53)

GalacticArachnid

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Re: fluxbox and aterm[SOLVED]

Wooow! Thank you, got it working.

Had to use the 'Remember' feature of fluxbox, and then tweak - as it refused to use my original hand written conf

[app] (name=aterm) (class=XTerm) {1}
  [Deco]    {0x5c0}
  [Close]    {yes}
  [Sticky]  {yes}
  [Layer]   {12}
[end]

combined with a .Xdeafults and that previous startup script, all is well

Thanks again

hokasch

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Re: fluxbox and aterm[SOLVED]

glad it worked!

Though, does this not affect all instances of aterm? - I wish for only the one launched on startup to be borderless etc, the rest I would like to have different fg colour, and a border...

you can set a title in your apps config file where you specify the settings for bordeless etc , e.g., (title=background). this settings will get used only for aterm instances with title "background". then start aterm wirh "-T background".

Last edited by hokasch (2009-04-12 12:23:43)