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icrave

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Registered: 2006-04-11

Posts: 193

Nitrogen

I have a question about this program.

I'm using OpenBox actually, and I installed nitrogen to manage the wallpaper of my desktop.

The question/problem that I have is if nitrogen can remember the wallpaper when I restart X. Because, when I choose a wallpaper and restart the X, nitrogen doesn't save the wallpaper and I will choose again.

Thanks, and sorry for my poor english.

geheaz

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From: Sweden

Registered: 2006-02-17

Posts: 10

Re: Nitrogen

Just run nitrogen --restore when you start X

benplaut

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Registered: 2006-06-13

Posts: 383

Re: Nitrogen

i caught this in #openbox:

03:55 +nightm4re  ) NICE
03:55 +nightm4re  ) i tihnk i may have fixed nitrogen
03:55 +nightm4re  ) like rly fixed
03:55       Pat`  ) as in --restore works ?
03:55       Pat`  ) becausea it dosnt for me
03:55 +nightm4re  ) lol
03:55 +nightm4re  ) ya syscrash is working on that one

i just use feh

postlogic

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Registered: 2005-02-24

Posts: 410

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Re: Nitrogen

nitrogen --restore in .xinitrc works perfectly here.

orestis

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From: Cyprus

Registered: 2006-03-08

Posts: 32

Re: Nitrogen

Try to build the svn version of nitrogen (in AUR). Last time i checked nitrogen, the -restore option wasn't working with the rc2 package, but it was perfectly working with the svn version.

EDIT : it seems that there is a new release (rc3)! It's been a while since i've checked nitrogen  :oops:

Gullible Jones

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Registered: 2004-12-29

Posts: 4,863

Re: Nitrogen

Unfortunately it seems to require GTK 2.10.

Mr Green

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From: U.K.

Registered: 2003-12-21

Posts: 5,930

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Re: Nitrogen

I used it for a while now I just have backgrounds in pipe menu & run feh does the same thing ....

Or load up Thunar ;-)

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arox1

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From: Poland

Registered: 2006-07-08

Posts: 174

Re: Nitrogen

Where can I find this program's source code?

RobbeR49

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From: Columbus, OH

Registered: 2006-01-17

Posts: 178

Re: Nitrogen

http://svn.l3ib.org/nitrogen/trunk/

arox1

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From: Poland

Registered: 2006-07-08

Posts: 174

Re: Nitrogen

Thx

Nefer-Ra

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Registered: 2007-03-18

Posts: 39

Re: Nitrogen

I installed rc4, restore works manually only AFTER I start Fluxbox and type in a terminal what I need to type. It does not work from .xinitrc or perhaps im making a mistake.

I have in .xinitrc

exec fluxbox
exec nitrogen --restore

(I also tried the last line without exec. Does not work.)

Stalwart

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From: Latvia, Riga

Registered: 2005-10-18

Posts: 445

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Re: Nitrogen

nitrogen --restore &
exec startfluxbox

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Borosai

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From: Sandy Appendix, U.S.A.

Registered: 2006-06-15

Posts: 227

Re: Nitrogen

I installed rc4, restore works manually only AFTER I start Fluxbox and type in a terminal what I need to type. It does not work from .xinitrc or perhaps im making a mistake.

I have in .xinitrc

exec fluxbox
exec nitrogen --restore

(I also tried the last line without exec. Does not work.)

This is how I set it up late last year (I don't currently have Arch installed).

nitrogen --restore & 
numlockx &
exec dbus-launch openbox

exec fluxbox should be the last line as far as I know. I also believe I installed the svn version.

Nefer-Ra

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Registered: 2007-03-18

Posts: 39

Re: Nitrogen

It works only if I set nitrogen --restore before the exec fluxbox. But it works

Stalwart

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From: Latvia, Riga

Registered: 2005-10-18

Posts: 445

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Re: Nitrogen

It's because "exec *" quits script. Everything after "exec fluxbox" isn't reached by bash

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