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dmce

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Registered: 2006-12-16

Posts: 20

Openbox config in wiki

Hi

Recently got openbox up and running and has a few issues with using feh to set my background when X is restarted.

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Openbox

It states add

eval `cat ~/.fehbg` &

to /.xinitrc

but this didnt work for me. I had to use

eval `cat ~/.fehbg &`

and it had to be before i exec openbox. Dont know if this is correct and worth updating to save someone else a moment of two.

Dave

timtux

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From: Gävle, Sweden

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 178

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Re: Openbox config in wiki

#!/bin/sh
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# Timtux ~/.xinitrc config file.#
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eval `cat $HOME/.fehbg`        &
pypanel                &
conky                &
exec openbox                

works great for me atleast.

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yankees26

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From: Connecticut, USA

Registered: 2006-09-29

Posts: 190

Re: Openbox config in wiki

eval `cat $HOME/.fehbg` doesn't even need to be backgrounded, because it just calls the most recent feh command which doesn't need to be backgrounded.  Heck, I don't even see why you need the eval. `cat ~/.fehbg` works just as well.

Mr Green

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From: U.K.

Registered: 2003-12-21

Posts: 5,896

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Re: Openbox config in wiki

feh --bg-center ~/.config/menus/current.jpg

In .xinitrc ... though I use a pipe menu background changer

you could change path to your background of course

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CarmaZone2

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Registered: 2006-11-05

Posts: 9

Re: Openbox config in wiki

Hello, I don't speak english but I can help you.

1º --> feh --bg-scale image.jpg (or .png)
2º --> cat ~/.fehrc and you can see the name of image, it's correct
3º --> edit .xinitrc and add eval `cat ~/.fehbg` &
3º --> Close session and you had the wall perfect

Salu2!!!

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detto

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Registered: 2006-01-23

Posts: 510

Re: Openbox config in wiki

what to do if the wallpaper/image has spaces in its name?

because `cat ~/.fehbg`
and eval `cat ~/.fehbg`

This does not work, because feh doesn't save the filename bash compliant (Wallpaper/Waves - Blue.jpg instead of Wallpaper/Waves\ -\ Blue.jpg).

How can i make it work with Wallpapers with spaces in its name?