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From: Albany, NY

Registered: 2006-07-07

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[pekwm] What's in your ~/.pekwm/start file?

I am just curious as to what other pekwm users have in their start file.

feh --bg-scale /home/matthew/system/wallpaper/newarchback.jpg
aplay /home/matthew/system/Borealis/Startup1_4.wav &
conky -c /home/matthew/.conkyrc-calendar &
/home/matthew/.conky/NightDrive/./start_conky.sh &
wbar -above-desk -vbar -pos right -isize 36 -idist 8 &
rainlendar &
tint2 &
checkgmail &
xscreensaver -no-splash  &

Mine sets the wallpaper, plays a nice little startup sound file, two instances of conky, my wbar launcher because I am too lazy to click twice in my menus, my calendar, tint, my Gmail notifier and xscreensaver so my monitor will turn off properly.

It dawns on me that it is probably a good thing I use a minimal wm like pekwm since I am loading so much stuff at start-up.

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kmason

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From: Tempe, Arizona, USA

Registered: 2010-03-23

Posts: 256

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Re: [pekwm] What's in your ~/.pekwm/start file?

# Set screen dpi
xrandr --dpi 86 &

# Start screensaver daemon
gnome-screensaver &

# Enable power management
gnome-power-manager &

# Start Music Player Daemon
mpd ~/.mpd/config

# Start MPD Last.fm scrobbling
mpdscribble

# Enable Automounting in Thunar
thunar --daemon &

# Launch panel
bmpanel2 &

# Launch volwheel
volwheel &

# Launch clipboard manager
(sleep 1s && parcellite) &

# Launch network manager applet
(sleep 4s && nm-applet --sm-disable) &

# Enable Eyecandy - off by default
(sleep 4s && ~/.pekwm/scripts/pekwm_xcompmgr.sh --startstop) &

# Launch Conky
(sleep 4s && conky -q) &

# Launch Tilda (Drop-Down Terminal)
(sleep 4s && tilda) &

# Launch Skippy (Expose type task switcher)
skippy &

# Set wallpaper
feh --bg-scale ~/images/wallpapers/afterglowlogowallpaper.png &

# Run missed cron jobs
(sleep 300s && cronwhip) &

I've got a lot in there.  Not nearly as much as I used to, but its still quite a bit.  However it doesn't slow me down at all, and I'm using a netbook.  I actually considered putting in a startup sound too, I just never got around to grabbing it from the theme I usually use on my desktop and adding it.

I pretty much substitute my ~/.pekwm/start file for my ~/.xinitrc.  The only stuff I put in ~/.xinitrc is what I need to start pekwm.

gabe_

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From: Grand Rapids, MI, US

Registered: 2009-07-17

Posts: 18

Re: [pekwm] What's in your ~/.pekwm/start file?

Pretty boring here. I launch most things from .xinitrc:

feh --bg-center ~/wallpaper/mark-weaver-1024x600.jpg &
xrdb -load ~/.Xdefaults

Last edited by gabe_ (2010-04-01 13:46:34)

maty1206

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From: Costa Rica

Registered: 2008-09-01

Posts: 21

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Re: [pekwm] What's in your ~/.pekwm/start file?

Thanks guys.

I just discovered skippy, I think it is very cool and light weight.

Here is mine:

# Thunar daemon (Auto mounting external devices)
thunar --daemon &

# Wallpaper
nitrogen --restore &

# Panel
tint2 &

# Sidebar
sleep 2s && wbar -bpress -above-desk -vbar -pos left -fc 0xff9e9e9e -filter 1 &

# Light weight effects
xcompmgr -fF -t-5 -l-5 -r4.2 -o.55 -D2 -m.87 &

# Launch Skippy (Expose type task switcher)
skippy &

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pogeymanz

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Registered: 2008-03-11

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Re: [pekwm] What's in your ~/.pekwm/start file?

# Set screen dpi
xrandr --dpi 86 &

# Start screensaver daemon
gnome-screensaver &

# Enable power management
gnome-power-manager &

# Start Music Player Daemon
mpd ~/.mpd/config

# Start MPD Last.fm scrobbling
mpdscribble

# Enable Automounting in Thunar
thunar --daemon &

# Launch panel
bmpanel2 &

# Launch volwheel
volwheel &

# Launch clipboard manager
(sleep 1s && parcellite) &

# Launch network manager applet
(sleep 4s && nm-applet --sm-disable) &

# Enable Eyecandy - off by default
(sleep 4s && ~/.pekwm/scripts/pekwm_xcompmgr.sh --startstop) &

# Launch Conky
(sleep 4s && conky -q) &

# Launch Tilda (Drop-Down Terminal)
(sleep 4s && tilda) &

# Launch Skippy (Expose type task switcher)
skippy &

# Set wallpaper
feh --bg-scale ~/images/wallpapers/afterglowlogowallpaper.png &

# Run missed cron jobs
(sleep 300s && cronwhip) &

I've got a lot in there.  Not nearly as much as I used to, but its still quite a bit.  However it doesn't slow me down at all, and I'm using a netbook.  I actually considered putting in a startup sound too, I just never got around to grabbing it from the theme I usually use on my desktop and adding it.

I pretty much substitute my ~/.pekwm/start file for my ~/.xinitrc.  The only stuff I put in ~/.xinitrc is what I need to start pekwm.

I obviously don't know what is in your xcompmgr script, but I have a feeling it's a work-around to get transparency. You don't need to do that with the latest pekwm, I think.

Also, isn't skippy annoyingly slow for you guys?