fluxbox background problems

[PranksterO]

I have used the command:

session.screen0.rootCommand: bsetbg -f /pathtobackground.jpj

but all i get is a black background. The picture does not show up. How can I get fluxbox to display a background image other than what the themes default it? Thanks!

[sharth]

the image is probably jpg not jpj

and if you are doing all of this at a terminal, then try jsut bsestbg <image>

if in the config (theme), try just RootCommand: bsetbg <image>

[rid3r]

check the permissions on you picture. (ls -l)
check wether bsetbg is there (which bsetbg)

rootCommand: bsetbg /home/nabis/.fluxbox/backgrounds/hellovapic.jpg
the above works for me.

[PranksterO]

The jpj was a mistake in the post. The pic really was a jpg. I think the problem was that I was running as root when I was trying to set the picture. For some reason it doesent work as root. A security problem I guess. Anyway it works now. Thanks everyone.

[sharth]

its the .Xathority file. xhost + (unrecommend, insecure) will allow anyone to run any program in X. or you run it as the user that you loggedin as (started up X with)