fluxbox menu path and init file

[lamicedaxeh]

desktop fluxbox version 0.1.14
dist: debian 3.0 (woody)

hello folks,

having a real problem with setting the path for the menu file for fluxbox. having edited both (/etc/X11/fluxbox/init and ~/.fluxbox) init files to point at the file, fluxbox loads a default blackbox menu. any pointers?

thanks

:)

[x_Ray]

Take a look in /usr/share/commonbox, maybe its reading its settings from there?

[lamicedaxeh]

thanks X_ray! no luck, that file or directory doesn't exist

:confused:

[smokybobo]

Most X programs packaged for debian use the debian menu system which adds that program automatically. Therefore, each window managers' menu file will always get overwritten with the default one unless the user changes how the menu looks like via entries in $HOME/.menu and $HOME/.menu-methods.

Fairly complex system but not too hard to learn. You can go here (http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/menu.html/) to see how to use the system.

Alternatively, you can forgo this system and just name the menu file something different (like 'custom-menu' for example) and edit the menu yourself by hand.

[lamicedaxeh]

thanks smokybobo :)