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nerrollus
05-01-2003, 02:24 PM
exec Eterm -O --shade 30% &
exec blackbox
that's what my xinitrc file looks like. Blackbox loads fine, Eterm loads, but it's not translucent and has a background pic. If I try to close the Eterm, blackbox closes and it drops me back to to a command prompt.
If I switch the two, it does the same thing..
Can someone help me out here? I can't figure out why it's doing this.. I used to be able to do this, but after I rebuilt me system it's all goofy..
I want blackbox to start with an Eterm session open.
Anyone?
BB is closing when you close Eterm because of the exec command you have with Eterm.
try just:
Eterm -O --shade 30% &
I don't use Eterm so I can't help with the transparency in it.
nerrollus
05-01-2003, 03:04 PM
exec blackbox &
Eterm -O --shade 30%
Blackbox loads, Eterm term loads with no transparensy, has a background pic, and if I close it , X closes also
Eterm -O --shade 30%
exec blackbox
Blackbox does NOT load, Eterm has no transparensy, background pic, and X closes when I close it.
=(
nerrollus
05-01-2003, 05:22 PM
Whenever I close the Eterm session and it closes X, it started giving an error message. I can't copy and paste it, but it says something about Eterm not being able to find the target and I need to run Esetroot if I'm not running Enlightenment.
I've got Esetroot running in my style at loadup. If I try to put it in my xinitrc blackbox loads, Eterm window opens, and then X closes all back down with no error messages.
Wish I atleast know if I was blackbox or Eterm causing the problems.. I ran this same CD with same install and versions a few weeks ago with zero problems at all.. =/
yes. i have seen that before. you may want to look at what your blackbox theme is using to set the background. if you are not using Esetroot then Eterm won't be transparent.
on my system, i use the rootcmd option in the style file to load my apps. i point it to a script that sets my background and runs all my apps i want started up instead of just pointing it to the background setting program.
nerrollus
05-01-2003, 07:14 PM
I had already edited my theme and made it use Esetroot to load the background..
No idea why it's doing this all of a sudden. I used to be able to load anything I wanted through xinitrc at start up. But now anything I load causes BB to shutdown if I try to close it.
I'm going to install Slackware on my spare PC here at the house and see if it does it on that too... I have a feeling it has something to do with BB.