fluxbox - startup-file doesn't load slitlist & background in 4.0.1

[netnomad]

hi friends,

under 3.8.4 at the start of fluxbox i load the slitlist with my

~/.fluxbox/startup
#!/bin/sh
wmcpuload -bl -lc rgb:50/60/70 &
wmnd &
wmnet -w &
wmsmpmon &

it's controlled in my
~/.fluxbox/init
session.startupFile: ~/.fluxbox/startup
session.slitlistFile:   ~/.fluxbox/slitlist

when i use 4.0.1 with the same configuration, then the slitlist isn't automatically loaded,

to succeed i have to do it manually in a terminal...
tc@box:~$ .fluxbox/startup
then my slitlist is loaded and appears in fluxbox.

the second problem is that the background of my safed system style MerleyKay
is not loaded, instead of it the standard tinycore-wallpaper is displayed.
the rest of the system style is used.
after the restart of fluxbox in the fluxbox-menue the wallpaper of MerleyKay is properly displayed again.

~/.fluxbox/init
session.styleFile: /usr/local/share/fluxbox/styles/MerleyKay

i found no reason, why they are not loaded at the start of fluxbox in 4.0.1 anymore,
in 3.8.4 it still works.

[netnomad]

to succeed i have to do it manually in a terminal...
tc@box:~$ .fluxbox/startup
then my slitlist is loaded and appears in fluxbox.

i start now the fluxbox-startup-file in ~/.X.d/startup, unfortunately quick and dirty.
has someone a better solution?
i was used that it's loaded automatically by fluxbox.

but the background problem is not so nice:

the second problem is that the background of my safed system style MerleyKay
is not loaded, instead of it the standard tinycore-wallpaper is displayed.

[netnomad]

i have still that annoying problem that sometimes the background of my safed system style MerleyKay
is not loaded, instead of it the standard tinycore-wallpaper is displayed.
with the command to restart the fluxbox session, the fluxbox-wallpaper can be loaded.
the slitlists i load over .xsession... uncommon way, quick and dirty...

[netnomad]

has someone an idea why fluxbox sometimes load the standard tinycore background image
instead of the background of my loaded fluxbox style!?
every hint is appreciated!!!

thank you for your help!

[curaga]

If you use fluxbox's wallpaper setting, remove TC's: .setbackground

[netnomad]

hi curaga,

thank you for your reply!
how do you want that i remove .setbackgroud?
f.e. with "rm /usr/bin/setbackground" in the bootlocal.sh?

i did heavy testing and realized that it has something to do with my .xsession entry:

version1

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if [ -n "$BACKGROUND" ]; then
  setbackground full /opt/backgrounds/"$BACKGROUND"
else
  [ -x ./.setbackground ] && ./.setbackground
fi

and i changed it quick and dirty to

version2

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if [ -n "$BACKGROUND" ]; then
  setbackground full /opt/backgrounds/"$BACKGROUND"
else
  sleep 1
fi

i don't like this solution, but if i delete the whole part then i get a ugly black background behind wbar
and i have to restart fluxbox to solve display problem.

thanks for every help.

[curaga]

Yes, I meant the ~/.setbackground file. If it doesn't exist, no changes in .xsession are needed.

[netnomad]

now i understand that you mean the .setbackground-config-file in the home-dir...
i found and deleted it and changed my .xsession back to version1.

in this configuration i get the black background behind wbar, too.

do you have any recommendation?

[curaga]

Well, it's because wbar starts before a wallpaper has been set. Since you set the bg in fluxbox, you could move wbar start there too. Or, set the same wallpaper with the TC tool.

[netnomad]

hi curaga,

thank you for your explanation.
now i understand and i can confirm that it's a kind of sequence problem,
the order of loading or the time gap between processes...
actually i didn't find a clean solution,
not with loading wbar in the ~/.fluxbox/startup,
not in my ~/.X.d/.startup or with the help of my .xsession.
so i stay in the moment with my stable, although quick & dirty, solution i mentioned above.

if you know clean solution, i appreciate every help.

thank you.