Still having problems with Openbox/JWM in tc 2.1, help needed.

[linus72]

OK, I still can't get tc to set a different wallpaper for each windowmanager
I have 1 wallpaper for JWM
and I have 1 wallpaper for Openbox + tint2(works OK)

Now, here's my .xsession and .setbackground

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Xvesa -br -screen 1024x768x32 -shadow -mouse /dev/input/mice,5 -nolisten tcp -I 2>&1 > /dev/null &
waitforX
export ICONS=`cat /etc/sysconfig/icons`
export DESKTOP=`cat /etc/sysconfig/desktop`
"$DESKTOP" 2>/tmp/wm_errors &
export WM_PID=$!
[ -x ./.setbackground ] && ./.setbackground
[ "$ICONS" == "wbar" ] && /usr/bin/wbar.sh
[ -x ./.mouse_config ] && ./.mouse_config &
[ "$DESKTOP" == "openbox" ] && /usr/local/bin/tint2 -c /usr/local/etc/xdg/tint2/sxnsx-tint2rc
[ "$DESKTOP" == "jwm" ] && echo "Esetroot -s /opt/.backgrounds/apple-style-linux-wallpaper.jpg" > .setbackground
[ "$DESKTOP" == "openbox" ] && echo "Esetroot -s /opt/.backgrounds/tcl.jpg > .setbackground
wait $WM_PID


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#!/bin/sh
Esetroot -s /opt/.backgrounds/tcl.jpg
so, what should I do?
thanks alot

[robc]

your .xsession is executing .setbackground before you change it. The echo Esetroot lines need to be before the ./.setbackground line for those backgrounds to load automagically.

[linus72]

So, do you mean it should be like this?

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Xvesa -br -screen 1024x768x32 -shadow -mouse /dev/input/mice,5 -nolisten tcp -I 2>&1 > /dev/null &
waitforX
export ICONS=`cat /etc/sysconfig/icons`
export DESKTOP=`cat /etc/sysconfig/desktop`
"$DESKTOP" 2>/tmp/wm_errors &
export WM_PID=$!
[ "$DESKTOP" == "openbox" ] && /usr/local/bin/tint2 -c /usr/local/etc/xdg/tint2/sxnsx-tint2rc
[ "$DESKTOP" == "jwm" ] && echo "Esetroot -s /opt/.backgrounds/vector_wallpaper_by_seppoftw.jpg" > .setbackground
[ "$DESKTOP" == "openbox" ] && echo "Esetroot -s /opt/.backgrounds/linux.jpg > .setbackground
[ -x ./.setbackground ] && ./.setbackground
[ "$ICONS" == "wbar" ] && /usr/bin/wbar.sh
[ -x ./.mouse_config ] && ./.mouse_config &
wait $WM_PID

Or what??
thanks

[robc]

yes, now your .setbackground is being changed before it is executed.

[linus72]

Sorry RobC it's not working, 3 reboots, deleting mydata.gz and starting over, etc none worked

tint2 says error but still is there, However, no wallappaer, just a Black screen
What's wrong??

How can I fix it?
does yours work?
can I see your .xsession?
thsanks

[curaga]

The commands you input to the file don't create an executable script: #!/bin/sh or the shebang is missing.

Try something like:

Xvesa -br -screen 1024x768x32 -shadow -mouse /dev/input/mice,5 -nolisten tcp -I 2>&1 > /dev/null &
waitforX
export ICONS=`cat /etc/sysconfig/icons`
export DESKTOP=`cat /etc/sysconfig/desktop`
"$DESKTOP" 2>/tmp/wm_errors &
export WM_PID=$!
[ -x ./.setbackground ] && ./.setbackground
[ "$DESKTOP" == "openbox" ] && /usr/local/bin/tint2 -c /usr/local/etc/xdg/tint2/sxnsx-tint2rc
[ "$DESKTOP" == "jwm" ] && Esetroot -s /opt/.backgrounds/vector_wallpaper_by_seppoftw.jpg
[ "$DESKTOP" == "openbox" ] && Esetroot -s /opt/.backgrounds/linux.jpg
[ "$ICONS" == "wbar" ] && /usr/bin/wbar.sh
[ -x ./.mouse_config ] && ./.mouse_config &
wait $WM_PID

Here, instead of modifying the file, you just set the wallpaper to something other than the default for jwm and openbox.

[linus72]

OK, thanks Curaga, I'm gonna try it

I hope it works.

[robc]

I understand your frustration with the .xsession file 
I spent a few days to get this simple .xsession to work properly:

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Xvesa -br -screen 1024x768x32 -shadow -mouse /dev/input/mice,5 -nolisten tcp -I 2>&1 > /dev/null &
waitforX
xset s off &
xsetroot -solid "#4F5F82" -cursor /usr/share/misc/emptycursor /usr/share/misc/emptycursor &
xhost local:root &
tinywmThe problem I had was if I didn't background one of my commands then one of the others wouldn't work 
This was on TC 2.0 so I had to borrow the waitforX binary from TC 2.1

The commands you input to the file don't create an executable script: #!/bin/sh or the shebang is missing.

I was wondering about that too, but I tried running .setbackground without it from the CLI and it still worked. If you still want to modify the .setbackground file then you can do something like this:

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[ "$DESKTOP" == "openbox" ] && echo '#!/bin/sh
Esetroot -s /opt/.backgrounds/linux.jpg' > .setbackground
Also your end quote for the echo command is missing for the openbox line.

[linus72]

Well, guys, it's still not working

I have tried everything I know to get Openbox and JWM tto live together
and have different wallpapers and I guess that's not possiible??

I tried all suggesstions above and what I got right now is openbox loads up with the jwm wallpaper and NO wbar at all??!

so, I guess the solution must be to delete one and only use either jwm or openbox

So, can you guys post that in the openbox apps browser, that it doesn't/can't work together with JWM.
Or any suggesstions?

[linus72]

OK, I got Openbox working OK, wbar loads and tint2 loads fine
here's .xsession

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Xvesa -br -screen 1024x768x32 -shadow -mouse /dev/input/mice,5 -nolisten tcp -I 2>&1 > /dev/null &
waitforX
export ICONS=`cat /etc/sysconfig/icons`
export DESKTOP=`cat /etc/sysconfig/desktop`
"$DESKTOP" 2>/tmp/wm_errors &
export WM_PID=$!
[ -x ./.setbackground ] && ./.setbackground
[ "$ICONS" == "wbar" ] && /usr/bin/wbar.sh
[ "$DESKTOP" == "openbox" ] && /usr/local/bin/tint2 -c /usr/local/etc/xdg/tint2/sxnsx-tint2rc
[ "$DESKTOP" == "openbox" ] && Esetroot -s /opt/.backgrounds/linux1.jpg
[ -x ./.mouse_config ] && ./.mouse_config &
wait $WM_PID

However, I haven't tried to use JWM yet....should I uninstall jwm or try again to get seperate
backgrounds for both?
thanks