fluxbox seems to load twice.

[rudie_rage]

So what started as a very simple process is now frustrating me more than it ever should.

whenever I started fluxbox it used to load the wrong background and I would manually change it. I started going through my fluxbox configuration files looking for the offending picture, and found it in a few places including .fluxbox/lastwallpaper, .fluxbox/startup, and .fluxbox/styles. It may be worth mentioning that lastwallpaper had both the correct and incorrect backgrounds in it.

So naturally i change all of the above to the proper wallpaper and then kill fluxbox and restart it. Well now instead of the wallpaper the background is just black, and conky is not rendering properly to the screen. Everything was also running extremely slowly. Seemed odd, so I decided to kill fluxbox again. When I exit fluxbox via the flux menu, my background appears and conky shows up on the desktop. everything works as usual, and it seems to run faster. When I exit again, it drops down to the console. I've tried reversing what I did in the first place, but I cant stop it from doing this.

When I drop back down to the console, there are 2 messages that look interesting. Firstly i get: "Fluxbox: there is no background option specified in the style" and secondly: "XIO: fatal error 11 (resource temporarily unavailable) on xserver :0.0 after 487 requests (487 known processed) with 0 remaining"

This is some pretty odd behaviour, and I dont know whats causing it, let alone how to fix it.

[rudie_rage]

bump? The solution is still escaping me.

[oz]

It sounds like you might have multiple issues going on here.

Fluxbox recently changed the way it sets backgrounds, so the "Fluxbox: there is no background option specified in the style" error message is normal. I'm not sure what's causing the other error message, but I get that sometimes when I run FVWM, and have never figured out what's causing it. I don't get it in Fluxbox, however.

What background setting app are you using?

What file are you using to set your background?

What file do you use to actually start Fluxbox?

[rudie_rage]

to initialize fluxbox I just pull a 'startx'. Don't know if that answers your third question, but as far as I know X sorts all the WM stuff out.

'fbsetbg -i' tells me its using Esetroot to set the background. Nothing unusual there as far as I know.

as for what file I'm using to set the background, that was the only thing I changed since I screwed things up. So far I've been trying to get _anything_ to work, so long as it works properly, but no matter how much I toy with .fluxbox/init, .fluxbox/startup, and my fluxbox styles I'm still having this issue.

[oz]

Is startx looking in your .xinitrc file for exec fluxbox?

If so, make sure you aren't starting any background apps from there, too. Just starting the background from the ~/.fluxbox/init file should be enough.

[rudie_rage]

my xinitrc:

#!/bin/sh
# $XConsortium: xinitrc.cpp,v 1.4 91/08/22 11:41:34 rws Exp $

userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
sysresources=/usr/lib/X11/xinit/.Xresources
sysmodmap=/usr/lib/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap

# merge in defaults and keymaps

if [ -f $sysresources ]; then
xrdb -merge $sysresources
fi

if [ -f $sysmodmap ]; then
xmodmap $sysmodmap
fi

if [ -f $userresources ]; then
xrdb -merge $userresources
fi

if [ -f $usermodmap ]; then
xmodmap $usermodmap
fi

# Start the window manager:
exec /usr/bin/startfluxbox

seems to be checking out. Besides, I didnt even know where this file was until i looked for it right now. I doubt its part of the problem. I didnt modify it, at least.

Everything points to it being a problem with my background, but even then I am really curious why I have to exit fluxbox twice to actually exit. That dosnt seem consistent with a background issue. On the other hand, the background is all I changed before this started.

[oz]

Yes, the .xinitrc file looks good.

How about posting the contents of your ~/.fluxbox/init and theme file?

[rudie_rage]

init:

session.screen0.toolbar.visible:	true
session.screen0.toolbar.alpha:	100
session.screen0.toolbar.onhead:	0
session.screen0.toolbar.placement:	BottomLeft
session.screen0.toolbar.widthPercent:	50
session.screen0.toolbar.maxOver:	false
session.screen0.toolbar.tools:	workspacename, prevworkspace, nextworkspace, iconbar, systemtray, prevwindow, nextwindow, clock
session.screen0.toolbar.layer:	Top
session.screen0.toolbar.onTop:	False
session.screen0.toolbar.height:	0
session.screen0.toolbar.autoHide:	false
session.screen0.tabs.intitlebar:	true
session.screen0.tabs.maxOver:	false
session.screen0.menu.alpha:	100
session.screen0.overlay.lineWidth:	1
session.screen0.overlay.lineStyle:	LineSolid
session.screen0.overlay.joinStyle:	JoinMiter
session.screen0.overlay.capStyle:	CapNotLast
session.screen0.iconbar.wheelMode:	Screen
session.screen0.iconbar.deiconifyMode:	Follow
session.screen0.iconbar.iconWidth:	70
session.screen0.iconbar.iconTextPadding:	10l
session.screen0.iconbar.usePixmap:	true
session.screen0.iconbar.alignment:	Relative
session.screen0.iconbar.mode:	Workspace
session.screen0.slit.placement:	BottomRight
session.screen0.slit.onhead:	0
session.screen0.slit.maxOver:	false
session.screen0.slit.layer:	Dock
session.screen0.slit.alpha:	255
session.screen0.slit.direction:	Vertical
session.screen0.slit.onTop:	False
session.screen0.slit.autoHide:	false
session.screen0.window.focus.alpha:	100
session.screen0.window.unfocus.alpha:	60
session.screen0.titlebar.left:	Stick 
session.screen0.titlebar.right:	Minimize Maximize Close 
session.screen0.tab.placement:	TopLeft
session.screen0.tab.width:	64
session.screen0.edgeSnapThreshold:	0
session.screen0.followModel:	Ignore
session.screen0.menuMode:	Delay
session.screen0.menuDelayClose:	0
session.screen0.opaqueMove:	false
session.screen0.strftimeFormat:	%l:%M
session.screen0.focusNewWindows:	true
session.screen0.workspaces:	1
session.screen0.workspacewarping:	true
session.screen0.windowScrollAction:	
session.screen0.rowPlacementDirection:	LeftToRight
session.screen0.defaultDeco:	NORMAL
session.screen0.demandsAttentionTimeout:	500
session.screen0.focusLastWindow:	true
session.screen0.decorateTransient:	false
session.screen0.autoRaise:	false
session.screen0.reversewheeling:	false
session.screen0.clickRaises:	true
session.screen0.menuDelay:	0
session.screen0.antialias:	false
session.screen0.showwindowposition:	true
session.screen0.userFollowModel:	Follow
session.screen0.desktopwheeling:	true
session.screen0.imageDither:	false
session.screen0.windowMenu:	
session.screen0.tabFocusModel:	ClickToTabFocus
session.screen0.fullMaximization:	false
session.screen0.rootCommand:	
session.screen0.colPlacementDirection:	TopToBottom
session.screen0.workspaceNames:	Desktop,
session.screen0.resizeMode:	Bottom
session.screen0.windowPlacement:	RowSmartPlacement
session.screen0.focusModel:	ClickFocus
session.screen0.windowScrollReverse:	false
session.tabs:	true
session.ignoreBorder:	false
session.tabsAttachArea:	Window
session.numLayers:	13
session.forcePseudoTransparency:	false
session.modKey:	Mod1
session.configVersion:	1
session.styleOverlay:	~/.fluxbox/overlay
session.tabPadding:	0
session.opaqueMove:	False
session.slitlistFile:	~/.fluxbox/slitlist
session.colorsPerChannel:	4
session.keyFile:	~/.fluxbox/keys
session.imageDither:	True
session.doubleClickInterval:	250
session.cacheMax:	200l
session.styleFile:	/home/kage/.fluxbox/styles/monochromatic
session.groupFile:	~/.fluxbox/groups
session.focusTabMinWidth:	0
session.autoRaiseDelay:	250
session.cacheLife:	5l
session.appsFile:	~/.fluxbox/apps
session.menuFile:	~/.fluxbox/menu

style:

! Monochromatic style for fluxbox
! Autor: Dark_Savant (warl0ck) <warl0ck@eml.cc>


style.name:	monochromatic
style.author:	warl0ck
style.date:	04/10/05
style.credits:	
style.comments:		

toolbar.button.color:	#000000
toolbar.button.picColor:	#008000
toolbar.button:	Raised Bevel1 Solid Horizontal

toolbar.button.pressed.color:	#000000
toolbar.button.pressed.colorTo:	#001500
toolbar.button.pressed:	Flat Solid Diagonal

toolbar.clock.color:	#000000
toolbar.clock.colorTo:	#001500
toolbar.clock.textColor:	#006000
toolbar.clock:	Raised Bevel2 Solid Vertical

toolbar.color:	#000000
toolbar.colorTo:	#008000
toolbar.textColor:	#000000
toolbar.font:	snap
toolbar.justify:	Center
toolbar:	Raised Bevel2 Solid Vertical
toolbar.borderWidth:	0

toolbar.label.color:	#000000
toolbar.label.colorTo:	#001500
toolbar.label.textColor:	#008000
toolbar.label:	Raised Bevel1 Solid Horizontal

toolbar.workspace:  Raised Bevel1 Solid Horizontal
toolbar.workspace.color: #000000
toolbar.workspace.colorTo:  #001500
toolbar.workspace.textColor: #006000

toolbar.windowLabel.color:	#000000
toolbar.windowLabel.colorTo:	#001500
toolbar.windowLabel.textColor:	#00A000
toolbar.windowLabel:	Raised Bevel1 Solid Horizontal

window.button.pressed.color:	#008000
window.button.pressed.colorTo:	#001500
window.button.pressed:	parentrelative

window.button.focus.color:	#000000
window.button.focus.picColor:	#008000
window.button.focus:	flat solid

window.button.unfocus.color:	#008000
window.button.unfocus.colorTo:	#001500
window.button.unfocus.picColor:	#004000
window.button.unfocus:	parentrelative

window.frame.focus.color:	#000000
window.frame.focus:	flat solid

window.frame.unfocus.color:	#008000
window.frame.unfocus.colorTo:	#000000
window.frame.unfocus:	parentrelative

window.grip.focus.color:	#008000
window.grip.focus.colorTo:	#001500
window.grip.focus:	parentrelative

window.grip.unfocus.color:	#008000
window.grip.unfocus.colorTo:	#008000
window.grip.unfocus:	parentrelative

window.handle.focus.color:	#008000
window.handle.focus:	flat solid

window.handle.unfocus.color:	#008000
window.handle.unfocus.colorTo:	#001500
window.handle.unfocus:	parentrelative

window.handleWidth: 2

window.font:	snap
window.justify:	Right

window.label.focus.color:	#000000
window.label.focus.textColor:	#009000
window.label.focus:	flat

window.label.unfocus.color:	#000000
window.label.unfocus.colorTo:	#001500
window.label.unfocus.textColor:	#005000
window.label.unfocus:	parentrelative

window.title.focus.color:	#000000
window.title.focus.colorTo:	#001500
window.title.focus:  flat

window.title.unfocus.color:	#000000
window.title.unfocus.colorTo:	#001500
window.title.unfocus:	Raised Bevel1 Solid Vertical


menu.title:			raised interlaced rectangle gradient
menu.title.color:		rgb:0/0/0
menu.title.colorTo:		rgb:00/55/00
menu.title.textColor:		rgb:3/A/3
menu.title.font:		anorexia
menu.title.justify:		center

menu.frame:			elliptic gradient
menu.frame.color:		rgb:0/0/0
menu.frame.colorTo:		rgb:0/1/0
menu.frame.textColor:		rgb:0/6/0
menu.frame.disableColor:	rgb:4/2/2
menu.frame.font:	        anorexia
menu.frame.justify:		center

menu.bullet.position:		right
menu.bullet:			triangle

menu.hilite:			raised interlaced rectangle gradient
menu.hilite.color:		rgb:00/00/00
menu.hilite.colorTo:		rgb:00/55/00
menu.hilite.textColor:		rgb:3/A/3

borderColor:	#005000

bevelWidth:	1
handleWidth:	0
borderWidth:	1
frameWidth:	1

menu.bullet:	Triangle
menu.frame.disableColor:	#000000
menu.bullet.position:	Right

*Font: Anorexia

after toying with both these and the .fluxbox/startup file I took out all background definitions in hopes of having it just not try anything at all. Unfortunately its still bogging down on anything that has transparency (my terminal) or anything that draws to the background (conky, which actually wont show unless I close fluxbox once or specifically open it, even though it _is_ indeed running)

So I really dont know I guess worst-case scenario I could backup a few files, remove my .fluxbox folder, and then re-install fluxbox. But the scientist in me wants to know WHY! lol

[oz]

I don't see anything wrong with either of those files.

Rather than removing your .fluxbox folder, maybe you could log out of X, go to a terminal and "rename" your .fluxbox folder in case you want it later, then start X again to let the .fluxbox folder rebuild itself.

If things work properly, there was clearly something wrong in the folder. Otherwise, I'm thinking it might be something to do with your xsession files.

[rudie_rage]

that worked. I have fluxbox running properly. I started adding my old files one by one, and the first one killed it.

my startup file seems to be the problem. I commented out all background declarations a long while ago, so those arent the problem afaik.

it might be my conky -d... it says to end all running processes with an &, but the -d throws it into daemon mode, so its worked like that for a long time without issue

fluxbox startup-script:
#
# Lines starting with a '#' are ignored.

# You can set your favourite wallpaper here if you don't want
# to do it from your style.
#
# fbsetbg -f /home/kage/Pictures/wallpapers/widescreen/femme.png
#
# This sets a black background

#/usr/X11R6/bin/fbsetroot -solid black

# This shows the fluxbox-splash-screen
# fbsetbg -C /usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/splash.jpg

# Other examples. Check man xset for details.
#
# Turn off beeps:
# xset -b
#
# Increase the keyboard repeat-rate:
# xset r rate 195 35
#
# Your own fonts-dir:
# xset +fp "/home/kage/.fonts"
#
# Your favourite mouse cursor:
# xsetroot -cursor_name right_ptr
#
# Change your keymap:
# xmodmap "/home/kage/.Xmodmap"



# Applications you want to run with fluxbox.
# MAKE SURE THAT APPS THAT KEEP RUNNING HAVE AN ''&'' AT THE END.
#
# unclutter -idle 2 &
# wmnd &
# wmsmixer -w &
# idesk &
conky -d
xmms &
xscreensaver -no-splash &
# And last but not least we start fluxbox.
# Because it is the last app you have to run it with ''exec'' before it.

exec /usr/X11R6/bin/fluxbox
# or if you want to keep a log:
# exec /usr/X11R6/bin/fluxbox -log "/home/kage/.fluxbox/log"