From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 23 12:46:44 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2981016A4CF for ; Wed, 23 Jun 2004 12:46:44 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp-out1.xs4all.nl (smtp-out1.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.11]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A39243D1F for ; Wed, 23 Jun 2004 12:46:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from v.vandalon@student.tue.nl) Received: from [10.0.0.152] (vandalon.xs4all.nl [80.126.124.113]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtp-out1.xs4all.nl (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i5NCkDTI015623; Wed, 23 Jun 2004 14:46:27 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <40D97B95.8050306@student.tue.nl> Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 14:46:13 +0200 From: Vincent Vandalon User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.6 (X11/20040618) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ron Ganzer References: <20040623022527.5f5f83be.ganzman@ganzman.no-ip.org> In-Reply-To: <20040623022527.5f5f83be.ganzman@ganzman.no-ip.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how do i set window transparancy in fluxbox? X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 12:46:44 -0000 1) First you must use one of the newer versions(0.92 or later... Im using 0.99). So use /usr/ports/x11-wm/fluxbox-devel instead of the fluxbox if you want transparancy. Secondly you must use a good backgroud-setting-ap(see second link!) as background setter icm with fbsetbg. I recommend feh(/usr/ports/graphics/feh/ , but that's up to you. See here: http://www.fluxbox.org/docs/en/faq.php#menualpha And here: http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanb/software/fluxbox/fbsetbg.html I don't think you can make any arbitrary window transparant, the Fluxbox-graphics(menu, toolbar etc) can be made transparant. But for a transparant terminal you will have to use aterm or eterm...and firefox i don't know if it can be done. But if i am wrong please correct me! 2) For the menu part, type >fluxbox-generate_menu -h for help This will generate the menu (if you leave the -h out of course). Remember it _will_ override the ~/.fluxbox/menu file, so if you already tweaked it you will lose that. So in that case make a backup of that file Ron Ganzer wrote: >*This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm) Pro* >i have fluxbox up and running >but i have two problems with which i cant see a solution : > >1) how do i set fluxbox's famous window transparancy? >2) is there a way to "create" a "start menu" like in gnome? (other users use this comp) > > >thanks guys, >ganzman >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >