[openbox] The Dock just doesn't work...

[Lucas Hazel]

I also use gkrellm (as a dock), and it works fine for me. What version
of gkrellm are you using? Also gkrellm will not change its
(non-)dockness until you restart the application.

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 04:30:09 -0200
Iuriatan Felipe <iuriatan.muniz at ic.unicamp.br> wrote:

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> Hehe... You're right man... I took  a nap... I was really kindda
> upset... I don't know how should I write "p**** off"... the expression
> just poped into my head and I didn't think too much on the writing...
> sorry...(man.. i didn't remembered the meaning of piss at that time
> hehe... really sorry...%-)
> 
> Wht I mean is:
> It is the third time I have the same problem with the dock...
> 
> gkrellm is that app which exhibits cpu usage... disk access...
> bandwidth load.... and things like that in tiny little cute graphs...
> the best way for it to be placed is vertically at the corner of
> screen, set to be a Dock app so that other windows don't overlay it
> when maximized... just like happen with fbpanel.
> 
> So I just installed gkrellm and set the property: "set window type to
> be a dock or panel". It used to be enough to get everything working as
> I said above (in my old system), but now OpenBox seems to someway
> confuse things and it just doesn't work... and, perhaps as a prove of
> it's confusion, the window placement is also bogous....
> 
> Anyone here had a problem like that ??? Or have a clue on where to
> start looking for the cause or the solution ???
> 
> I hope I made myself a little more clear, this time...
> 
> THX,
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> Iuri
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> Iuriatan Felipe wrote:
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> | Man.. this OpexBox is pissing me off... It's ever worked properly
> | with gkrellm and the Dock stuff..
> |
> | Days before I installed OpenBox in 2 machines and the Dock didn't
> | worked,,, What does it mean?
> |
> | 1. If I maximize firefox, or xterm, or anything it goes over (or
> | bellow, I don't mind... once it shoudn't overlay) gkrellm; 2. When
> | I open a new program like an aterm instance) it is placed
> | vertically AFTER the gkrellm high... And it should be placed at the
> |  top left cornet of my screen, right ?
> |
> | (bviously I set the gkrellm properties to act as a Dock... it was
> | enough on my old system)... Now I reinstalled my system (gentoo)
> | and my machine is afflicated by the same problem... =( I deleted my
> |  gkrellm config area... recompiled openbox... revied the config
> | files... used obconf... nothing seems to work...
> |
> | did anything changed ??? gtk or gkrellm or openbox (I've ever kept
> | my sys up2date)...
> |
> | Did anyone have the same problem ??? Is there a way to fix it ???
> |
> | P.S: I also use fbpanel... and it work properly... =(
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