[openbox] problem in cygwin/XWin

[Hom Nath Gharti]

Thanks so much.

On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Knute <knuteh at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> --- On Tue, 2/9/10, Hom Nath Gharti <hng.email at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Hom Nath Gharti <hng.email at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [openbox] problem in cygwin/XWin
>> To: openbox at icculus.org
>> Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 2:26 AM
>> Dear all,
>>
>> When I start xwin I get the black screen (I think this the
>> main
>> problem). Then I try openbox I see nothing. If I open some
>> application, e.g., xterm, it appears fine and works nice.
>> But the
>> problem is -- when I minimize xterm or any applications it
>> disappears
>> due to the black screen, and I cannot retrieve that
>> application.
>>
>> I know this is the cygwin/xwin problem, but I was wondering
>> if there
>> is a way in openbox to set the background (e.g., as in the
>> waker where
>> it set own background). I also attach my XWin.0.log, in
>> case somebody
>> have hints.
>
> Openbox is designed as a window manager.  That means that it manages windows.  It does not set backgrounds.   There are other programs that can do that (feh, habak, xsetroot, hsetroot, etc...).
>
> Openbox DOES have the capabililty of starting these programs when it starts though.  That capability is located in a file that is located in /home/(your user name)/.config/openbox/autostart.sh.   Put programs that you want to start in that file, and they will start when you start openbox.  It uses the same syntax as your ~/.xinitrc file.  For details check the openbox.org websites wiki on the autostart.sh file.
>
> But from what you have described, it appears as though openbox is acting normally.   FYI, to retrieve a minimized program, you can use <Alt><Tab>.
>
> HTH,
> Knute
>
>
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