---
name: "fbdesk"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "fbdesk"
version: "1.4.1-10"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fbdesk"
---

# fbdesk(1)

Icons on the desktop

## NAME

fbdesk - Icons on the desktop

## SYNOPSIS

```
  fbdesk [option]
```

## OPTIONS

- **-display DISPLAY**

  Connect to display.

- **-na**

  Do not use antialias features.

- **-rc RESOURCE FILE**

  Default configuration file to read is ~/.fluxbox/init

  Print available options.

- **-v**

  Print the version number.

## DESCRIPTION

Fbdesk is a fluxbox-util application that creates and manage icons on your Fluxbox desktop. Features implemented include:

```
  - Transparent text and icon
  - xpm, png, jpg, jfi, jfif, pnm, ppm, pgm, pbm, pam, tga, gif and bmp image loading
  - Antialias text
  - UTF-8 and multibyte support
  - Vertical text
  - Grid Snapping
  - GUI for editing command/label and add/remove icons
  - Fluxbox menu style
```

## ENVIRONMENT

None.

## FILES

The defaul configuration file is ~/.fluxbox/init whose entries:

```
    fbdesk.iconFile:  filename to icon file (default: ~/.fluxbox/fbdesk.icons)
    fbdesk.font: icon font name (default: fixed)
    fbdesk.textColor:  color for icon text  (default: black)
    fbdesk.textBackground: color (default: white)
    fbdesk.snapX: x snap size (default: 5)
    fbdesk.snapY: y snap size (default: 5)
    fbdesk.doubleClickInterval: time interval between clicks for a double click (default: 200)
    fbdesk.textPlacement: placement for text around icon image  (default: Bottom)
    fbdesk.lockPositions: bool (default: false)
    # Possible values for text placement: Left, Right, Top and Bottom
    session.styleFile: style file for menu (default: none) this one is read from ~/.fluxbox/init
```

The Icon file format is:

```
    # this is a comment
    # Start of one icon entry
    [Deskop Entry]
    Icon=the image filename
    Name=the icon label
    Exec=what it executes
    Pos= 123 456  # position of the icon
    [end]
    # end of one icon entry
```

An example of iconfile:

```
    [Desktop Entry]
    Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/gnome-home.png
    Name=aterm
    Exec=aterm
    Pos= 100 100
    [end]
```

## SEE ALSO

*dfm*(1) *rox-files*(1) *xtdesk*(1)

Homepage http://fluxbox.sourceforge.net/fbdesk/

## AUTHORS

Program author Henrik Kinnunen \<fluxgen@users.sourceforge.net\>

This manual page was written by Jari Aalto \<jari.aalto@cante.net\> for the Debian GNU system (but may be used by others). Released under GPL v2 or any later version.