fbdesk1

Usage

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.

Overview

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]