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fluxbox apps file gets overwritten after reboot

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#1Postby siamhie » Thu Aug 29, 2024 2:53 pm

What is over writing my apps file?
I've added an entry to my apps file but when I reboot, the window is in a different location from what I specified.

Here I have added exit-options to my app file.

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[app] (name=exit-options) (class=exit-options) [Dimensions]{16% 4%} [Position](TopRight){20% 0%} [Close]{yes}[end]

This places the window right under my toolbar and lined up on the right side.

top-right1.jpg

After a reboot, the window is now visibly below my toolbar and the entry I wrote is been changed.

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[app] (name=exit-options) (class=exit-options) [Dimensions]{16% 4%} [Position](UPPERLEFT){64% 2%} [Close]{yes}[end]

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Jerry3904: Administrator; Posts: 22276; Joined: Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:13 am

Re: fluxbox apps file gets overwritten after reboot

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#2Postby Jerry3904 » Thu Aug 29, 2024 3:33 pm

Could it be because you used "TopRight" instead of "UPPERRIGHT" ?

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siamhie: Posts: 2137; Joined: Fri Aug 20, 2021 5:45 pm

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#3Postby siamhie » Thu Aug 29, 2024 3:45 pm

Jerry3904 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 3:33 pmCould it be because you used "TopRight" instead of "UPPERRIGHT" ?

Not from what the help file shows. The TopRight variable works but after a reboot, my app file entry has been changed.

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 [Position] (anchor) {X[%] Y[%]} Position the application at a particular spot. By default the upper-left corner is placed at screen coordinates (X,Y). If you specify an anchor, say BottomRight, then the lower-right corner of the window is positioned (X,Y) pixels from the lower-right corner of the screen. If the value is given in percent, then the coordinates will be based on the current screen’s size. anchor may be set to one of: TopLeft Left BottomLeft Top Center Bottom TopRight Right BottomRight

fluxbox-apps(5) Manual Page
http://fluxbox.org/help/man-fluxbox-apps.php

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i_ri: Posts: 880; Joined: Tue Jun 30, 2015 12:26 am

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#4Postby i_ri » Thu Aug 29, 2024 7:02 pm

hi siamhie
exit-options is interesting experiment regarding placement. thanks.
It had me finding a difference between system-keyboard-qt and system-keyboard-qt-launcher.
It follows the /apps entry unless Close equals true has fluxbox reformulate, in its own words, the position. fluxbox restates it differently. Is that what is happening with yours?

Initially, yes the position of exit-options window is where it is last seen located; seems to do that on its own without the windowmenu Remember.
fluxbox windowmenu Remember Position is stronger than the qt remember last location. This can be seen at the top of the screen. there is a difference.

leaving the exit-options window half-off the top of the screen qt will bring it back fully on the screen with a gap at the top of about thirty pixels. This happens at the Top. The right, left, bottom qt will put it where last seen.
leaving the exit-options half-off the top of the screen fluxbox windowmenu Remember Position will bring it back half-off the screen.

The "half-off" so that You will see only the right half was fun working inside the box. I flipped exit-options to vertical and put it in top-right screen where You have Yours.
half-off vertical shows the bottom buttons for You.

Are you still using struts? mine are at zero for these trials.
The mxfluxbox that installed this morning does not have a timeout on exit-options? my regular system has the timeout.

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siamhie: Posts: 2137; Joined: Fri Aug 20, 2021 5:45 pm

Re: fluxbox apps file gets overwritten after reboot[Solved]

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#5Postby siamhie » Thu Aug 29, 2024 9:14 pm

Solved, thanks to @Jerry3904 . I was using the wrong terminology. (lots of trial and errors)

The first variable for [Position] is to tell fluxbox were to start in parentheses ().

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UPPERLEFT TOP UPPERRIGHTLEFT CENTER RIGHTBOTTOMLEFT BOTTOM BOTTOMRIGHT

The second variable is to set the coordinants (horizontal vertical)
in relation to the starting point in curly brackets {}.

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{0 0}

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[app] (name=exit-options) (class=exit-options) [Dimensions]{16% 4%} [Position](UPPERRIGHT){0 -35}[end]

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i_ri: Posts: 880; Joined: Tue Jun 30, 2015 12:26 am

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#6Postby i_ri » Thu Aug 29, 2024 9:19 pm

((but you stated anchor is screen corner while man states anchor is window corner.))

All right siamhie. good for You.
Without the Close setting, it will be durable.

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siamhie: Posts: 2137; Joined: Fri Aug 20, 2021 5:45 pm

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#7Postby siamhie » Thu Aug 29, 2024 9:49 pm

i_ri wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 9:19 pm((but you stated anchor is screen corner while man states anchor is window corner.))

I never mentioned screen corner. I was quoting the terminology from the man page on the fluxbox web page (see link).

All right siamhie. good for You.
Without the Close setting, it will be durable.

The close setting gets added if you right click the windows titlebar and bring up the menu.
From there you select Remember > Save on close.

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 [Close] {bool} Save settings on close. By default, application settings are not updated when a window is closed.

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i_ri: Posts: 880; Joined: Tue Jun 30, 2015 12:26 am

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#8Postby i_ri » Thu Aug 29, 2024 10:42 pm

hi siamhie
not really boolean is it? yes or not at all. does true or True work for You?

when Close equals yes, then as instructed by Close yes, the position will be saved to /apps as redetermined UPPERLEFT by fluxbox; or however fluxbox describes to define Remember window placement. which is where this topic started.

Put in /apps Close equals yes and close the window. fluxbox describes the location. fluxbox just appointed the location quicker than we can trial and error. Take out Close equals yes and it will not change.

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siamhie: Posts: 2137; Joined: Fri Aug 20, 2021 5:45 pm

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#9Postby siamhie » Thu Aug 29, 2024 10:58 pm

If you launch fbrun it will always open in the same position.
Notice it doesn't have the [Close] variable?

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[app] (name=fbrun) [Position](CENTER){0 0} [Deco]{0x25} [Layer]{2}[end]

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i_ri: Posts: 880; Joined: Tue Jun 30, 2015 12:26 am

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#10Postby i_ri » Thu Aug 29, 2024 11:09 pm

fbrun by default is center. i do -nearmouse.
(( oh. i recall i did a screenshot with fbrun at (x,y) under the toolbar ...)

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