[rox-devel] Success running rox under icewm!

[Christopher A. <chr...@we...>]

I have finally managed ro get ROX-Filer running under icewm without the -o
option!

This is necessary to use the new Icewm 'doNotCover' option for windows on
the rox panel. It will then limit the workspace size and will windows do
not cover it.

Below are my settings in the Icewm config files plus a patch to the rox
source.
(Probably requires Icewm >= 1.0.8.)

Apply the patch in the top directory of the rox source package with:

patch -p1 <this mail>

Then recomile and (re-)install rox.

Paste the configuration settings into '~/.icewm/preferences' resp.
'~/.icewm/winoptions' and restart icewm

Kill any running ROX-Filer, then run:

rox -p=Default -t=Default

Pinboard items (if you have any) and the panel should now show!

Have fun!

Chris

--> ~/.icewm/preferences <--
#  Manage root window (EXPERIMENTAL - normally enabled!)
GrabRootWindow=1 # 0/1

# Bitmask of root window button click to use in window manager
UseRootButtons=3 # [0-255]

# Desktop mouse-button click to show the menu
DesktopWinMenuButton=1 # [0-20]

# Desktop mouse-button click to show the window list
DesktopWinListButton=2 # [0-5]

# Desktop mouse-button click to show the window list menu
DesktopMenuButton=0 # [0-20]
--> end <--

--> ~/.icewm/winoptions <--
# ROX-Filer pinboard and panel

ROX-Filer.icon: folder

ROX-Panel.layer: Dock
ROX-Panel.doNotCover: 1
ROX-Panel.ignoreWinList: 1
ROX-Panel.ignoreTaskBar: 1
ROX-Panel.ignoreQuickSwitch: 1

ROX-Pinboard.layer: Below
ROX-Pinboard.ignoreWinList: 1
ROX-Pinboard.ignoreTaskBar: 1
ROX-Pinboard.ignoreQuickSwitch: 1

ROX-Filer.layer: Normal
--> end <--

A patch for rox:

diff -uNr rox-1.1.2.orig/ROX-Filer/src/gui_support.c
rox-1.1.2/ROX-Filer/src/gui_support.c
--- rox-1.1.2.orig/ROX-Filer/src/gui_support.c	Wed Feb  7 18:58:40 2001
+++ rox-1.1.2/ROX-Filer/src/gui_support.c	Tue May  1 19:19:45 2001
@@ -226,7 +226,10 @@
 	gdk_window_set_functions(window, 0);
 
 	set_cardinal_property(window, xa_state,
-			WIN_STATE_STICKY | WIN_STATE_HIDDEN |
+/* don't hide panel/pinboard windows initially */
+/* Christopher Arndt <chr...@we...> */
+/*			WIN_STATE_STICKY | WIN_STATE_HIDDEN | */
+			WIN_STATE_STICKY |
 			WIN_STATE_FIXED_POSITION | WIN_STATE_ARRANGE_IGNORE);
 }

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Christopher Arndt                       [t] +49 6221-303918
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