X and Fluxbox :: Fluxbox funkified?

Just had a quick check of the fluxbox number in DSL and its seems consistent with the latest stabel fluxbox release 0.1.14.

So it should be possible to set things like transparencies and round corners with out updating fluxbox! http://www.fluxbox.org/docbook/en/html/fluxstyle-man.html so by adding the right commands to a style file should enable these options (I will try it soon)

As for supporting programs, terminals like eterm and aterm (noticed theres a new .dsl out ) can have transparency turned on.

[EXTRA!] Tried the DSL-aterm.dsl using the desktop icon transparency is as standard, so we're a little way there! Although, if aterm is called up manually, you have to pass options to enable the transparency (couldn't see anything obvious in the icon link file).

Also, tried in vain to turn on the rounded corners and alpha (transparancy) but to no avail   If the absolute latest install of fluxbox could be tried or at least to ensure the latest is installed, it may give us a better chance [EXTRA!]

Found this in the fluxbox FAQ:

2. How do I make my menus transparent?

You can make your menus transparent if you are running a recent version of fluxbox (0.9.2 or above) by changing the "Menu Alpha" value in the configure menu. 255 = Opaque, 0 = Invisible (completely transparent). A value around 160 seems to satisfy most people.



3. I've set a transparency value, but nothing is transparent?!

Here are some things to check:

Fluxbox must be restarted for changes in the alpha value to take effect (just choose restart in the menu).
You need to have the XRender extension enabled in X, and compiled into fluxbox. Running fluxbox -i and xdpyinfo | grep RENDER should both say "RENDER".
You must have set the background with an XRender-compatible tool. fbsetbg comes with fluxbox and tries to make this easy for you, try it (the web page also has list of transparency supporting background tools). Run fbsetbg -i to see if it can find a suitable tool.