[Pkg-lxde-maintainers] Bug#583171: pcmanfm prevents fluxbox desktop to load correctly

[Andrew Lee]

Hi,

Please report to BTS instead of write me in private.

michael hatzold wrote:
>> Did you use '--desktop' option with it?
> 
> With fluxbox I use a startup file. There is an entry "pcmanfm &" which
> opens pcmanfm in the background to speed up the start when I really need
> it. I use this since I have installed fluxbox time ago.

I haven't use fluxbox myself. I assume you are answering my question
that you didnot use '--desktop' option with it.

> Now some strange observations:
> 
> 1) When I comment out "pcmanfm &" with the _new_ version, fluxbox
> desktop does not start completly (i.e no desktop BG and no icons) but
> pcmanfm doesn't open during fluxbox gets loaded.
> 
> 2) Now, when I go back to the testing version and still comment out
> "pcmanfm &", it is the same, no BG and no icons and pcmanfm doesn't open
> during fluxbox gets loaded.
> 
> 3) If I now enable  again "pcmanfm &" in the fluxbox startup file
> fluxbox starts with desktop BG an icons and  pcmanfm not in foreground.
> 
> I really do not understand this kind of interaction. Above all, # 2)
> makes no sense at all.

What's the point above?

> If there is any testing I could do, please let me know.

Try to use 'pcmanfm --desktop &' instead.

Regards,

-Andrew