Fluxbox and a transparent xTerm (aterm)
Follow @ggarronIf we are using Fluxbox because we need it to be lightweight it does not mean we can not have some eye candy on our Desktops.
So if you want a cool terminal, a transparent one starting with your log on, it is real possible, we will need aterm
Install it using your Distro package manager, I am using Debian so:
sudo aptitude install aterm
Aterm is real lightweight also, and looks great!
after installing it, we will need to go and edit the $HOME/.fluxbox/startup, and add just this line on it:
aterm -name aterm -sl 3000 -tr +sb -si -sk -sh 60 -fn -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal-*-*-120-*-*-c-*-iso8859-2 -g 130x50-0+0 -bl &
It should go just before the line
exec /usr/bin/fluxbox
These are the explanations for each used option
- -sl: Is the scroll buffer, because there are no scroll bars you can use the mouse wheel
- -tr: Enables transparency
- +sb: Turns off the scrollbar
- -sh: make the terminal a little bit faded. (darkened) so you can read better the contents, depending on your wallpaper you may or may not need this
- -fn: sets the font
- -g: sets the geometry and position, experiment with this value until you have the desired positio
- -bl: Turn off window border, so aterm could integrate in your Desktop
Now enjoy your eye candy Fluxbox, do not forget about conky