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====== x and desktop configuration ======

===== customize x =====

Customizing X basics:  [[http://www.phildev.net/linux/x.html]]

change window manager:

<code>update-alternatives --config x-window-manager </code>

===== showing icons on desktop =====

idesk [[http://fluxbox-wiki.org/index.php?title=Idesk]]

<code> aptitude install idesk </code>

create the .ideskrc in the home folder

<code>
 table Config
   FontName: tahoma
   FontSize: 8
   FontColor: #ffffff
   Locked: false
   Transparency: 150
   HighContrast: true
   Shadow: true 
   ShadowColor: #000000
   ShadowX: 1
   ShadowY: 2
   Bold: false
   ClickDelay: 300
   IconSnap: true
   SnapWidth: 55 
   SnapHeight: 100
   SnapOrigin: BottomRight
   SnapShadow: true
   SnapShadowTrans: 200
   CaptionOnHover: false
 end
 table Actions
   Lock: control right doubleClk
   Reload: middle doubleClk
   Drag: left hold
   EndDrag: left singleClk
   Execute[0]: left doubleClk
   Execute[1]: right doubleClk
 end
</code>

and a .idesktop folder 

put a description of each icon together with the image if should display in this folder

<code>
 table Icon
   Caption: Mozilla Firefox
   Command: firefox
   Icon: /path/to/image/firefox.png
   X: 100
   Y: 50
 end
</code>

then add (or uncomment) this line in the ~/.fluxbox/startup file (to make idesk autostart):
<code>idesk &</code>

====== autologin ======

http://b.fluff.cc/2012/02/xbmc-auto-login-auto-start-auto-restart.html

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