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How to use XNest, Openbox and some windowmaker dockapps to have a cute monitor window...with duckies, and cat.
sudo apt-get install xnest openbox bubblefishymon wmmon wmbubble wmforkplop wmhdplop wmnd asmon wmcalclock wmmoonclock oneko
# make a script, call it: monitor.sh or something
# fill it with this:
Xnest :1 -s 0 -geometry 68x640+0+150 &
sleep 1
DISPLAY=:1
openbox &
sleep 0.125
bubblefishymon &
sleep 0.25
wmmon &
sleep 0.125
wmbubble &
sleep 0.125
wmforkplop --no-top &
sleep 0.125
wmforkplop --no-fork &
sleep 0.125
wmhdplop &
sleep 0.125
wmnd &
sleep 0.125
asmon &
sleep 0.125
wmcalclock &
wmmoonclock &
oneko &
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