1) Edit the file .bash_profile in your home directory and make sure the X11R6/bin directory gets added to your path. e.g.:
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin
2) Put your .xinitrc file in your home directory and edit it to your liking.
3) Create a Windows shortcut (on the Desktop, for instance) with the following target:
C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\run.exe /bin/bash.exe --login -c "xinit -- -noreset -nodecoration"
The run part keeps bash from creating a dormant icon on the task bar. The "--login" part tells bash to read .bash_profile. The arguments after "xinit --" get passed to XWin.
That's all there is to it!
From: Mike Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: startxwin.bat - how to use an .xinitrc file Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 10:24:33 -0500
I have several things that I like to have run when I start an xsession and normally I would put these into a ~/.xinitrc file to have them run at X startup time.
However, when I run startxwin.bat it does not appear to execute the .xinitrc file automatically. Therefore I have had to manually edit the startxwin.bat file and add my custom stuff.
I"d like to find a way around editing startxwin.bat since after every xfree update I have to re-edit the file and re-add my custom lines.
Am I missing something here? Is there a way to get startxwin.bat to automatically find $HOME/.xinitrc or would this be a good enhancement request?
Thanks, Mike Campbell
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