On Sat, 2008-04-12 at 09:28 +0200, Josef Spillner wrote: > > I'm running either Xephyr or Xnest and try something like xsetroot > -solid "#303030". This works when an application is running (e.g. xterm) > but not when the xserver has just been started without any apps attached > to it. The xsetroot manpage doesn't mention this, so it might be a bug > or an issue worth to be informed about. > > This issue affects e.g. /etc/xdg/openbox/autostart.sh which contains a > useless xsetroot call which doesn't work on startup of openbox.
Does starting the X server with -noreset avoid the problem? If so, this is nothing specific to xsetroot. See the Xserver manpage about -noreset. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer | http://tungstengraphics.com Libre software enthusiast | Debian, X and DRI developer