One problem with TextEdit is that it can introduce line endings which make Unix script files dysfunctional. I don't think that this is the case here, though.
Can you post the contents of your .xinitrc file? Alexander K. Hansen wrote: > Define "the file": the system's xinitrc or ~/.xinitrc ? If the > latter it -should- belong to you and not be locked. If you edited the > system's xinitrc file, but you also have a ~/.xinitrc, then the former > gets ignored completely in favor of the latter. > > I have no idea what X11 Starter is or how it works. > > Chris Lord wrote: >> Alex, >> >> Gave up trying to edit the file in pico and figured out a way to >> change the file permissions using Get Info, added the lines at the >> end of the file and saved them using Text Edit (which at least does >> what you tell it to!), then locked the file again. However KDE did >> not automatically launch when I launched X11, and when I used X11 >> Starter to launch KDE, I still have the same problem with the mouse >> not interacting with the window buttons. >> >> Chris Lord >> >> >> On 17 Jul 2007, at 14:24, Alexander K. Hansen wrote: >> >> You -don't- want to launch it from a terminal after X is going >> (especially this outdated version). Put the following lines in >> your ~/.xinitrc file: >> >> >> export KDEWM=kwin >> source /sw/bin/init.sh >> /sw/bin/startkde >/tmp/kde.log 2>&1 >> >> Then start X and KDE will start automatically. >> >> ___________________________________ >> > -- Alexander K. Hansen Fink User Liaison/Documenter akh AT finkproject DOT org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
