On 2005-08-10 13:06, Gary Kline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Wed, Aug 10, 2005 at 03:04:43PM +0300, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
>> On 2005-08-10 09:07, Stijn Hoop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > There is a way to start gnome using the 'startx' method but I don't
>> > know it.
>>
>> 1. Copy over /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc to ~/.xinitrc and make
>> sure it's executable by at least you, the owner of the file.
>>
>> 2. Replace the final commands (that spawn "a few useful programs") with:
>>
>> exec gnome-session
>>
>> 3. Done
>
> I should've read all responces evidently! Giorgos, can I (dare I,
> can/should I) put my miscellanous commands into .xinitrc, or are these
> simply ignored by the parser?
The .xinitrc file is a shell script that is executed by startx. All the
commands you put in there will be run, but watch out for one thing: you
are not allowed to start commands or programs that may "block" for any
amount of time. The commands of the .xinitrc shell script are executed
by a /bin/sh instance in the order they appear, so if you use:
xterm
fluxbox
then fluxbox will only start *after* xterm finishes.
The solution to this minor "problem" is to start everything but the last
command in the background:
xterm &
fluxbox
To emphasize one more important aspect (that after the last command
exits, then the X session terminates too), I frequently prefix the last
command with "exec", as in:
xterm &
exec fluxbox
just as a tip to myself that when the last command exits X will exit too.
> Also: can I use .xsession instead of .xinitrc? --I have several
> non-Gnome apps placed at various X+Y locations...
The .xsession script is used by "login managers", like XDM, GDM or KDM
instead of .xinitrc. Only one of the two will run at any time.
- Giorgos
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