> but "qtile start" still works too.It works too, but long-running programs started before the WM should be run in the background appending "&" to the commands, according to the xinit(1) manpage and the Arch wiki.
Prepending exec to "qtile start" replacecs the script process (the xinit script) with the window manager, so that X doesn't exit if the process forks (some WMs do).
So, even though "qtile start" works, it's still better to use exec before, and it makes the .xinitrc /future-proof/.
SOURCES: - https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xinit - https://linux.die.net/man/1/xinit - https://venam.nixers.net/blog/unix/2020/01/27/xconfig.html -- Ariel Costas (https://costas.dev) GnuPG Public Key (https://costas.dev/pgp) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qtile-dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qtile-dev/0102017aa94c52f5-7f4458a4-e413-487b-83be-748e4508599a-000000%40eu-west-1.amazonses.com.
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