Justin Georgeson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I use the above two programs. I've noticed that I can't have my
> autoexec (afterstep, not windows) file start a transparent Eterm
> unless the background is some xpm pattern rather than a picture. The
> problem is that Eterm need the background to be set before it can
> fill in its background. If I use a picture as the background for my
> desktop, it takes too long to lad and Eterm tries to take a snapshot
> of it and crashes when it isn't set yet. Anyone know how to make the
> Eterm wait, say 3s so the background will be set when it tries to
> capture it?
I presume this "autoexec" is somewhat like a normal .Xclients or
.xsession script. If so, just change "eterm&" to something like:
(sleep 3; eterm)&
Note that this is better than:
sleep 3
eterm&
The latter delays the whole startup script for three seconds, while
the former only makes eterm wait.
Regards,
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Jack O'Quin
Austin, Texas, USA
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