I've written a little C program named rlc which generates random color strings like 'rgb:a5/b3/f1' which I can use like this to start xterm:
xterm -bg `rlc` (gives a random-light-colored background) This works great when I type the command from an xterm window -- but it fails when I click on a gnome or xfce icon containing the same command. Any idea why those two methods of starting a program don't produce the same result? Thanks.
