From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 3 00:31:37 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E31AF1065675 for ; Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:31:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (aristotle.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9DDD28FC14 for ; Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:31:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m630VZof028838; Wed, 2 Jul 2008 17:31:35 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Wed, 2 Jul 2008 17:31:27 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 17:31:26 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: prad Message-ID: <20080703003126.GC69333@thought.org> References: <38b9f0350807020011y35080e75ge2d8d083635be72a@mail.gmail.com> <20080702080013.GA2989@rebelion.Sisis.de> <20080702154730.2dad476e@gom.home> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080702154730.2dad476e@gom.home> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 21++ years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org Cc: Matthias Apitz , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Execute the command when login X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:31:38 -0000 On Wed, Jul 02, 2008 at 03:47:30PM -0700, prad wrote: > On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 10:00:13 +0200 > Matthias Apitz wrote: > > > You could launch it from ~/.xinitrc for example as: > > > > xmodmap.sh > > exec startkde > > > i tried to do that with ion and it didn't work which came as a surprise. > however, i will try it again and maybe with a different wm. i think that xmodmap requires that you have X running for it towork. same with % xset r off that i need to prevent key bounces. In your shell initializatin file (~.login, ~/.zlogin ... ) is where the the xmodmap line belongs. a question for the list:: What is the global test to be sure that X *is* running?? gary > > -- > In friendship, > prad > > ... with you on your journey > Towards Freedom > http://www.towardsfreedom.com (website) > Information, Inspiration, Imagination - truly a site for soaring I's > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org