Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 07:44:01 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> To: "Brian D. McGrew" <brian@visionpro.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X-Windows. xinit, .xinitrc Message-ID: <373A74B1.E8F1FB51@uk.radan.com> References: <000d01be9cde$6c590a40$0264a8c0@kaffesoft.com>
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"Brian D. McGrew" wrote:
>
> Thanks for the insights on the X-Console ... I was having the same problem.
> As soon as I added the recommended line to /etc/fdtab, I was up and running
> with an X-Console! Thanks ...
>
> My question is this. I have written this bitchen .xinitrc file. So, after
> I do a command line login, I can then type "xinit", and get into the
> X-Server and it will process my ~/.xinitrc just fine.
>
> Then someon told me that I could star X automaticly at boot. This is
> working fine, but when I login, it doesn't process my ~/.xinitrc. Do I need
> to rename this file to something else, or is there something that I'm
> missing about the way X works?
>
Are you logging in from a command line ``login: '' prompt or using the
xdm GUI login? If it is the latter then you need to copy ~/.xinitrc to
~/.xsession.
> Also, I'm using FVWM v2.2, with a 2x2 virtual desktop. How can I tell my
> programs (ie. xterm, netscape etc.) what desktop to come up on? I've tried
> the conventional "/usr/X11R6/bin/xterm -xrm "*Page:2"", and also "*Desk:2";
> but neither seem to work. Any suggestions?
>
Can't help you here I'm afraid, I don't use fvwm.
> Thanks for the quick lesson in X :)
>
> -Brian
>
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