From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 26 16:53:59 2009 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 0D74D1065673 for ; Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:53:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from mailout.zetnet.co.uk (mailout.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.47.231]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8AEAD8FC14 for ; Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:53:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from irwell.zetnet.co.uk ([194.247.47.48] helo=zetnet.co.uk) by mailout.zetnet.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Lmsq5-0007Lo-Ho; Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:53:57 +0000 Received: from melon.esperance-linux.co.uk (54-144.adsl.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.54.144]) by zetnet.co.uk (8.14.1/8.14.1/Debian-9) with ESMTP id n2QGrt3h013448; Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:53:55 GMT Received: by melon.esperance-linux.co.uk (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 32B8EFCA6A1; Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:53:50 +0000 (GMT) Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:53:50 +0000 From: Frank Shute To: Pieter Donche Message-ID: <20090326165350.GA84537@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Pieter Donche , Polytropon , "mail.list freebsd-questions" References: <20090325222900.d4c325ee.freebsd@edvax.de> <20090326153918.GA84393@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Face: *}~{PHnDTzvXPe'wl_-f%!@+r5; VLhb':*DsX%wEOPg\fDrXWQJf|2\,92"DdS%63t*BHDyQ|OWo@Gfjcd72eaN!4%NE{0]p)ihQ1MyFNtWL X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.4-RELEASE-p2 i386 X-Organisation: 'http://www.shute.org.uk/' X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.1.7 (zetnet.co.uk [194.247.46.1]); Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:53:55 +0000 (GMT) Cc: Polytropon , "mail.list freebsd-questions" Subject: Re: how to configure xbiff X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Frank Shute List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:53:59 -0000 On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 05:25:24PM +0100, Pieter Donche wrote: > > On Thu, 26 Mar 2009, Frank Shute wrote: > > >On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 08:39:38AM +0100, Pieter Donche wrote: > >> > >>On Wed, 25 Mar 2009, Polytropon wrote: > >> > >>>On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:21:48 +0100 (CET), Pieter Donche > >>> wrote: > >>>>What precise command do I have to write in what startup file, > >>>>so that this does the same thing on FreeBSD/KDE3.5 ? > >>> > >>>I have the following line in my ~/.xinitrc: > >>> > >>> xbiff -geometry 50x50+0+998 & > >>>This is for the lower left corner of a 1400x1050 21" CRT. > >>>If you think you need further options, consult "man xbiff". :-) > >> > >>>From a terminal window command line xbiff -geometry 50x50-5+5 & puts > >>it in my upper right corner, but if I put that in my .xinitrc > >>(and chmod 755 ~/.xinitrc) nothing happens. Are you using kdm window > >>manager or xdm ? (I have in my /etc/ttys: > >>ttyv8 "/usr/local/bin/kdm -nodeamon" xterm on secure) > >> > >>Would .xinitrc not be processed by kdm window manager? > > > >Probably not. > >~/.xinitrc is only run when you use startx and ~/.xsession is used > >when you run the display manager xdm(1). > >I believe kdm also uses xsession. > > no xbiff icon neither when put in an .xsession file > Also nothing to see about this xbiff in the file > .session-errors-MYDISPLAYNAME:0 > ?? My memory sucks :( Since you haven't got an answer here, I guess you will have to post to a KDE list. Or alternatively use a KDE biff. Or launch xbiff& from an xterm or similar in KDE. Regards, -- Frank Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html