Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:39:38 +0100 (CET) From: Pieter Donche <Pieter.Donche@ua.ac.be> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: "mail.list freebsd-questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: how to configure xbiff Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.63.0903260829160.21502@hmacs.cmi.ua.ac.be> In-Reply-To: <20090325222900.d4c325ee.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <Pine.GSO.4.63.0903251616490.12607@hmacs.cmi.ua.ac.be> <20090325222900.d4c325ee.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Wed, 25 Mar 2009, Polytropon wrote: > On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:21:48 +0100 (CET), Pieter Donche <Pieter.Donche@ua.ac.be> 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?
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