On Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 12:13:44 +0100, John Keniry wrote: > On Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 02:20:32AM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > #! /bin/sh > > PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH > > failsafe="xterm -ls -T Failsafe -geometry 80x24-0-0" > > trap "exec $failsafe" EXIT SIGHUP SIGINT SIGPIPE SIGTERM SIGIO > > > > [some commands] > > This is where you put your xmodmap command right?
Yes. > Thanks for that. I know a little more now, but I'm still puzzled as to how > this is (not) working. I know that if I create an .xinitrc then I must > "do what Xsessions does" or my WM won't start, yet if I include the > xmodmap before all that in the script it has no effect. My .xinitrc: > > $cat .xinitrc > #!/bin/sh > > [ -e $HOME/.Xmodmap ] && xmodmap $HOME/.Xmodmap > > # invoke global X session script > /etc/X11/Xsession I don't use Xsession files. But you need to make sure that the above xmodmap settings are not overridden by a xmodmap call in an Xsession file. Also, before calling xmodmap, the DISPLAY variable needs to be set (in case it is not set properly). I have: if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ]; then DISPLAY=":0" fi # Local display: :0 should be used as the most efficient local transport # will be chosen (see man X). case $DISPLAY in unix:0.0|unix:0|:0.0|:0) DISPLAY=":0";; esac > Now I startx and try pressing the key I want to xmodmap to change, and > find the key is unaltered. If I cut and paste the whole xmodmap line > above into a terminal and run it then try the key again the new mapping > is applied as it should be. So it didn't work in the script. > > It makes no difference if I reverse the order in the .xinitrc script, > i.e. invoke Xsession first - the keymap is still unaltered when X > starts. I don't know how it works exactly, but I suppose that if Xsession starts the window manager and you put the xmodmap after the call to Xsession, the xmodmap won't be executed as expected. -- Vincent Lefèvre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.org/> - 100% validated (X)HTML - Acorn Risc PC, Yellow Pig 17, Championnat International des Jeux Mathématiques et Logiques, TETRHEX, etc. Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / SPACES project at LORIA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
