> Hi, > > Firstly, you could try starting the second xterm inside the > first one like so: > % xterm & > See the `&' symbol? That send the xterm launched into the background, > and returns your command prompt on the first xterm. Voila! tow > command prompts ;-)
i'll do it a try right now. > Secondly, you should look into installing and running a window > manager like twm (the standard, vanilla window manager), fvwm2 (the > middle of the road window manager), fvwm95 looks like windows ;-(; > wmaker (supposedly, the window manager fo the future, still lacks > feature I have grown used to). However, this is highly subh=jective, > and doubtless I shall be flamed ercilessly. twm is what i'm running,do you know if fvwm2 run on 16 colors ?? i tried fvwm95 too but it hasn't worked (i discovered the reason about 30 minutes ago when surfing in a mass of document and config files). > When starting, X looks for a file called .xsession (or > .xinitrc, I forget what the default is now). I am including a copy of > my .xsession to use as an example (do not just copy it over, I have a > myriad of things in there that you do not need). it will help,but it's currious i dont have any .xinitrc file on my system and even more currious that i run the apropos command for something on xinitrc and it didn't found a manpage for it ( i did apropos .xinitrc apropos xinitrc and find / -name "*xinitrc*" ,nothing at all) > Hope this helps. > > manoj > -- > "Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows." Robert > G. Ingersoll > Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> > Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E > > cut below > > #!/bin/sh > # Merge in defaults and keymaps > umask 022 > export default_dir=${default_dir:=$HOME} > > userresources=$default_dir/.Xresources > usermodmap=$default_dir/.Xmodmap > sysresources=/usr/lib/X11/xdm/.Xresources > sysmodmap=/usr/lib/X11/.Xmodmap > > # load common variables > if test -f $default_dir/.bash_vars ; then > . $default_dir/.bash_vars > fi > > if [ ! $DISPLAY -o $DISPLAY = ":0.0" ]; then > DISPLAY=`hostname`:0 > fi > > if [ -f $sysresources ]; then > xrdb -merge $sysresources > fi > > if [ -f $sysmodmap ]; then > xmodmap $sysmodmap > fi > > if [ -f $userresources ]; then > xrdb -merge $userresources > fi > > if [ -f $usermodmap ]; then > xmodmap $usermodmap > fi > > # This is useful if you use ssh > eval $(ssh-agent) > ssh-add </dev/null & > > > xset -c b 95 s default & > > #xwrits +frugal +iconified +clock +beep +breakclock +lock & > #xearth -pos 42.22.41 -77.75 #-orbit 51.6 234.8 > ##xearth -label -grid -pos orbit,1,41.67 -fork > #tvtwm -s & > #nice xcb -l v -geometry 200x500-0+365 & > #nice sunclock -icongeometry -0+0 -iconic & > > #xvtdl & > #nice pland & > xicon & > #nice xmultibiff -mail ~/var/spool/mail/{important,admin,digital,bcast} & > #nice xwalld & > > if [ -z "$MANPATH" ]; then > MANPATH=/usr/local/man:/usr/man; export MANPATH > fi > > # Start some shelltools and the window manager > if test -x /usr/bin/X11/fvwm2; then > #fvwm2 -f "FvwmM4 -m4prog /usr/bin/m4 .fvwm2rc" & > /usr/bin/X11/fvwm2 & > elif [ -x /usr/bin/X11/fvwm ]; then > /usr/bin/X11/fvwm & > elif [ -x /usr/bin/X11/twm ]; then > /usr/bin/X11/twm & > fi > > # xkeycaps -kbd ms104 & > exec xterm -ut -T login -n login -fg Black -bg LightSteelBlue -geometry > 80x24+10+93 -ls > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
