ktb wrote: > I've got a command I run as a regular user that works just fine > from the command line but when I put it in my ~.xinitrc it > doesn't work the command is - > /usr/X11R6/bin/xsetbg -onroot -at 0,0 /home/kent/img.jpg > The file also contains "fvwm" to load the window manager. > > Permissions for .xinitrc - > -rwxr-xr-x 1 kent kent 118 Dec 4 21:13 .xinitrc > > Why isn't this working for me? > Thanks, > kent >
If I understand you correctly, you're running fvwm and want to paint the root window with your .jpg when you boot the window manager. I use fvwm95, but I suspect it's basically the same. If so, the best place to put that command (and others like it) is in the ~/.fvwm/post.hook file. You'll probably have to create it if it's for a single user, but there should also be a system wide post.hook in the main fvwm directory (/etc/X11/fvwm ??). xli and xv both work well this way, so I suspect that xsetbg will also. John -- Powered by the Penguin
