On Thursday 14 June 2007 09:04, Andrew Sackville-West shared this with us all: >--} On Thu, Jun 14, 2007 at 04:33:53AM +1000, M-L wrote: >--} > On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:47:56 +0100 >--} > Tom Furie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >--} > >--} > > On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 05:04:14PM +0000, M-L wrote: >--} > > >--} > > > #!/bin/sh >--} > > > # >--} > > > # My creation .Xsession file >--} > > > # >--} > > > # To remove the cursor after a short break >--} > > > unclutter -idle 1 & >--} > > > # To get up the Rox panel >--} > > > rox -b=MyPanel & >--} > > > # Have gkrellm working >--} > > > gkrellm & >--} > > > # Start Fluxbox, maybe it should be up top. Not according to > Liam's example --} > > > exec /usr/bin/fluxbox & >--} > > >--} > > Try without the & in the above line. >--} > > >--} > > Cheers, >--} > > Tom >--} > > >--} > > -- >--} > > Anti-trust laws should be approached with exactly that attitude. >--} > >--} > >--} > Brilliant Tom, but absobloominlootly brilliant - that did it, works > like a treat. --} >--} just in case you missed why... X runs until it has completed >--} everything in the .Xsession file. Once that's done, it kicks out and >--} either dies, or respawns itself depending on how you started X >--} ()startx vs *dm). SO with the & after fluxbox, you allowed fluxbox to >--} move into the background and X to move on through the .Xsession >--} file. Thus you were starting all that stuff up everytime you logged >--} in, but then X died at the end of .Xsession and you were back at the >--} xdm prompt :) >--} >--} A >--}
Thanks for that excellent explanation. Now I know why, what happened. Be well, Charlie -- Registered Linux User:- 329524 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. ......................Voltaire >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Linux Debian Etch -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
