On Sat, 2004-02-28 at 18:50, Nano Nano wrote: > I run a hybrid desktop: gnome-control-center is installed, but not > metacity. Fluxbox is my WM; but I remove gnome-session as a Session > Manager so I have No Session Manager. Here is my .xsession: > > #!/bin/sh > ARGS="--hide-menubar --window-with-profile=Default" > #gnome-control-center > gnome-settings-daemon --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_SettingsDaemon --oaf-ior-fd=21 > & > xscreensaver -nosplash & > kdeinit & > gbuffy & > #xmms & > gnome-terminal $ARGS --geometry=80x25+1+22 & > gnome-terminal $ARGS --geometry=95x25+582+22 & > gnome-terminal $ARGS --geometry=80x40+1+418 & > gnome-terminal $ARGS --geometry=95x40+582+418 & > exec fluxbox > > As you can see, I used to run gnome-control-center synchronously, and > would double-click the Font applet, which would "wake up" the Gnome > settings and make themes and junk work. But I noticed what it runs is > gnome-settings-daemon so I just run that directly. > > The problem is I have to run gnome-settings-daemon, gbuffy, and > gnome-terminal all in the background, because only the final task (exec > fluxbox) can block. > > The problem is if gbuffy or gnome-terminal starts before > gnome-settings-daemon, themes and various gnome-ish things are broken. > It's a classic race conditions. > > How can I serialize the tasks? Remember, none can block. > gnome-settings-daemon doesn't return.
Break them out to a script with a sleep statement. That way it'll non-block. Changes would be something like: ~/.xsession #!/bin/sh gnome-settings-daemon --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_SettingsDaemon --oaf-ior-fd=21 & xscreensaver -nosplash & kdeinit & gbuffy & ~/bin/xsession-wait & exec fluxbox ~/bin/xsession-wait #!/bin/sh ARGS="--hide-menubar --window-with-profile=Default" sleep 10 gbuffy & gnome-terminal $ARGS --geometry=80x25+1+22 & gnome-terminal $ARGS --geometry=95x25+582+22 & gnome-terminal $ARGS --geometry=80x40+1+418 & gnome-terminal $ARGS --geometry=95x40+582+418 & Should work, since the execution is backgrounded. Adjust delay as required. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] REMEMBER ED CURRY! http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry Novell's Directory Services is a competitive product to Microsoft's Active Directory in much the same way that the Saturn V is a competitive product to those dinky little model rockets that kids light off down at the playfield. -- Thane Walkup
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