Re: the .xinitrc and .xsession puzzle

2001-06-11 Thread Alex Suzuki
On Mon, Jun 11, 2001 at 05:53:45PM +1000, Steve Kowalik wrote: > E? > If you want to drag in gnome you put 'gnome-session' at the end of .xinitrc I don't really need GNOME's session capability. The only thing I use of GNOME is the panel. Alex -- Alex Suzuki ..:.. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ..:.. http

Re: the .xinitrc and .xsession puzzle

2001-06-11 Thread Steve Kowalik
On Sun, Jun 10, 2001 at 06:49:19PM +0200, Alex Suzuki uttered: > Thanks kent. I'm now using .xinitrc exclusively. > > xsetroot -solid black & > sawfish & > panel > > I'm also backgrounding the windowmanager because I'm using gnome. > E? If you want to drag in gnome you put 'gnome-session' at

Re: the .xinitrc and .xsession puzzle

2001-06-10 Thread D-Man
On Sun, Jun 10, 2001 at 12:42:47PM +0200, Alex Suzuki wrote: | Somehow GNOME just can't remember its settings, and I think I screwed up | those files anyway. Which one gets read when I start X with startx? | I don't use a display manager like xdm or gdm or whatever. Like Andrea I only have a .xses

Re: the .xinitrc and .xsession puzzle

2001-06-10 Thread ktb
On Sun, Jun 10, 2001 at 03:56:24PM -0700, Alvin Oga wrote: > > hi alex > > .xinitrc is used when you run xinitrc or startx to > bring up X11 > > .xsession is used when you log into the X11 screen ( xdm ) > > if you want your gui and x11/windows to look the same no > matter how you login... mak

Re: the .xinitrc and .xsession puzzle

2001-06-10 Thread Alvin Oga
hi alex .xinitrc is used when you run xinitrc or startx to bring up X11 .xsession is used when you log into the X11 screen ( xdm ) if you want your gui and x11/windows to look the same no matter how you login... make the two files the same ( symlink one to the other ) c ya alvin On Sun, 10

Re: the .xinitrc and .xsession puzzle

2001-06-10 Thread Andrea Vettorello
Alex Suzuki wrote: > Hello friends, > > I wanted to ask you guys what ~/.xinitrc and ~/.xsession are all about. > I run Debian woody, GNOME and sawfish as my windowmanager (sawfish-gnome > package). > Somehow GNOME just can't remember its settings, and I think I screwed up > those files anyway. Wh

Re: the .xinitrc and .xsession puzzle

2001-06-10 Thread Alex Suzuki
On Sun, Jun 10, 2001 at 11:14:33AM -0500, ktb wrote: > On Sun, Jun 10, 2001 at 12:42:47PM +0200, Alex Suzuki wrote: > back-grounded with "&". Usually back-grounding everything but you're > window manager is the way to go. > hth, > kent Thanks kent. I'm now using .xinitrc exclusively. xsetroot -

Re: the .xinitrc and .xsession puzzle

2001-06-10 Thread ktb
On Sun, Jun 10, 2001 at 12:42:47PM +0200, Alex Suzuki wrote: > Hello friends, > > I wanted to ask you guys what ~/.xinitrc and ~/.xsession are all about. > I run Debian woody, GNOME and sawfish as my windowmanager (sawfish-gnome > package). > Somehow GNOME just can't remember its settings, and I t