Re: I don't want to use xterm, why am I forced to use it any way?
Can I make a suggestion?
The x-terminal-emulator alternative is system wide default.
Whereas, the choice of x-terminal is really a user preference, just
like the choice of text editor.
So, can it be handled the same way? If I want to invoke an editor from
a script or program, I can use sensible-editor, which checks the
environment for VISUAL or EDITOR, and then does the right thing.
Maybe there should be something called "sensible-xterm", which checks
the environment for some variable, say XTERM or XTERMINAL, or invokes
x-terminal-emulator if no environment variable is defined.
That way, a user could set their preference in .gnomerc or some other
startup file, "Run from terminal" could use sensible-xterm, etc.
Eric
ps: is there a reason why the list does not have a "Reply-To:
debian-devel@lists.debian.org" in the message headers?
On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 14:09:14 +0100, Josip Rodin wrote:
>On Thu, Feb 17, 2000 at 10:01:15AM +0100, Joost Claessen wrote:
>> For a x terminal I like rxvt better then xterm. But when I start something
>> from a window manager menu that I let debian update they always start in
>> a xterm.
>[snip]
>
>Edit /etc/menu-methods/menu.h to use rxvt or whatever.
>
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