On Sat, Mar 06, 1999 at 10:03:13PM -0500, Daniel Martin wrote: > Then use an xset in /etc/X11/Xsession or in /etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0. > This is what I do with other X options that I could put in the XF86 > config. file but don't for lack of knowing what the relevant option is > called (for example, I do a 'xset +dpms' in these startup files; I > also get fonts from a network fontserver which occasionally has > issues, and an xset instead of a FontPath means I can still use my > machine when the font server is down or unreachable). I've no idea why the hell this did not come to mind but I will be making this alteration shortly, thanks for smacking me in the head with the obvious... xdm would not start before the fontserver, though the X server running it might. Even if it did, if it's not there when the user logs in to xdm no biggie---though it would CERTAINLY be up by then unless it was broken. > Actually, I might go so far as to say that the XF86Config file should > not contain anything that can be set later with xset and which can be > left out of the config. file without breaking it. Hrm... this gives > me an idea - is there some file which we can guarantee is read each > time an X server is started (in the normal course of events)? > (Xsession isn't read by an xdm-initiated server until someone logs in, > unfortunately) If there were such a file, we could put all xset-able > and potentially server-killing stuff into that file, and simply log > all errors instead of having X go bouncing up and down. Yes, look at how xbanner works. > Of course, what I am willing to bet is the most common misconfiguration > - incorrect/inconsistent video settings - will still cause X to > bounce, but anything that will make a few X configurations more stable > (without, I think, causing too much chaos) is a good thing. (TM) Indeed! Of course, big-cursor font needs to still be there and stuff. Hmm, actually now you give ME an idea by answering your idea about the big-cursor package... it can be made much more useful than it is now with a little work. -- Joseph Carter <knghtbrd@debian.org> Debian GNU/Linux developer PGP: E8D68481E3A8BB778EE22996C9445FBE The Source Comes First! To boldly go where no bunch of geeks have gone before :) --Joel Klecker
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