Re: the .xinitrc and .xsession puzzle
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 Jun 2001, 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. Which one gets read when I start X with startx?
> I don't use a display manager like xdm or gdm or whatever.
>
> this is what my .xinitrc looks like:
>
> galeon -s &
> xsetroot -solid black &
> exec sawfish &
> panel
>
>
> This is what .xsession looks like
>
> #!/bin/sh
>
> xsetroot -solid slategrey &
> xrdb -load $HOME/.Xdefaults
> exec /usr/bin/gnome-session
>
>
> Could anybody solve this puzzle for me? Can anyone with a similar
> configuration (GNOME/sawfish) post his/her .xinitrc and .xsession?
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