Re: console too long after stopping x

[Bob McGowan <bob_mcgowan@symantec.com>]

Tyler Smith wrote:
> On 2007-06-05, Tyler Smith <tyler.smith@mail.mcgill.ca> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm using fluxbox without a dm. When I exit from fluxbox and return to
> > the console, the text scrolls off the bottom of the screen so that the
> > active prompt is not visible. 
>
> ...
>
> > The only things that are now changed from
> > default are a call to consolechars in .bash_profile:
> >
> > consolechars -f Uni3-Terminus14
>
> As a follow-up, I determined that the problem can be fixed by
> re-running the consolechars command after I quit x. This happens every
> time I login, so that's why logging out and in fixes things. I know
> how to automatically run a command when I login. How do I
> automatically run a command when I stop X? Alternatively, is there
> something else I can do with my config files to fix this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tyler

I can't answer the question regarding base causes, but to get a program 
to run after you quit X, add the command to the end of your .xinitrc 
file in your home directory.

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Bob McGowan

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