Re: Stretch/Xfce: five xclock's running on startup
On 12/18/17, Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/18/17, Roger Price <debian@rogerprice.org> wrote:
>> Hi, command "inxi -S" reports
>> Host: maria Kernel: 4.9.0-4-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3
>>
>> The user has defined $HOME/.config/autostart/xclock.desktop as
>>
>> [Desktop Entry]
>> Name=Clock
>> Comment=Clock with seconds hand
>> Icon=xclock
>> Exec=xclock -update 1 -geometry 200x200+150+400
>> Terminal=false
>> Type=Application
>>
>> When the user logs in, he gets multiple instances of xclock.
>>
>> root@maria ~ → ps -elf | grep -E "xclock|xfce4-session"
>> 0 S rprice 1828 1757 0 80 0 - 84510 SyS_po 11:59 tty2
>> 00:00:00 xfce4-session
>> 0 S rprice 1861 1828 0 80 0 - 17225 SyS_po 11:59 tty2
>> 00:00:00 xclock -xtsessionID
>> 2c551690d-8efb-4da6-b355-e5df701247f2
>> -update 1 -geometry 200x200+150+400
>> 0 S rprice 1869 1828 0 80 0 - 17225 SyS_po 11:59 tty2
>> 00:00:00 xclock -xtsessionID
>> 2a3e8f976-91d6-4127-bcd2-53cf55e7036f
>> -update 1 -geometry 200x200+150+400
>> 0 S rprice 1870 1828 0 80 0 - 17225 SyS_po 11:59 tty2
>> 00:00:00 xclock -xtsessionID
>> 26ca134b7-27ad-4be3-adb9-24153b08bd35
>> -update 1 -geometry 200x200+150+400
>> 0 S rprice 1888 1828 0 80 0 - 17225 SyS_po 11:59 tty2
>> 00:00:00 xclock -xtsessionID
>> 238b91a2f-08bd-4734-9417-d283122ab160
>> -update 1 -geometry 200x200+150+400
>> 0 S rprice 1975 1828 0 80 0 - 17225 SyS_po 11:59 tty2
>> 00:00:00 xclock -update 1 -geometry
>> 200x200+150+400
>>
>> Why is this? Is there some way of avoiding these extra xclock's?
>> The user's xosview.desktop produces only one copy of xosview, and
>> xload.desktop produces only one xload.
I hate when this happen.. I missed that xclock.desktop part completely
on my first take on this. I'm willing to test drive that IF it's safe.
What does that do if I try the same here?
Cindy *smacking my head* :)
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Cindy-Sue Causey
Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
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