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Re: OS question intimately related to my use of Emacs
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Peter Dyballa |
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Re: OS question intimately related to my use of Emacs |
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Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:30:39 +0100 |
Am 29.11.2012 um 02:30 schrieb B. T. Raven:
> I would rather put it in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
This is the system's file. It will be overwritten at next system update. The
same for the system's Xmodmap file. Better ask the maintainers of your
distribution!
> I also read about an xinitrc.d file in this
> subdirectory but I'm not sure if that's used only in other distros.
~/xinitrc.d is a directory with files à la
11-fontpath.sh 50-clients.sh 96-fluxbox.sh 97-blackbox.sh
98-openbox.sh 99-quartz-wm.sh 99-twm.sh
In my case I correct the X11 server's font path setting and launch the X
clients. By giving one of the window managers related files the lowest
numerical value I can decide which WM will launch.
If you don't know whether your X server can read ~/xinitrc.d and execute the
files contained in it, you can just try…
--
Greetings
Pete
Upgraded, adj.:
Didn't work the first time.