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MarkG Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 28 Apr 2002 Posts: 90 Location: Dorset, UK
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Posted: Mon May 13, 2002 5:25 pm Post subject: Sarting Fluxbox not running /etc/profile, ~/.xsession, etc |
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In search of the prefect window manager, but not willing to spend hours configuring loads I finally tore myself away from KDE and tried Fluxbox at the weekend. I instantly took a liking to its simplicity size and speed; it reminded me of olvm but with all buttons and menus in the correct place. I did however come across a few problems:
1) /etc/profile does not get run
2) ~/.xsession is not run on starting the WM
3) ~/.Xresources, ~/.Xdefaults and ~/.Xmodmap don't get loaded on starting the WM
I've dug around the XDM start-up scripts and modified the /etc/X11/Session/fluxbox to fix these problems, is this a bug or have I missed something?
My /etc/X11/Session/fluxbox
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#!/bin/sh
# Fluxbox start-up script, called from /etc/X11/chooser.sh (xdm/kdm)
# Modified (completely rewritten) by Mark Gawler 12-May-2002
# Load .Xdefaults and run /etc/profile, ~/.xsession
# For some reason /etc/profile was not run during the starting of fluxbox so
# hear seems like a good place to add it.
source /etc/profile
# The start up of fluxbox seems to be sadly missing the running / loading of
# the normal user definable stuff when the user logs in via xdm/kdm so we'll
# do it hear.
startup=$HOME/.xsession
userdefaults=$HOME/.Xdefaults
userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
#Xdefaults
if [ -f "$userdefaults" ]; then
xrdb -merge "$userdefaults"
fi
#Xresorces
if [ -f "$userresources" ]; then
xrdb -merge "$userresources"
fi
#Xmodmap
if [ -f "$usermodmap" ]; then
xmodmap "$usermodmap"
fi
#xsession
if [ -f "$startup" ]; then
if [ -x "$startup" ]; then
source "$startup" &
else
source /bin/sh "$startup" &
fi
fi
# And finally we'll start fluxbox,
/usr/bin/fluxbox
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The only other niggles with Fluxbox is there doesn't seem to be a way of seeing all the open applications at a glance like the launcher bar in KDE. I also don't like not being able to grab the edge of a window to resize it.
What I do like is its speed of starting, the fact it doesn't crash when I suspend my laptop in VMware full screen mode, and it's small footprint.
I hope the above is help to others, should I submit a bug.
MarkG |
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cuisinart Guest
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Posted: Mon May 13, 2002 10:47 pm Post subject: Bug |
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Go ahead and submit a bug, I had to set this up by hand, but most users will not know how to do this. The ebuild writer probably did not have the time to do it on their own... |
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pjp Administrator
Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20067
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Posted: Mon May 13, 2002 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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So is the code MarkG posted a solution? I wasn't sure if it was a solution or just a question. |
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MarkG Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 28 Apr 2002 Posts: 90 Location: Dorset, UK
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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kanuslupus wrote: | So is the code MarkG posted a solution? |
Yup!
I've submitted a bug now.
MarkG |
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