Re: afterstep woes...
Andrew Sullivan (ajsulliv@sprint.ca)
Tue, 23 Jun 1998 14:18:03 -0400 (EDT)
On Tue, 23 Jun 1998, Sean Spicer wrote:
> Also, when running xdm the machine won't run afterstep at all.
There is a difference between the way "startx" (or xinit) and xdm deal
with choosing a window manager. The standard arrangement for startx usues
a file in your home directory called .xinitrc. xdm, however, uses a file
called .xsession.
On Red Hat machines, there is an additional file (IIRC, somewhere in the
/usr hierarchy -- any RedHatters with more details?). This was discussed
a month or two ago on the list; you can check the archive. I seem to
recall several people agreeing that a ~/.xsession file would override the
special Red Hat configuration; but, also, that this would eliminate some
of the special Red Hat features.
A.
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