Re: Aterm catching console messages

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On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Coplan wrote:

! I don't know how to solve _that_ particular problem...but I do have an
! alternative.  Try setting a system wide alias for Startx as follows:
! 
! startx='startx > ~/.xerrors 2>&1'
! 
! This will pipe the output to a file ~/.xerrors.  Then, in your autoexec
! file, load up aterm like such:
! 
! Exec  "I"  aterm -T atail --geometry +0+0 -e tail -f ~/.xerrors 

	While this indeed does catch "messages", they are not console
messages.  The best method is to direct the AfterStep messages (not to
~/.xerrors) to the console as well, thusly:

	startx 2>&1 >/dev/console <-- for bassh type shells
	startx >& >/dev/console   <-- for *csh type shells

and then using the Exec line in autoexec:

	Exec  "I"  aterm -T xconsole -n xconsole -C &

Use whatever geometry, transparency, and tinting option as well to suit
your needs
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