2005/10/4, Fred J. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello > > When I boot up with my debian testing/usnstable > 2.6.12, it gives the login screen wdm. I have icewm > selected and like to use it. But I want to see xterm > and emacs open as soon as I login. So I created > .xsession file in my home directory and in it I put > #! /bin/bash > # > xterm –bg black –fg white & > emacs & > exec /usr/bin/icewm > > >From the wdm, I select "default" as the window manager > to start, type in login in info, hit Go, it goes and > comes back (the same login screen). > >From the wdm, I select icewm as the window manager; it > logs me in but does not open the xterm and emacs as > expected. > > Could some one help? > > Thanks > >
Just a suggestion, you can set some icewm internal (like a session manager if it exists... ido not know) to load emacs & Co. (I am not so sure that a display manager will execute .xsession) PAolo

