Lisi Reisz <lisi.re...@gmail.com> writes: >>> I added the following lines to /etc/profile: >>> >>> export xmodifie...@im=scim >>> export GTK_IM_MODULE=scim >>> export QT_IM_MODULE=scim
Rodolfo Medina wrote: >> How can I get the same result *without* putting that stuff in /etc/profile? >> I mean, if I put that in /etc/profile, those commands are run at every boot, >> wheraes I want to run them at my pleasure. If I simply give them from >> command line: >> >> # export xmodifie...@im=scim >> # export GTK_IM_MODULE=scim >> # export QT_IM_MODULE=scim >> >> they don't seem to take any effect. Aneurin Price <aneurin.pr...@gmail.com> writes: > What is it you're actually trying to do? Those environment variables should > be set for the shell you typed that into, and any child processes. They won't > be set globally because, as far as I know, there's no way to set the > environment for a parent process. This means that if you're opening up an > xterm or whatever and entering those variables then they will take effect for > anything started from that xterm, but not for anything else. To have them set > across the board you would need them set earlier - like in /etc/profile as > you've discovered, or your user's config files. All right, that answers my question, thanks. Now, I put those lines in a script: #!/bin/bash export xmodifie...@im=scim export GTK_IM_MODULE=scim export QT_IM_MODULE=scim , made it executable with `chmod 755' but it doesn't seem to work. Why? Thanks again Rodolfo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
