On Sun 19 Feb 2017 at 11:00:25 +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2017-02-18 20:59:44 +0000, Brian wrote: > > The advice in startx(1) is sound but nothing stops you using a ,xinitrc. > > The command doesn't work in a ,xinitrc? Perhaps it is incorrect or the > > DM ignores it. > > AFAIK, .xinitrc is not used by DM's, in particular because X has > already been started.
I'd agree with the first statement. I am very unsure about the reason advanced. -- Brian.