130823 Randy Westlund wrote: > I launch X with startx. I also use multiple window managers. > My procedure for starting multiple managers is this: > - log in - startx - login on tty2 - edit .xinitrc - startx -- :1 > .xinitrc goes from: > exec xmonad > #exec startxfce4 > to: > #exec xmonad > exec startxfce4 > Then I can switch between tty7 and tty8 at will. > Can I simplify this process?
When I used 2 WMs, I had 2 versions of .xinitrc , which I called eg '.xinitrc-a' '.xinitrc-b'. All I had to do was enter 'cp .xinitrc-a .xinitrc' & then 'startx'. That's slightly simpler than what you've been doing. However, 'startx' is a shell script, so you sb able to edit it to contain a query as to which WM to use ; you could alias the choices to single letters, then enter what you need. Let us all know if that works (smile). -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT `-O----------O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca
