Joel Roth writes:
>
> I would be interested in having a summary.
>
> For my purposes, I use startx, and 'man startx' tells me to
> put my initializations in .xinitrc, and does not refer
> to any other init files.
>
> I used to have an .xsession file, which eventually stopped
> working.
>
> 'man
Brian wrote:
> On Wed 04 Jun 2014 at 23:56:37 -0600, Bob Proulx wrote:
>
> > Brian wrote:
> >
> > > Those who use startx etc have some expectation of being provided with
> > > uncomplicated correct information.
> >
> > The 'startx' is basically the "simple" way to start X and to use the
> > syst
On Wed 04 Jun 2014 at 23:56:37 -0600, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Brian wrote:
>
> > Those who use startx etc have some expectation of being provided with
> > uncomplicated correct information.
>
> The 'startx' is basically the "simple" way to start X and to use the
> system supplied defaults. Which is
On Mon, 02 Jun 2014 12:26:15 +0200
David Dušanić wrote:
> I think at this point I link you to my fonts how-to for Debian
> (Openbox).
>
> http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=196047#p196047
Very, very nice article. Very clearly written. I'm going to try this
tomorrow. Thanks so much.
Brian wrote:
> The fact though is that most users do not avoid startx or a
> DM. Anyone who uses xinit has gone to some trouble to avoid either
> of these two ways of getting X running. You would expect them to
> know what they are doing.
But people using xinit have not gone to any trouble to avoi
Bob Proulx writes:
>
> I recommend using .Xresources loaded into the xrdb at start time. It
> makes the most general sense to me. That way customizations are a
> property of your $DISPLAY and not a property of your $HOME. But
> either works if you understand the search and merge order.
>
> Bob
On Tue 03 Jun 2014 at 13:45:14 -0600, Bob Proulx wrote:
> > Debian doesn't use a .Xdefaults file.
> >
> >brian@desktop:~$ grep -r Xresources /etc/X11/
> >/etc/X11/Xsession:SYSRESOURCES=/etc/X11/Xresources
> >/etc/X11/Xsession:USRRESOURCES=$HOME/.Xresources
>
> True. But that is the d
Brian wrote:
> Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> > Brian wrote:
> > > I looked in the place that startx and the DMs look with a default
> > > install of X. Which is not to deny your valid point. However. a user
> > > would have to put in the extra effort to use .Xdefaults- or,
> > > if they know it is possi
On 2014-06-02 18:33:30 +0100, Brian wrote:
> Fair enough. Now, if only users were advised to use .Xdefaults-
> or .Xresources. Instead the choice is always .Xdefaults or .Xresources.
> As I think we are agreed, one of these doesn't work. Ok, it can be made
> to work; for example I've seen linking .
On Mon 02 Jun 2014 at 16:27:22 +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> On 2014-06-02 14:11:03 +0100, Brian wrote:
> > I looked in the place that startx and the DMs look with a default
> > install of X. Which is not to deny your valid point. However. a user
> > would have to put in the extra effort to use
On 2014-06-02 14:11:03 +0100, Brian wrote:
> I looked in the place that startx and the DMs look with a default
> install of X. Which is not to deny your valid point. However. a user
> would have to put in the extra effort to use .Xdefaults- or,
> if they know it is possible, a .Xresources directory
On Mon 02 Jun 2014 at 12:38:20 +0200, David Dušanić wrote:
> 01.06.2014, 19:21, "Brian" :
> > On Sun 01 Jun 2014 at 13:09:11 -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> >> On Sun, 01 Jun 2014 13:18:11 +0200
> >> David Dušanić wrote:
> >>> I would make an .Xdefaults/.Xresources in your home folder with this
> >
On Mon 02 Jun 2014 at 10:04:29 +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> On 2014-06-01 16:14:24 +0100, Brian wrote:
> >
> > Debian doesn't use a .Xdefaults file.
> >
> >brian@desktop:~$ grep -r Xresources /etc/X11/
> >/etc/X11/Xsession:SYSRESOURCES=/etc/X11/Xresources
> >/etc/X11/Xsession:USRR
01.06.2014, 19:21, "Brian" :
> On Sun 01 Jun 2014 at 13:09:11 -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
>> On Sun, 01 Jun 2014 13:18:11 +0200
>> David Dušanić wrote:
>>> I would make an .Xdefaults/.Xresources in your home folder with this
>>> e.g.:
>>>
>>> Xft.autohint: 0
>>> Xft.antialias: 1
>>> Xft.hintin
> You mention making an .Xdefaults/.Xresources in my home directory. Can
> I safely assume the slash meant either/or, rather than directory/file?
> I already had a .Xdefaults, but it was a config file, not a directory.
Yes, the slash meant either/or. Xdefaults is the older way of doing it, I still
On 2014-06-01 16:14:24 +0100, Brian wrote:
> On Sun 01 Jun 2014 at 10:48:17 -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
>
> > You mention making an .Xdefaults/.Xresources in my home directory. Can
> > I safely assume the slash meant either/or, rather than directory/file?
> > I already had a .Xdefaults, but it was a
On Sun 01 Jun 2014 at 13:09:11 -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> On Sun, 01 Jun 2014 13:18:11 +0200
> David Dušanić wrote:
> >
> > I would make an .Xdefaults/.Xresources in your home folder with this
> > e.g.:
> >
> > Xft.autohint: 0
> > Xft.antialias: 1
> > Xft.hinting: true
> > Xft.hintstyle: hintsl
On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 13:09:11 -0400
Steve Litt wrote:
> On Sun, 01 Jun 2014 13:18:11 +0200
> David Dušanić wrote:
>
> > 31.05.2014, 18:59, "Steve Litt" :
> > > On Sat, 31 May 2014 08:51:13 -0400
> > > Tony Baldwin wrote:
> > >> Sawfish and openbox, even metacity would fit in this last "just
> >
On Sun, 01 Jun 2014 13:18:11 +0200
David Dušanić wrote:
> 31.05.2014, 18:59, "Steve Litt" :
> > On Sat, 31 May 2014 08:51:13 -0400
> > Tony Baldwin wrote:
> >> Sawfish and openbox, even metacity would fit in this last "just
> >> manages windows" category, and, in fact, don't even include a
> >
On Sun 01 Jun 2014 at 10:48:17 -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> You mention making an .Xdefaults/.Xresources in my home directory. Can
> I safely assume the slash meant either/or, rather than directory/file?
> I already had a .Xdefaults, but it was a config file, not a directory.
>
> I added your lines
On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 07:54:50 -0400
Pete Orrall wrote:
> On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 12:59 PM, Steve Litt
> wrote:
> > On Sat, 31 May 2014 08:51:13 -0400
> > Tony Baldwin wrote:
> >
> >> Sawfish and openbox, even metacity would fit in this last "just
> >> manages windows" category, and, in fact, don'
On Sun, 01 Jun 2014 13:18:11 +0200
David Dušanić wrote:
> 31.05.2014, 18:59, "Steve Litt" :
> > On Sat, 31 May 2014 08:51:13 -0400
> > Tony Baldwin wrote:
> >> Sawfish and openbox, even metacity would fit in this last "just
> >> manages windows" category, and, in fact, don't even include a
> >
On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 12:59 PM, Steve Litt wrote:
> On Sat, 31 May 2014 08:51:13 -0400
> Tony Baldwin wrote:
>
>> Sawfish and openbox, even metacity would fit in this last "just
>> manages windows" category, and, in fact, don't even include a panel,
>> which I think JWM has by default.
>
> You'
31.05.2014, 18:59, "Steve Litt" :
> On Sat, 31 May 2014 08:51:13 -0400
> Tony Baldwin wrote:
>> Sawfish and openbox, even metacity would fit in this last "just
>> manages windows" category, and, in fact, don't even include a panel,
>> which I think JWM has by default.
>
> You're just the person
On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 12:59:06PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> On Sat, 31 May 2014 08:51:13 -0400
> Tony Baldwin wrote:
>
> > Sawfish and openbox, even metacity would fit in this last "just
> > manages windows" category, and, in fact, don't even include a panel,
> > which I think JWM has by defaul
On Sat, 31 May 2014 12:59:06 -0400
Steve Litt wrote:
> On Sat, 31 May 2014 08:51:13 -0400
> Tony Baldwin wrote:
>
> > Sawfish and openbox, even metacity would fit in this last "just
> > manages windows" category, and, in fact, don't even include a panel,
> > which I think JWM has by default.
>
On Sat, 31 May 2014 08:51:13 -0400
Tony Baldwin wrote:
> Sawfish and openbox, even metacity would fit in this last "just
> manages windows" category, and, in fact, don't even include a panel,
> which I think JWM has by default.
You're just the person I need to talk to, Tony. Right now I've swit
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