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 a good
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
system supplied
Joel Roth jo...@pobox.com 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.
On Mon, 02 Jun 2014 12:26:15 +0200
David Dušanić ivanovne...@gmail.com 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
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 avoid
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-hostname or,
if they know it is possible, a
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 default
Bob Proulx b...@proulx.com 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 $HOME. But
either works if you understand the search and merge
On 2014-06-01 16:14:24 +0100, Brian wrote:
On Sun 01 Jun 2014 at 10:48:17 -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
You mention making an .Xdefaults/.Xresources in my home directory. Can
I safely assume the slash meant either/or, rather than directory/file?
I already had a .Xdefaults, but it was a config
You mention making an .Xdefaults/.Xresources in my home directory. Can
I safely assume the slash meant either/or, rather than directory/file?
I already had a .Xdefaults, but it was a config file, not a directory.
Yes, the slash meant either/or. Xdefaults is the older way of doing it, I still
01.06.2014, 19:21, Brian a...@cityscape.co.uk:
On Sun 01 Jun 2014 at 13:09:11 -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
On Sun, 01 Jun 2014 13:18:11 +0200
David Dušanić ivanovne...@gmail.com wrote:
I would make an .Xdefaults/.Xresources in your home folder with this
e.g.:
Xft.autohint: 0
On Mon 02 Jun 2014 at 10:04:29 +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
On 2014-06-01 16:14:24 +0100, Brian wrote:
Debian doesn't use a .Xdefaults file.
brian@desktop:~$ grep -r Xresources /etc/X11/
/etc/X11/Xsession:SYSRESOURCES=/etc/X11/Xresources
On Mon 02 Jun 2014 at 12:38:20 +0200, David Dušanić wrote:
01.06.2014, 19:21, Brian a...@cityscape.co.uk:
On Sun 01 Jun 2014 at 13:09:11 -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
On Sun, 01 Jun 2014 13:18:11 +0200
David Dušanić ivanovne...@gmail.com wrote:
I would make an .Xdefaults/.Xresources in
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-hostname or,
if they know it is possible, a .Xresources
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 18:33:30 +0100, Brian wrote:
Fair enough. Now, if only users were advised to use .Xdefaults-hostname
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
31.05.2014, 18:59, Steve Litt sl...@troubleshooters.com:
On Sat, 31 May 2014 08:51:13 -0400
Tony Baldwin t...@tonybaldwin.info 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
On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 12:59 PM, Steve Litt sl...@troubleshooters.com wrote:
On Sat, 31 May 2014 08:51:13 -0400
Tony Baldwin t...@tonybaldwin.info 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
On Sun, 01 Jun 2014 13:18:11 +0200
David Dušanić ivanovne...@gmail.com wrote:
31.05.2014, 18:59, Steve Litt sl...@troubleshooters.com:
On Sat, 31 May 2014 08:51:13 -0400
Tony Baldwin t...@tonybaldwin.info wrote:
Sawfish and openbox, even metacity would fit in this last just
manages
On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 07:54:50 -0400
Pete Orrall p...@cs1x.com wrote:
On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 12:59 PM, Steve Litt
sl...@troubleshooters.com wrote:
On Sat, 31 May 2014 08:51:13 -0400
Tony Baldwin t...@tonybaldwin.info wrote:
Sawfish and openbox, even metacity would fit in this last just
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 to
On Sun, 01 Jun 2014 13:18:11 +0200
David Dušanić ivanovne...@gmail.com wrote:
31.05.2014, 18:59, Steve Litt sl...@troubleshooters.com:
On Sat, 31 May 2014 08:51:13 -0400
Tony Baldwin t...@tonybaldwin.info wrote:
Sawfish and openbox, even metacity would fit in this last just
manages
On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 13:09:11 -0400
Steve Litt sl...@troubleshooters.com wrote:
On Sun, 01 Jun 2014 13:18:11 +0200
David Dušanić ivanovne...@gmail.com wrote:
31.05.2014, 18:59, Steve Litt sl...@troubleshooters.com:
On Sat, 31 May 2014 08:51:13 -0400
Tony Baldwin t...@tonybaldwin.info
On Sun 01 Jun 2014 at 13:09:11 -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
On Sun, 01 Jun 2014 13:18:11 +0200
David Dušanić ivanovne...@gmail.com 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:
On Sat, 31 May 2014 08:51:13 -0400
Tony Baldwin t...@tonybaldwin.info 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.
On Sat, 31 May 2014 12:59:06 -0400
Steve Litt sl...@troubleshooters.com wrote:
On Sat, 31 May 2014 08:51:13 -0400
Tony Baldwin t...@tonybaldwin.info wrote:
Sawfish and openbox, even metacity would fit in this last just
manages windows category, and, in fact, don't even include a panel,
On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 12:59:06PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
On Sat, 31 May 2014 08:51:13 -0400
Tony Baldwin t...@tonybaldwin.info 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
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