On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Marco Gilbert wrote:
> Am Fre, 18 Aug 2000 schrieb Richard Kimber:
> > >What is the best way to auto-start dockapps in blackbox ? I start
> > >them in the .xinitrc file. What bothers me is that they are appearing
> > >from top to bottom in a random order.
> I just try to sleep before starting my appz, so its guaranted that the next
> application is executed after the other is already launched.(bad english!?)
> ----- .xinitrc -----
> exec kfm &
> (sleep 1 && exec kimon) &
> (sleep 2 && exec bbdate -w) &
> (sleep 3 && exec bbpager -w) &
> blackbox
> --------------------
>
> > When I try to autostart bbppp (or any app, in fact) by starting in
> > .xinitrc, nothing ever happens. Blackbox starts up OK, but I always
> > hhave to start apps from the menu.
> just try my xinitrc
That should work, though I dont see why you exec all the other apps and
not blackbox. What are the permissions on .xinitrc/.xsession
(whichever is applicable)? It should be executable by your user. you
might try not execing the dockapps also. To tell you the truth, I am
pretty stumped.
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