> Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2002 16:11:04 -0500
> From: Kyle Donaldson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: program launching method mismatch in blackbox and bbkeys
>
> On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, Roman Neuhauser wrote:
> > blackbox spawns programs (from the root menu) via execl(), while bbkeys
> > uses execve() (or vice versa, don't remember). this leads to, on both of
> > my machines at least, terminals with different characteristics (see
> > below). could you guys agree on a program launching method that will
> > allow the terminals to to be the same? TIA.
> >
>
> Unless you're on some system where execl() and execve() are unrelated,
> execl() calls execve() to do the work. Therefore, there should be no
> difference when the same program is launched by both calls.
>
> Are you sure that they are under the *exact* same configuration? One slight
> change could throw it off completely.
Yes, I'm sure. If it's not the functions themselves, then it must be
the way they're used.
.blackbox/menu:
[exec] (rxvt) {rxvt}
.blackbox/bbkeysrc
KeyToGrab(a), WithModifier(Mod4), WithAction(ExecCommand), DoThis(rxvt)
.Xdefaults:
rxvt.termName: rxvt
rxvt.backspacekey:
rxvt.deletekey:
rxvt.scrollBar_right: True
rxvt.background: black
rxvt.foreground: grey70
rxvt.foreground: grey95
rxvt.inheritPixmap: True
rxvt.cursorColor: chocolate
rxvt.saveLines: 500
rxvt.visualBell: True
rxvt.scrollTtyKeypress: True
rxvt.scrollTtyOutput: False
rxvt.font: -misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-120-75-75-c-60-iso8859-2
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