--- Mads Martin J�rgensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> * Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [Apr 02. 2002 21:53]:
> > >
> > > I've tried hacks like:
> > > bbrun &
> > > sleep 1 && bbpager &
> > > sleep 1 && wmusic &
> > > etc., but these are not consistent.
> > >
> > > Any _other_ ideas anyone?
> > >
> >
> > There is no good way. The slit is given windows as they are opened
> > and it basically adds them to the bottom of the stack. The only sure
> > fire way is to force the programs to load in the order you want.
> > Which means icky sleep/delay tricks.
>
> I perform these tricks with the following little 'slit' script. That way
> you only have to do 'slit start' in .xinitrc and if I want to change the
> contents it's easy to restart it. Maybe someone could use it?
>
> #!/bin/bash
>
> declare -a apps
> apps[4]="wmweather -s EDDN -metric -mmHg -beaufort"
> apps[3]="wmfire -B"
> apps[2]="wmcalclock -24"
> apps[1]="wmbiff"
>
> num_apps=${#apps[@]}
>
> case "$1" in
> start)
> while [ $num_apps -gt 0 ]; do
> ${apps[$num_apps]} &
> sleep 1
> let "num_apps -= 1"
> done
> ;;
>
> stop)
> while [ $num_apps -gt 0 ]; do
> killall $(echo ${apps[$num_apps]} | awk '{print $1}') &
> let "num_apps -= 1"
> done
>
> ;;
> restart)
> $0 stop
> $0 start
> ;;
> *)
> echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
> exit 1
> ;;
> esac
>
> exit 0
>
>
> The script was originally written by my friend Christopher Mahmood, just
> to set the record straight :)
>
> --
> Mads Martin J�rgensen, http://mmj.dk
> "Why make things difficult, when it is possible to make them cryptic
> and totally illogic, with just a little bit more effort?"
> -- A. P. J.
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