--- Stephen Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > If you want Firefox
> > run when X starts up, add firefox into .xinitrc
>
> xterm -g 80x40+0+0 &
> xclock -g 100x100-0+0 &
> firefox
> twm
> - END -
>
> (without &)
>
> On running "startx" after login as "root", Xterm won't start. That is
> what I expect. But Firefox can't be minimized nor moved around on the
> screen.
The file .xinitrc is simply a list of shell commands that X will run on
startup. Appending the & to the end of the line means to launch the programs
in the background. Without the & on firefox, the system waits for firefox to
close before starting your window manager (twm). And without the window
manager, you can't minimize/move windows around.
In general, you should put an & at the end of every program you want to start
on .xinitrc, except for the window manager. If you use & on the window
manager, the X window system will appear to shut down as soon as it starts
up. That is because X will shut down when it reaches the end of .xinitrc.
Putting the window manager in the background using & means that .xinitrc
proceeds to the end, and at that point, X shuts down.
Here's an example if you want to understand what I mean. Modify your .xinitrc
to look like this:
twm &
firefox
Now when you close firefox, the X window system will shut down, regardless of
what other programs you start during the course of your X session.
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