Previously I commented ... > In all cases X starts and then immediately > quits. I need to find the right syntax > so that the argument for xpdf is handled > properly.
Someone replied. (My mailer doesn't identify the sender; sorry.) ?> echo "exec /usr/bin/xpdf -fullscreen" > ~/.xinitrc OK. .xinitrc now contains only this line. exec /usr/bin/xpdf -fullscreen ?> startx X starts and then immediately quits with this message. Error: Couldn't open file '-fullscreen' Thanks, Peter E. Peter Easthope http://carnot.pathology.ubc.ca/

