Today, Paul Lussier gleaned this insight:
> Well, assuming you're using either KDM or GDM as a log in GUI, you can just
> log each one in and choose which one you want them to use the first time
> (there's a drop down menu that allows you to choose). This will become the
> default for them for future sessions.
>
> > And while I'm asking, how does the "startx" command know which to
> >start ? I looked and didn't see anything.
>
> 'startx' runs xinit, which looks for a file in the user's homedir
> called either .xinit or .xsession. This file contains commands to be
> exec'ed at "log in time". There's also a default Xinit file somewhere
> which it will fall back to if it doesn't find anything in the user's
> homedir.
This is almost true, but not quite. When starting X with startx, .xinitrc
is the only file looked for (actually you can specify a startup script on
the command line if you like). From the xinit(1) man page:
If no specific client program is given on the command
line, xinit will look for a file in the user's home direc�
tory called .xinitrc to run as a shell script to start up
client programs. If no such file exists, xinit will use
the following as a default:
xterm -geometry +1+1 -n login -display :0
[Ignorant indeed! Grrr...]
Man pages are your friend! :)
> >I admit that still have not really >figured out what XFree86 is doing
> and why it is used in both environments. >X is still s puzzle to me.
A really good book for figuring it all out is X User Tools, published by
O'Rielly, but unfortunately it's out of print. You still may be able to
find it here or there though... Best book on X I ever did see.
> Examples of window managers are:
>
> ctwm
> Enlightenment (default for Gnome)
It used to be, but now its Sawfish (formerly Sawmill).
[Or I could be wrong, because I'm ignorant... But I'm not bitter.]
--
You know that everytime I try to go where I really want to be,
It's already where I am, cuz I'm already there...
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