----- Original Message ----- From: Terry Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [newbie] startx/Xtart?
> Angus, > > They're both scripts..startx is at /usr/X11R6/bin and Xtart at > /usr.bin.. so you can view them with 'less' or any editor. Although they > both do the same job the code is somewhat different. > > Xtart (written by Civileme) seems pretty straightforward and will start > X (xinit) according to the session scripts stored in wmsession.d. > > startx reads a number of initialization files including xinitrc before > invoking xinit. > > In any case follow the code through to see how they differ with respect > to starting up kde. > > Terry Smith > ****************************************** Thanks for the reply Terry, and the info. I note another thing also, when staring KDE with "Xtart", "~/.xsession-errors" isn't written to. I will try to compare the two scripts in question, and see whether I can learn something ;-) Best regards to you. --Angus "Without friends, the world is but a wilderness." -- Francis Bacon *********************************************** *Reg. Linux User #278931* *********************************************** *Power by Mandrake Linux 9.0* *********************************************** -- ____________________________________________ http://www.operamail.com Get OperaMail Premium today - USD 29.99/year Powered by Outblaze
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