Re: how to configure xbiff
On Thursday 26 March 2009 16:39:18 Frank Shute wrote: ~/.xinitrc is only run when you use startx and ~/.xsession is used when you run the display manager xdm(1). I believe kdm also uses xsession. This is all IIRC. I haven't used a display manager for sometime and I've never used kdm. Default kdm simply runs startkde. You will have to set your session to custom in the login screen. Then .xsession will be used to set up your environment and is responsible for starting startkde in the end to use KDE. On the plus side, once done, your next login will again use the custom session. Of course, one may also use kmailnotify. -- Mel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: how to configure xbiff
On Wed, 25 Mar 2009, Polytropon wrote: On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:21:48 +0100 (CET), Pieter Donche pieter.don...@ua.ac.be wrote: What precise command do I have to write in what startup file, so that this does the same thing on FreeBSD/KDE3.5 ? I have the following line in my ~/.xinitrc: xbiff -geometry 50x50+0+998 This is for the lower left corner of a 1400x1050 21 CRT. If you think you need further options, consult man xbiff. :-) From a terminal window command line xbiff -geometry 50x50-5+5 puts it in my upper right corner, but if I put that in my .xinitrc (and chmod 755 ~/.xinitrc) nothing happens. Are you using kdm window manager or xdm ? (I have in my /etc/ttys: ttyv8 /usr/local/bin/kdm -nodeamon xterm on secure) Would .xinitrc not be processed by kdm window manager? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: how to configure xbiff
On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 08:39:38AM +0100, Pieter Donche wrote: On Wed, 25 Mar 2009, Polytropon wrote: On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:21:48 +0100 (CET), Pieter Donche pieter.don...@ua.ac.be wrote: What precise command do I have to write in what startup file, so that this does the same thing on FreeBSD/KDE3.5 ? I have the following line in my ~/.xinitrc: xbiff -geometry 50x50+0+998 This is for the lower left corner of a 1400x1050 21 CRT. If you think you need further options, consult man xbiff. :-) From a terminal window command line xbiff -geometry 50x50-5+5 puts it in my upper right corner, but if I put that in my .xinitrc (and chmod 755 ~/.xinitrc) nothing happens. Are you using kdm window manager or xdm ? (I have in my /etc/ttys: ttyv8 /usr/local/bin/kdm -nodeamon xterm on secure) Would .xinitrc not be processed by kdm window manager? Probably not. ~/.xinitrc is only run when you use startx and ~/.xsession is used when you run the display manager xdm(1). I believe kdm also uses xsession. This is all IIRC. I haven't used a display manager for sometime and I've never used kdm. Regards, -- Frank Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: how to configure xbiff
On Thu, 26 Mar 2009, Frank Shute wrote: On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 08:39:38AM +0100, Pieter Donche wrote: On Wed, 25 Mar 2009, Polytropon wrote: On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:21:48 +0100 (CET), Pieter Donche pieter.don...@ua.ac.be wrote: What precise command do I have to write in what startup file, so that this does the same thing on FreeBSD/KDE3.5 ? I have the following line in my ~/.xinitrc: xbiff -geometry 50x50+0+998 This is for the lower left corner of a 1400x1050 21 CRT. If you think you need further options, consult man xbiff. :-) From a terminal window command line xbiff -geometry 50x50-5+5 puts it in my upper right corner, but if I put that in my .xinitrc (and chmod 755 ~/.xinitrc) nothing happens. Are you using kdm window manager or xdm ? (I have in my /etc/ttys: ttyv8 /usr/local/bin/kdm -nodeamon xterm on secure) Would .xinitrc not be processed by kdm window manager? Probably not. ~/.xinitrc is only run when you use startx and ~/.xsession is used when you run the display manager xdm(1). I believe kdm also uses xsession. no xbiff icon neither when put in an .xsession file Also nothing to see about this xbiff in the file .session-errors-MYDISPLAYNAME:0 ?? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: how to configure xbiff
On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 05:25:24PM +0100, Pieter Donche wrote: On Thu, 26 Mar 2009, Frank Shute wrote: On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 08:39:38AM +0100, Pieter Donche wrote: On Wed, 25 Mar 2009, Polytropon wrote: On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:21:48 +0100 (CET), Pieter Donche pieter.don...@ua.ac.be wrote: What precise command do I have to write in what startup file, so that this does the same thing on FreeBSD/KDE3.5 ? I have the following line in my ~/.xinitrc: xbiff -geometry 50x50+0+998 This is for the lower left corner of a 1400x1050 21 CRT. If you think you need further options, consult man xbiff. :-) From a terminal window command line xbiff -geometry 50x50-5+5 puts it in my upper right corner, but if I put that in my .xinitrc (and chmod 755 ~/.xinitrc) nothing happens. Are you using kdm window manager or xdm ? (I have in my /etc/ttys: ttyv8 /usr/local/bin/kdm -nodeamon xterm on secure) Would .xinitrc not be processed by kdm window manager? Probably not. ~/.xinitrc is only run when you use startx and ~/.xsession is used when you run the display manager xdm(1). I believe kdm also uses xsession. no xbiff icon neither when put in an .xsession file Also nothing to see about this xbiff in the file .session-errors-MYDISPLAYNAME:0 ?? My memory sucks :( Since you haven't got an answer here, I guess you will have to post to a KDE list. Or alternatively use a KDE biff. Or launch xbiff from an xterm or similar in KDE. Regards, -- Frank Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: how to configure xbiff
On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:39:38 +0100 (CET), Pieter Donche pieter.don...@ua.ac.be wrote: From a terminal window command line xbiff -geometry 50x50-5+5 puts it in my upper right corner, [...] Do you use -5 to get rid of a window border added by KDE's window manager? but if I put that in my .xinitrc (and chmod 755 ~/.xinitrc) nothing happens. It needs to be loaded before the startkde exec (I think it was called this way). And your .xinitrc is +x, then it should look a bit like this: #!/bin/sh [ -f ~/.xmodmaprc ] xmodmap ~/.xmodmaprc xrandr --size 1400x1050 xrandr --fb 1400x1050 xclock -geometry 50x50+50+998 xbiff -geometry 50x50+0+998 xlogo -geometry 50x50+100+998 -render exec startkde All the initial stuff has to end with , and the window manager is the last command, prefixed by exec (so it replaces the shell). Are you using kdm window manager or xdm ? (I have in my /etc/ttys: ttyv8 /usr/local/bin/kdm -nodeamon xterm on secure) Neither. In the past, I've used xdm (as your example above, just with xdm instead of kdm), and this worked fine. A note towards your shell: If you're using the standard dialog shell (i. e. the C Shell), it might be neccessary to have a ~/.xsession which is +x and does contain: #!/bin/csh source ~/.cshrc exec ~/.xinitrc Would .xinitrc not be processed by kdm window manager? This is completely possible. Maybe kdm defaults to a builtin xinitrc that launches KDE after successful login. I'm no KDE user so I can't tell. Just as a side question, doesn't KDE offer something with the same functionality like xbiff, so you can use KDE's builtin tool? -- Polytropon From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: how to configure xbiff
Polytropon edvax.de!free...@agora.rdrop.com wrote: On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:39:38 +0100 (CET), Pieter Donche pieter.don...@ua.ac.be wrote: From a terminal window command line xbiff -geometry 50x50-5+5 puts it in my upper right corner, [...] Do you use -5 to get rid of a window border added by KDE's window manager? IIRC that construct would place xbiff in the upper right corner of the screen. (Negative X coordinate = distance from right edge.) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
how to configure xbiff
FreeBSD 7/KDE 3.5, /usr/local/bin/bash in /etc/passwd as login shell I used to have xbiff (displays a mailbox icon with flag) on Solaris, which notified me whenever a new mail arrived in my mailbox /var/mail/USERNAME, via a beep and the flag in the mailbox icon being raised. What precise command do I have to write in what startup file, so that this does the same thing on FreeBSD/KDE3.5 ? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: how to configure xbiff
On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:21:48 +0100 (CET), Pieter Donche pieter.don...@ua.ac.be wrote: What precise command do I have to write in what startup file, so that this does the same thing on FreeBSD/KDE3.5 ? I have the following line in my ~/.xinitrc: xbiff -geometry 50x50+0+998 This is for the lower left corner of a 1400x1050 21 CRT. If you think you need further options, consult man xbiff. :-) -- Polytropon From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: how to configure xbiff
Hi, I used to have xbiff (displays a mailbox icon with flag) on Solaris, which notified me whenever a new mail arrived in my mailbox /var/mail/USERNAME, via a beep and the flag in the mailbox icon being raised. What precise command do I have to write in what startup file, so that this does the same thing on FreeBSD/KDE3.5 ? Provided that you installed xbiff (from /usr/ports/x11/xbiff) the command will be exactely the same as it was on Solaris. Olivier ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
