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derverstand
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 Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 3:45 pm Post subject: [solved]fvwm -f <file> doesn't work?? |
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Hi,
How can I get fvwm to use a different configuration? Currently I'm using fvwm-crystal and my intention is to write an own config. But I do want to do this with X. So I start a new X after every change with:
| Code: | | XSESSION="fvwm2" startx -- :1 vt8 |
But how can I get fvwm2 to use an other config, than the default (.fvwm/...)? The help says with: "-f <file>"
Neither
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XSESSION="fvwm2" startx -f <file> -- :1 vt8
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nor
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XSESSION="fvwm2 -f <file>" startx -- :1 vt8
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are working :/
What can I do?
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ThomasAdam
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| Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 2:11 am Post subject: Re: fvwm -f <file> doesn't work?? |
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| derverstand wrote: |
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XSESSION="fvwm2 -f <file>" startx -- :1 vt8
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are working :/ |
Of course that one will work -- I suspect it's because you're doing:
| Code: | | XSESSION="fvwm2 -f ~/.fvwm/somefile" [....] |
When you really want:
| Code: | | XSESSION="fvwm2 -f $HOME/.fvwm/somefile" [...] |
If not, actually posting the exact command, rather than a paraphrase of what you've tried would help (hint: anyone can read the man page for syntax).
-- Thomas Adam |
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derverstand
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| Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 9:59 am Post subject: |
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This is not the reason. THis night I found out, whats wrong with that command more precisely:
.xinitrc
This file somehow overwrites the command
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startx fvwm2 -f /home/user/fvwm/fvwm/config -- :1 vt8
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Is it possible to ignore the .xinitrc when starting X? At least I can start my new config now: I just edit the .xinitrc... |
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