Re: FVWM: using .fvwmrc

From: ajam <ajam_at_erols.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 22:41:40 -0400

Thanks for your response. Actually, I just did what you suggested. I got
rid of every wm that came with the RH distribution, and only reinstalled
fvwm. Again, if I don't have ~/.fvwmrc, all the programs specified in the
~/.xinitrc will appear when I start fvwm. Once I set up ~/.fvwmrc, the
originally programs specified in ~/.xinitrc disappear w/ the exception of the
main root window color (xsetroot) and the position and size of the xterm.
My confussion is that if I don't have ~/.fvwmrc setup, fvwm is supposed to
look for "system.fvwmrc". Thus, having a ~/.fvwmrc equal to "system.fvwmrc",
should not change a thing!? Either way, thanks again for your interest

Regards, ajam
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www.ajam.org


Toy Keeper wrote:

> ajam wrote:
> > Okay, for whatever reason I had in my mind that day, I bought the new RH
> > 5.1, and upgraded my setup. Everything was nice and perky with the
> > ...
> > that comes w/ RH. Instead, I wanted to go back, and give a try to fvwm
> > again. Fvwm is so customizable that I didn't feel like I was missing
>
> Whenever I install a RedHat system, the first thing I do after
> installation is get rid of its default X config. I also recompile fvwm
> from an official distribution instead of using the modified RedHat
> version. However, your milage may vary. :)
>
> Usually, I go into /etc/X11 and rewrite most of the scripts there. The
> most important ones are /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc, /etc/X11/xdm/Xsession,
> and /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients. You may find the answer to your problem
> somewhere in these files.
>
> Another handy thing to try is using ".fvwm2rc" instead of ".fvwmrc". It
> may or may not make a difference.
>
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