FVWM: DISPLAY changes on restart

From: Dameron, Gregg <gregg.dameron_at_lmco.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 13:41:41 -0600

Running 2.4.5 on Solaris.

I use $DISPLAY as part of a personalized FIFO name (for FvwmCommandS).
After a restart, scripts that invoke "FvwmCommand -f <FIFO>" tend to stop
working. Turns out, $DISPLAY often (but not always) changes from ":0.<n>"
on startup to "unix:0.<n>" on a restart. Any ideas why this might be
happening?

$HOSTDISPLAY appears reliable, but the man page prefers $DISPLAY (as do I)
for better performance on local connections. (Besides, some scripts that
invoke FvwmCommand -f <FIFO> don't have $HOSTDISPLAY.)

Gregg Dameron

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Received on Thu Apr 11 2002 - 14:43:02 BST