FAQ?: Re: One small thing...

[Ric]

--- Benedikt Meurer <Benedikt.Meurer at unix-ag.uni-siegen.de>
wrote:
> On Sat, 05, Jul 2003, Philip Dean wrote:
> 
> Hello Philip,
> 
> > > > Is ~/.xfce4/xinitrc marked executable?
> > > 
> > > No. Marking it executable solved the problem.
> > > 
> > > Thanks!
> > 
> > Well, I changed mine and I think it is working.  I
> > renamed the global anyway and everything still came up.

> > I assume that xfce4-session manager still uses this
> > script file.  If not, my testing isn't worth much. 
> > What I was trying to do isn't working though.
> 
> xfce4-session does not use any xinitrc file. It restores
> sessions from
> ~/.xfce4/sessions/xfsm-<hostname>, or if no such session
> is found, it
> starts a default session with
> $sysconfdir/xfce4/default.session;  you
> can see the difference in splash screen usage: 


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> Starting a default session does not popup a splash 
> screen, whereas restoring a saved session 
> does come up with a splash screen on startup.

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I was going to ask if it was a bug or intentional. Glad to
know it is intentional.  This might be a good item for the
FAQ's. 
WDYT?


> > Maybe someone here could suggest something.  I want to
> add 'ssh-agent $SHELL'  somewhere so I can add
> pass-phrases and them work globally (i.e. outside of the
> one term)  Any suggestions on the correct place to add
> this?
> 
> Maybe start it right before you start xfce4-session?
> 
> > Thanks for the help.  I am interested if xfce4-session
> is using the xinitrc file though.
> 
> It does not use any xinitrc file.
> 
> > Philip Dean
> 
> HTH,
> Benedikt
> 
> -- 


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Have A Great Day!

Ric
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