rhoward@msd.gatech.edu (Robert L. Howard) (06/29/90)
I can't seem to get my resources passed to things that are started up in
mt .xinitrc file. Here's the scenario:
I run 'xinit'
Everything starts up but xbiff doesn't get the geometry resource
from xrdb.
If I immediately start an xbiff from the command line, it works!
'appres xbiff' also reports what I expect.
Can anyone help? Am I doing something fundamentally wrong?
Here is my .xinitrc (much edited) ...
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#!/bin/sh
#
# ~/.xinitrc X clients for xinit to crank up.
#
userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
# merge in defaults
if [ -f $userresources ]; then
xrdb -merge $userresources
fi
# Added in hopes of making it work (no luck)
sleep 2
# From the defaults
xterm -geometry 80x12+10+10 -title Console -C &
xterm -geometry 80x50+515+10 &
olwm -3 -f &
# Added in hopes of making it work (no luck)
sleep 2
# start some nice programs
xbiff -geometry -10+256 &
# finally, start the program that you shouldn't kill
floatbg
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Here is .Xresources (again, edited) ...
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! xbiff
! This doesn't work
xbiff*geometry: 76
! These do....
xbiff*background: LemonChiffon
xbiff*onceOnly: off
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SparcStation 1
SunOS 4.1
X11r4 (PL 12)
Using olwm
Thanks for any advice,
Robert
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> Everything starts up but xbiff doesn't get the geometry resource from > xrdb. > Here is .Xresources (again, edited) ... > ----------------------------------------------------------- > ! xbiff > ! This doesn't work > xbiff*geometry: 76 Eek. What do you expect this to do? It doesn't look like a valid geometry specification to me... der Mouse old: mcgill-vision!mouse new: mouse@larry.mcrcim.mcgill.edu