Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 19:40:08 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: <dteske@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD is really great.. BUT.. Message-ID: <20140319194008.d9b89e3b.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <01fc01cf439a$f60c75b0$e2256110$@FreeBSD.org> References: <CAFNm86TGi5VDznAg3FU%2BVLWD9b3fLo-gA1fzhEhseMZfe2hNuA@mail.gmail.com> <53297C5C.5030608@gmail.com> <CANMDHqce0_4p4Ox7BKAAYyo6pL1wr_TWRJRJ7JJOQzjFMGd2Dg@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2BD9QhsY3-73PDPezby%2BJ-91eRS1KoOi9UPjUiNADtrVUUzNpQ@mail.gmail.com> <20140319160246.a0aec5be.freebsd@edvax.de> <01c701cf4398$58e97aa0$0abc6fe0$@FreeBSD.org> <20140319183523.3f4b6389.freebsd@edvax.de> <01fc01cf439a$f60c75b0$e2256110$@FreeBSD.org>
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On Wed, 19 Mar 2014 10:45:03 -0700, dteske@FreeBSD.org wrote: > Well, XSM gives me a list when I log in or I can select "Failsafe" which > gives me > a single XTerm. With wdm, you also get a list, if I remember correctly. > Never knew that XDM had a fail-safe. I think if I read what you wrote > correctly, > XDM can be told to (by pressing ... F1?) not load the .xsession file? Correct. I just re-checked - it automatically opens only a controlling terminal (from which you can launch a window manager and anything else). See "man xdm" for details (search for "failsafe"). This configuration detail can be customized via the Xresource file of xdm, /etc/X11/xdm/Xresources (as defined in /etc/X11/xdm/xdm-config) or default location at /usr/local/lib/X11/xdm/Xresources. There are other special keys (keypad ENTER for example) that have a session-related meaning. > Otherwise I'm a bit confused... I use XSM in the fashion you describe (I > launch > a failsafe, test a window manager, quit it, then use xsm to create a > profile, log > out, back in, and can now select it from a menu. That is what wdm also can do. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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