From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Nov 4 08:46:26 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id IAA01549 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 4 Nov 1996 08:46:26 -0800 (PST) Received: from jack.colorado.edu (jack.Colorado.EDU [128.138.149.29]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id IAA01544 for ; Mon, 4 Nov 1996 08:46:22 -0800 (PST) Received: from jack (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by jack.colorado.edu (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id JAA01915; Mon, 4 Nov 1996 09:45:20 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <327E1D9F.1D06@Colorado.EDU> Date: Mon, 04 Nov 1996 09:45:19 -0700 From: "Mark O'Lear" Organization: University of Colorado X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (X11; I; SunOS 5.4 sun4m) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: SKYNET1 CC: Questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: X Windows References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk SKYNET1 wrote: > > When I run X windows via the startx command, > it brings me up to X windows but I only have that > interface with 3 terminals..how can I run X windows > on one TTY and have the other ones still available? > (i.e. be working in X windows, press ALT-1 go to > a text shell, press ALT-F12 and go back to X win, > ..) While you are in X, use CTRL-ALT-F?, out of X it is just ALT-F?. Be careful because sometimes the CTRL and ALT keys "stick", so you have to hit the keys to "unstick" them. > > Can I do that? > If not, how can I run more programs within X windows. > Having only 3 shells is boring compared to my normal > does of all 11. Try running xterm from one of your "shells". > > A response would be appreciated...Thank you! Why do you always put this in your e-mails? Isn't it obvious? A lot of times I ignore your questions, because this annoys me so! I am sure I am not alone here - I would say your chance of getting a responce is less with this here than without it. > > > Skynet1@Cris.com -- Mark O'Lear \ e-mail: Mark.Olear@Colorado.EDU University of Colorado \ phone: (303) 492-3798 Telecomm. Svcs. (CB 313) \ fax: (303) 492-5105 Boulder, CO 80309 \