Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 21:39:32 -0500 (EST) From: hoek@freenet.hamilton.on.ca To: Skynet1@cris.com Cc: Questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X Windows Message-ID: <199611050239.VAA11103@james.freenet.hamilton.on.ca>
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In Email, SKYNET1 <Skynet1@cris.com> 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, > ..) To get from X to a text TTY you have to press CTRL-ALT-F?, not just ALT-F?. > Can I do that? Yes, see above. > 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. edit ~/.xinitrc and add a couple of lines as follows xterm& xterm& xterm& netscape& echo This is just a shell script so use shell\-type comments work& echo The \& is needed to start stuff in the background so that this& echo shell script can continue executing\.\.\.& > A response would be appreciated...Thank you! I personally don't find this annoying (of course, I usually don't find stupid, unnecessary, obvious, or daft comments annoying), but maybe you could just say TIA (for Thanks in Advance). But, then, TIA is a terrible and awfully boring cliche... I don't particularly like it... -- tIM...HOEk The opinions expressed above are mine, and if my employer shares them, that's his hard luck.
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