Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 01:25:54 -0500 (EST) From: Chris Thomas <resopmok@gramsc1.dyndns.org> To: Eric Lam <cybercriminal@earthlink.net> Cc: parv <parv_@yahoo.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: X Windows, Blackbox, and VNC Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.40.0111250125130.18283-100000@gramsc1.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <IAEKKLIOEBMAKJIIGEBBKEIFCFAA.cybercriminal@earthlink.net>
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echo "exec BlackBox" > ~/.xinitrc that should work. -chris On Sat, 24 Nov 2001, Eric Lam wrote: > Well, my problem is fixing up probalby 20 users and potential new users. > It's not a big of a deal writing up a script, but it would be nice and a > bonus if there was a central config file. thanks for your help though. > > eric > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of parv > Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 10:21 PM > To: Eric Lam > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: X Windows, Blackbox, and VNC > > > in message <IAEKKLIOEBMAKJIIGEBBCEIECFAA.ecrim@earthlink.net>, > wrote Eric Lam thusly... > > > ... > > You know how VNC creates a default ~/.vnc/xstartup? Is there a way to > > automically specify xstartup to use blackbox, instead of the default > windows > > manager? Its rather annoying to configure ~/.vnc/xstartup so that it > starts > > up blackbox instead of that twm. > > > > a really crude & quick way is to create symlink from > twm to blackbox. > > twm is more or less guaranteed to be on a X Window System, afaik. so > vnc does the safest thing. > > sure, it's not automagic, but why is it so hard to edit a line? > ...unless, you are talking about changes to hundreds of users' > files. but even in that case, a short perl program would take > care of that too. > > - parv > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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