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Date:      Tue, 25 May 1999 22:53:48 +0100
From:      Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com>
To:        jfreeze@lexmark.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: XFree86 Questions
Message-ID:  <19990525225348.D277@marder-1>
In-Reply-To: <199905252029.AA24383@interlock2.lexmark.com>; from jfreeze@lexmark.com on Tue, May 25, 1999 at 04:29:14PM -0400
References:  <199905252029.AA24383@interlock2.lexmark.com>

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On Tue, May 25, 1999 at 04:29:14PM -0400, jfreeze@lexmark.com wrote:
> I have a few questions about XFree86. I have visited their site and
> looked for configuration documentation, but I have had no luck.
> I would be interested in answers to the following questions or
> pointers to docs so I may help myself.
> 
> 1. How does one get scroll bars on the X windows? (is it possible?)

It is a function of the window manager, not X itself.

> 2. How do I set the window position and size so it is pre-set when
>    I log back in?

As for 1.

> 3. I have the last statement in my .login file set to startx. This
>    starts X when I log in as root, but does not work when I log in
>    as a user. (Yes, I have startx in the users .login). Seems like
>    it should work the same as root.
> 

Are the user and root running different shells?

> Thanks
> 
> Jim Freeze
> jim@freeze.org
> 
> 
> 
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