Re: Path on x11 startup?
Re: Path on x11 startup?
- Subject: Re: Path on x11 startup?
- From: RCohen <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 12:11:55 -0800
Haroon, I finally found my missing messages, and re-read what there
is about setting paths.
I need /usr/local/bin in my path to start up my window manager of
choice.
Seems to me the problem with doing it using environment.plist is
that (per other mail at this thread) I have to set the entire
path variable there, I can't just append. THis is OK for now,
as I can copy the path that is currently set and append /usr/local/bin
to it. But then the next time you folks rewrite X11, or the OS
is upgraded, and the default path is needed to change, I will
not have the needed changes in my environment.plist.
SO--- How can I just append /usr/local/bin to whatever the system
wants for its PATH prior to launching the window
manager in the sequence of events that follows double-clicking
X11.app? Everything works nicely if I start up X11.app using
an "open" command from a terminal (where I've already added
/usr/local/bin via modified /etc/csh.login).
Thanks...
-Ron Cohen-
Haroon Sheikh writes:
> W.r.t. the path issue, it's been discussed on the mailing list before.
> You could search the archives also.
>
> From the FAQ:
> Q: How do I set environment for all processes launched by a specific
> user?
> A: See Technical Q&A QA1067
> ( http://developer.apple.com/qa/qa2001/qa1067.html ).
>
>
> The FAQ is currently available at:
> http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/x11-users/msg01319.html
>
>
> haroon
>
> On Wednesday, February 12, 2003, at 03:20 PM, RCohen wrote:
>
> > What is the path availble when X11 starts up? How can it be
> > modified?
> >
> > I have been trying to get the xfce window manager up. I can
> > do so if I start x11.app from a terminal session, but not if
> > I click on the application's icon. I think the distinction is
> > that when I start from a terminal, /usr/local/bin is already in
> > my path, due to a setenv PATH in my .cshrc.
> >
> > By the way my experience with xfce, and its virtual desktops vis a vis
> > focus are quite good. I can set xfce for focus follows mouse and
> > switch
> > xfce desktops and all seems fine. Better behavior than codetek's
> > virtual desktops; and also more reliable behavior than I was getting
> > with
> > XDarwin. The only issues: (1) when I bring a window from some Mac
> > application to the foreground and attempt to switch back to X11,
> > the X11 windows will be in focus but not come to the front,
> > untill I switch xfce desktops or hide and then unhide X11; and
> > (2) Hiding x11 doesn't really work. The windows don't disappear.
> > They just become inoperable. Clicking on the X11 icon in the
> > Dock then re-activiates them. Or switching to another xfce
> > desktop and back will re-activate them.
> >
> > -Ron Cohen-
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