Re: terminal and x11
Re: terminal and x11
- Subject: Re: terminal and x11
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 23:29:28 GMT
> So, I have my path set in terminal so I can launch x-apps from there,
> instead of only from an xterm. However, this only works in terminal
> windows which are opened/launched _after x11.app is running. I think,
> in a general way, I sort of understand why. But can anyone give me a
> more detailed explanation, and is there a workaround that would allow
> terminal windows that were up previously to "just work" once x11.app is
> running?
Well, if you don't have an X server running, your X clients (the applications)
have nobody to draw their windows for them.
One solution to this is to specify your X server as a login item so it starts up
every time you log in. That's what I do. Then it's always there when you want to
run an X application.
> hm... It would be _really cool if trying to launch an x application in
> a terminal window either automatically launched X, or gave a dialog
> asking if we really did want to launch X! :) That would be awesome!
> Apple, you listening? :)
What would be better would be a way to do what you describe by clicking on an
icon for the X application in question. OroborOSX provides for this by using
script files with an extension of '.x11app'. When you click on the icon for the
file (or an alias to it) then OroborOSX starts up if it isn't already loaded,
and after that the commands in the script are executed. I think Apple's X server
badly needs something like this.
J. Mckeown.
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