Re: xmodmap not "taking" when used in .xinitrc
Re: xmodmap not "taking" when used in .xinitrc
- Subject: Re: xmodmap not "taking" when used in .xinitrc
- From: Ted Lemon <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 13:47:57 -0500
On Wednesday 09 July 2003 17:55, Jerry Callen wrote:
> The file "map.txt" contains the expected output, showing the modifier
> map changes I want,
> but then if I run xmodmap in an xterm once X is up, the changes aren't
> there!
I think what's going on here is that the X server is resetting itself when the
last client (xmodmap) quits. This is a feature that the MIT X server
provides because X is the main user interface, and you want the server to
forget any user-specific state between logins. The last client going away
is used as an indication that the user has logged out. This doesn't make
much sense in the Apple context, but I think it's why this is happening.
So if you start quartz-wm, wait a second to make sure it's connected to the
server, and then run xmodmap, you might have better luck.
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