X11 and launchd (was Re: Changing xterm colors in Leopard)
X11 and launchd (was Re: Changing xterm colors in Leopard)
- Subject: X11 and launchd (was Re: Changing xterm colors in Leopard)
- From: William Mortensen <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 13:23:27 -0800
The launchd approach turns a two-step process into a one-step
process.
Or, apparently, into a many-step process :-). Though, even when it
works properly, isn't it "start the app I wanted to start, then close
the random xterm that pops up"? Isn't that two-step? Clearly the
default app should be xlsfonts or xdpyinfo or some such, and the
xterms or whatever should be launched by the xinitrc.
But, really, what's the *problem* that the launchd approach solves?
It also *vastly* simplifies things for people trying to wrap X11 apps
for use in OS X.
"Vastly"? Really? How so?
But I'm guessing that's small minority of standard X11 use on OS X.
I'm betting most people use it to display apps from other (Linux)
machines.
Hmm. My primary use of X11 at the moment is using Matlab by ssh'ing
into my department's Linux machines (because I'm too cheap to buy my
own copy). This new launchd business allows me to use a native
terminal emulator (Terminal.app in my case, though iTerm or whatever
would work just as well), which I prefer for a number of reasons.
Plus, I never have to manually start the X server anymore.
I don't get any random xterms popping up, so this change has been
nothing but a win for me.
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