Re: xinitrc follies

On Mon, 10 May 2004 13:43:21 -0400
"Jonathan Daugherty" <[email protected]> wrote:

> # I'm trying to configure .xinitrc so I can choose which window
> # manager to use on a whim, and of course there must be a
> # default. Here is my current version:
> 
> If putting it in .xinitrc doesn't work (and I don't know of a way to
> have startx pass args to .xinitrc), then instead, move your .xinitrc
> to a script -- say ~/bin/startx -- which you run, like
> 
> foo@bar:~$ startx wmaker
> 
> where ~/bin comes before /usr/bin/X11 in your PATH.  Your ~/bin/startx
> might either create ~/.xinitrc using a stub config or call startx with
> some voodoo which has not yet been identified.


My favorite way to play with window managers is to use Xnest.

#!/bin/sh

if [ ! $@ ] ; then
  echo usage $0 [ -w -d ]
  echo "-w Window_Manager" 
  echo "-d Display"
  echo "$0 -w /usr/local/bin/pwm -d 1" 
  exit 1
fi

for ARG in $@ ; do
 case "$ARG" in
    -w) shift ; WM="$1" ; shift;;
    -d) shift ; DP="$1" ; shift;;
  esac
done

Xnest :$DP -name $WM -kb -ac -br &
#exec xsetroot -display :$DP -solid blue &
export DISPLAY=:$DP
exec $WM