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*** RxStartx ***
Why this program?
Why this program? This program appeared due to the fact that I absolutely
disliked startx from the Xfree86/OS2 distribution. So I decided to write an
alternative thereto.
Advantages
In advantage of startx RxStartx:
@ more quickly launches XFree86 than startx does (makes no pause after
xserver start),
@ before xserver launching it checks availability of the X11 port,
@ includes internal support for FONT server,
@ is simple in configuring and written on REXX which allows adopting it for
your special needs.
Installation.
To install RxStartx do the following:
1. Unpack the files from the archive into your XFree86 directory.
2. Edit the file \XFree86\bin\rxstartx.cmd specifying there the parameters of
x-server, Window Manager and the path to your xmodmap file.
3. ┤If you don't use an external fontserver just miss this item!├
Specify your fontserver and the port it uses into the file
\XFree86\bin\rxstartx.cmd. For xfstt following parameters will suit:
fontserver='xfstt --once' /* fontserver name */
fontserver.!port = 7100 /* fontserver port */
4. Launch the X-Server typing RXSTARTX in the OS/2 command prompt.
I.c) Additional information
The file \XFree86\lib\xinit\beforestart.cmd contains the list of programs
launched before starting x-server, and the file
\XFree86\lib\xinit\afterstart.cmd - the list of programs to be launched after
starting x-server and WM. File E:\XFree86\lib\X11\xinit\afterexit.cmd - the
list of programs to be launched after starting x-server shutdown.
The programs MUST be run with the "start" or "detach" commands.
Author
You can mail all comments, bugreports and greetings <to me>. or write into <the
X11/OS2 forum>.
Download the program
You can always download the newest version of RxStartx from <our server>.
Alex Samorukov, samm@os2.ru.