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:
- Unpack the files from the archive into your XFree86 directory.
- Edit the file \XFree86\bin\rxstartx.cmd
specifying there the parameters of x-server, Window Manager and the path to your
xmodmap file.
- 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 */
- Launch the X-Server typing rxstartx in the OS/2 command prompt.
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.
Materials
Xfree86 for OS/2
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