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From: jonnyg@ROVER.UMD.EDU (Jon Greenblatt)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Console window...
Message-ID: <8902232055.AA19057@rover.UMD.EDU>
Date: 23 Feb 89 20:55:51 GMT
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I though it would be a help if I posted how I deal with my console window
First here is my .xsession:

	xcalc -geometry +813+120 &
	xclock -analog -geometry 164x164-20-20 -bd white &
	xbiff -geometry -210-20 -rv &
	xload -geometry 237x93-3+3 -bw 1 -bd black &
	xterm -C -n Console -sb -geometry 60x15-5+372 -e tcsh -i -b do-cons &
	xsetroot -mod 2 2
	uwm &
	exec xterm -geometry 80x50+1+1 -fn 9x15 -sb -sl 500 -n RoverLogin -ls


The string do-cons is now bound to the first parameter in the console window
shell.  I use tcsh but all this should work under csh.  In my .cshrc I do
the following:

if ($?TERM) then
	if ($TERM == "xterm") then
## Do your xterm stuff here
		alias xs  'set noglob; eval `resize`'
	endif
endif
if ($1 == "do-cons") then
## Do your console stuff here
	set prompt="<console> "
endif


It would be nice if xdm put up a console window when no one is logged on.
I have to stay logged in in order to see console output on the screen.


					JonnyG.