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From: keith@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Keith Packard)
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Subject: Re: xdm questions
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Date: 13 Apr 89 17:46:41 GMT
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Some answers to some questions.

1)	Is there a way for xterms to inherit the environment from the 1st
	xterm?  Using the old /etc/ttys way of starting up xwindows the login
	xterm would source .login.  Subsequent xterms seem to inherit the

To get a session launched from xdm to load your .login file,
you can use the creative hack for your .xsession file:

----- .xsession ------
#!/bin/csh -f
source ~/.cshrc
source ~/.login
...

This way you get your .login file read into your base environment.
Be careful to avoid using terminal-setup programs in .login though,
as this starting session will have no terminal.

2)	Is there a way to catch console output....a la ultrix's xcons.

Just cat /dev/xcons > console_log_file if you're running ultrix 3.0.  For
older versions, run xterm -C as one of the terminals.  For output which
messes up the screen before you login, you lose for now.  I wrote a
trivial program which cats /dev/xcons until the session is over and
then exits.

3)	twm seems much slowerrrr....

Twms menus are pretty bad.  I hope they get replaced.  Fortunately, my
DECStation 3100 makes them bearable.

						Keith Packard
						MIT X Consortium
						(617) 253-1428
						keith@expo.lcs.mit.edu