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From: janssen@parc.xerox.com (Bill Janssen)
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Subject: Re: Configuration problem
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Date: 3 Jan 90 04:40:09 GMT
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> Excerpts from andrew: 2-Jan-90 Configuration problem Nathaniel
Borenstein@thu (565)

Running the beta R4 release, I can't figure out any way to have
different preferences depending on environment variables such as
DISPLAY.

I use a different preferences file for my two screens, and define the
environment variable PROFILES appropriately for each screen, before
starting any tools on that screen.  Each tool started (from rooms) then
inherits the correct environment.

Of course, PROFILES is the wrong name for the variable, and there
doesn't seem to be any way to have one preferences file include another,
but...

Bill