Re: [gentoo-user] startx with multiple window managers

[Philip Webb]

130823 Randy Westlund wrote:
> I launch X with startx.  I also use multiple window managers.
> My procedure for starting multiple managers is this:
> - log in - startx - login on tty2 - edit .xinitrc - startx -- :1
> .xinitrc goes from:
>   exec xmonad
>   #exec startxfce4
> to:
>   #exec xmonad
>   exec startxfce4
> Then I can switch between tty7 and tty8 at will.
> Can I simplify this process?

When I used  2  WMs, I had  2  versions of  .xinitrc ,
which I called eg '.xinitrc-a' '.xinitrc-b'.
All I had to do was enter 'cp .xinitrc-a .xinitrc' & then 'startx'.
That's slightly simpler than what you've been doing.

However, 'startx' is a shell script,
so you sb able to edit it to contain a query as to which WM to use ;
you could alias the choices to single letters, then enter what you need.

Let us all know if that works (smile).

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