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

[Willie]

I just started another Xfce session by typing "startx -- :1". I am pretty
sure you can also use "startxfce4" without editing the file that you are
editing.


On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 10:39 AM, Randy Westlund <rwestlun@×××××.com> wrote:

> I'm looking for a better way to manage multiple WMs.
>
> I launch X with startx.  I also use multiple window managers.  I'm
> primarily on xmonad because I love tiling WMs, but I also keep xfce around
> for whever I developing a GUI or letting my fiancee use my machine.  My
> procedure for starting multiple managers is this:
>
> - log in
> - startx
> - login on tty2
> - edit .xinitrc (shown below)
> - startx -- :1
>
> .xinitrc goes from:
>
> > exec xmonad
> > #exec startxfce4
>
> to:
> > #exec xmonad
> > exec startxfce4
>
> Then I can switch between tty7 and tty8 at will.  Usually I don't start
> xfce at all, but for the times when I do, I'd be nice to do this without
> editing a file.  Can I simplify this process?  Is there anyone else who
> uses multiple WMs?  How do you manage them?
>
> Randy
>
>


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Willie Matthews
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