Running scripts at login

[Chris H]

Slack 10, Dropline installed and GDM as the login manager.

For reference Heartsmagic posted a similar prob here

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/top...hlight=xinitrc

Anyway, I want to run a script when I login to the window manager (fluxbox).

~/.xinitrc, ~./xsession aren't run when logging in via GDM. If I drop the runlevel to 3 and startx then both files seem to be accessed. But I need to use GDM to login to fluxbox for me whilst leaving all other accounts untouched. Hence the need to run a local statup script.

Any ideas?

I fmore info is needed then please ask.

EDIT : will add more info, just need to reboot for a second.

[Chris H]

All sorted, just made me own .xprofile and popped the script in there.

Strange that.

[lakerdonald]

chris: you should post, thanking yourself for the quick response

[Chris H]

Good idea!

Chris, thanks for your quick response. The level of help on these forums is awesome.

</post count junkie>

[sarumont]

All sorted, just made me own .xprofile and popped the script in there.

Strange that.

What's the .xprofile look like? Is it just a call to the script?

[Chris H]

All I have in mine is the process I want to run

bubblemon &

Hav just discovered that .xprofile is run whatever wm or desktop is selected from GDM. So Dropline gets a nifty little bubblemon activity meter on login

Still, tis all working.

[heartsmagic]

I've solved my problem. I made a mistake before.
Just add the
xmms &
part to the .xprofile file and now everything is OK.
Thx for help Chris H


As i wrote that post after some research in the deeper side of Slackware i found that .xinitrc file is not used. instead of that file .xporfile is used. So Chris H we have already have a solution. I think you missed that. By the way i thoght that you knew the .xprofile file but i think most people dont know this.