startxwin.bat - how to use an .xinitrc file

[Thomas Chadwick]

Sounds like I've got my Cygwin/Xfree setup the way you'd like.  You can do 
it, too, in 3 easy steps...

1) Edit the file .bash_profile in your home directory and make sure the 
X11R6/bin directory gets added to your path.  e.g.:

    export PATH=$PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin

2) Put your .xinitrc file in your home directory and edit it to your liking.

3) Create a Windows shortcut (on the Desktop, for instance) with the 
following target:

    C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\run.exe /bin/bash.exe --login -c "xinit -- 
-noreset -nodecoration"


The run part keeps bash from creating a dormant icon on the task bar.
The "--login" part tells bash to read .bash_profile.
The arguments after "xinit --" get passed to XWin.

That's all there is to it!

>From: Mike Campbell <oradba_us@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
>To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
>Subject: startxwin.bat - how to use an .xinitrc file
>Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 10:24:33 -0500
>
>I have several things that I like to have run when I start an xsession and 
>normally I would put these into a ~/.xinitrc file to have them run at X 
>startup time.
>
>However, when I run startxwin.bat it does not appear to execute the 
>.xinitrc file automatically. Therefore I have had to manually edit the 
>startxwin.bat file and add my custom stuff.
>
>I"d like to find a way around editing startxwin.bat since after every xfree 
>update I have to re-edit the file and re-add my custom lines.
>
>Am I missing something here? Is there a way to get startxwin.bat to 
>automatically find $HOME/.xinitrc or would this be a good enhancement 
>request?
>
>Thanks,
>Mike Campbell
>

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