3 # startx configuration file.
5 # Copyright (C) 2011-2013 Simon Ruderich
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21 # Some systems don't set the LANG environment variable when starting xinitrc,
22 # this causes problems for rxvt-unicode-256color which fails to display UTF-8
23 # characters correctly when LANG is missing and for notify.py which also needs
24 # LANG set (for Python's decode() function). Therefore load my general shell
25 # environment which also includes $LANG.
26 if test -f "$HOME/.shell/env"; then
27 # Debug function used in ~/.shell/env.
38 type "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1
42 # Options, can be modified in ~/.xinitrc.local. To disable a boolean option
43 # set it to an empty value.
45 # Default to use a background image.
48 # Load settings for the local system.
49 if test -f "$HOME/.xinitrc.local"; then
50 . "$HOME/.xinitrc.local"
54 # Start ssh-agent if we have private keys, thanks to
55 # http://code.haskell.org/XMonadContrib/scripts/xinitrc (read on 2011-06-19).
56 if test -x /usr/bin/ssh-agent && test -f "$HOME/.ssh/id_rsa"; then
57 # -s to force bourne shell output. This file is a bourne shell script even
58 # if the environment might suggest otherwise.
59 eval `/usr/bin/ssh-agent -s` >/dev/null
62 # Use a black background for the root window.
65 # Force English keyboard layout.
66 if installed setxkbmap; then
70 # Use my X11 key bindings.
71 xmodmap "$HOME/.xmodmaprc"
73 # Change the background if available.
74 if test -f "$HOME/.background" && test -n "$set_background"; then
75 if installed hsetroot; then
76 hsetroot -full "$HOME/.background"
77 elif installed feh; then
78 feh --bg-scale "$HOME/.background"
79 # Remove the unnecessary ~/.fehbg file created by `feh`. I don't want
80 # to restore the background, I just run `feh` on each startx run.
81 # --no-fehbg is only available in recent feh releases.
86 # Display timed reminders and recheck the file for changes every minute (-z1).
87 if installed remind && test -f "$HOME/.reminders"; then
88 remind -z1 -k'.shell/bin/notify.py %s &' "$HOME/.reminders" &
91 # Set color temperature of display according to time of day.
92 if installed redshift; then
93 redshift -l 49.9:10.9 -t 5500:4500 >/dev/null &
97 # XMonad doesn't start a terminal emulator on its own, start one when I login.
98 (urxvt || rxvt || xterm) &
100 # Start window manager.
105 # Kill ssh-agent to prevent unused background processes.
106 if test -x /usr/bin/ssh-agent; then
107 /usr/bin/ssh-agent -k >/dev/null
108 # No `eval` necessary, we terminate anyway.