# startx configuration file.
-# Copyright (C) 2011-2013 Simon Ruderich
+# Copyright (C) 2011-2014 Simon Ruderich
#
# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# LANG set (for Python's decode() function). Therefore load my general shell
# environment which also includes $LANG.
if test -f "$HOME/.shell/env"; then
- # Debug function used in ~/.shell/env.
- source_debug() {
- # Do nothing.
- :
- }
-
. "$HOME/.shell/env"
fi
# Disable annoying audio bell. Thanks to Sebastian Rachuj.
xset b off
+# Load settings for programs. Xdefaults is deprecated.
+xrdb "$HOME/.Xresources"
+
# Change the background if available.
if test -f "$HOME/.background" && test -n "$set_background"; then
if installed hsetroot; then
redshift -l 49.9:10.9 -t 5500:4500 >/dev/null &
fi
-# Automatically lock the screen after x minutes of inactivity if `xautolock`
-# is available. Warn if locker wasn't found.
-if installed xautolock; then
+# Automatically lock the screen after x minutes of inactivity if
+# `xscreensaver` or `xautolock` is available. Warn if no locker was found.
+if installed xscreensaver; then
+ xscreensaver &
+elif installed xautolock; then
if installed "$screen_locker"; then
xautolock -secure -time "$screen_lock_time" -locker "$screen_locker" &
else
error "'xautolock' not found. Auto lock won't work!"
fi
+# Use compton to get transparent windows. See ~/.Xresources for configuration
+# of urxvt.
+if installed compton; then
+ compton &
+# xcompmgr as fallback.
+elif installed xcompmgr; then
+ xcompmgr &
+fi
+
-# XMonad doesn't start a terminal emulator on its own, start one when I login.
+# My window manager doesn't start a terminal emulator on its own, start one
+# when I login.
(urxvt || rxvt || xterm) &
# Start window manager.
-xmonad
+failed=
+if installed herbstluftwm; then
+ herbstluftwm --locked >"$HOME/.config/herbstluftwm/log" 2>&1 || failed=1
+elif installed xmonad; then
+ xmonad || failed=1
+elif installed stumpwm; then
+ stumpwm || failed=1
+else
+ failed='no window manager found'
+fi
+# Fallback in case my window manager failed to start. Otherwise X terminates
+# the session immediately (because xinitrc finishes).
+if test -n "$failed"; then
+ if test x"$failed" = x1; then
+ failed='failed to start window manager'
+ fi
+ error "$failed (spawning fallback terminal)"
+ urxvt || rxvt || xterm
+fi
# Cleanup.
# No `eval` necessary, we terminate anyway.
fi
# Kill remaining background processes.
-kill $background_pids
+if test -n "$background_pids"; then
+ kill $background_pids
+fi