# 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
xmessage "$@" &
else
# Log message to a file which is displayed by my Zsh setup on startup.
- echo "$*" >> "$HOME/.xinitrc.errors"
+ printf '%s\n' "$*" >>"$HOME/.xinitrc.errors"
fi
}
# Save PID of the most recently started background process. Used to terminate
setxkbmap us
fi
-# Use the Caps lock as Ctrl because it easier to reach and very useful for all
-# programs. Caps lock is removed completely. Thanks to
+# Use the Caps lock as Ctrl because it's easier to reach and very useful for
+# all programs. Caps lock is removed completely. Thanks to
# http://snarfed.org/space/switch%20control%20and%20caps%20lock
if xmodmap | grep -E '^lock.*Caps_Lock' >/dev/null; then
xmodmap -e 'remove Lock = Caps_Lock'
# necessary because of my German keyboard which I use with English settings.
xmodmap -e 'keycode 94 = grave asciitilde'
+# Disable annoying audio bell. Thanks to Sebastian Rachuj.
+xset b off
+
# Change the background if available.
if test -f "$HOME/.background" && test -n "$set_background"; then
if installed hsetroot; then
fi
-# XMonad doesn't start a terminal emulator on its own, start one when I login.
+# My window managers doesn't start a terminal emulator on its own, start one
+# when I login.
(urxvt || rxvt || xterm) &
# Start window manager.
-xmonad
+failed=
+if installed herbstluftwm; then
+ herbstluftwm --locked >~/.config/herbstluftwm/log 2>&1 || failed=1
+elif installed xmonad; then
+ xmonad || failed=1
+elif installed stumpwm; then
+ stumpwm || failed=1
+else
+ failed='no window manager found'
+fi
+# Fallback in case my window manager failed to start. Otherwise X terminates
+# the session immediately (because xinitrc finishes).
+if test -n "$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.
#