# 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.
- :
- }
-
. "$HOME/.shell/env"
fi
# Disable annoying audio bell. Thanks to Sebastian Rachuj.
xset b off
+# Load settings for programs. Xdefaults is deprecated.
+xrdb ~/.Xresources
+
# Change the background if available.
if test -f "$HOME/.background" && test -n "$set_background"; then
if installed hsetroot; then
error "'xautolock' not found. Auto lock won't work!"
fi
+# Use compton to get transparent windows. See ~/.Xresources for configuration
+# of urxvt.
+if installed compton; then
+ compton &
+# xcompmgr as fallback.
+elif installed xcompmgr; then
+ xcompmgr &
+fi
+
# My window managers doesn't start a terminal emulator on its own, start one
# when I login.
(urxvt || rxvt || xterm) &
# Start window manager.
+failed=
if installed herbstluftwm; then
- herbstluftwm --locked >~/.config/herbstluftwm/log 2>&1
+ herbstluftwm --locked >~/.config/herbstluftwm/log 2>&1 || failed=1
elif installed xmonad; then
- xmonad
+ xmonad || failed=1
elif installed stumpwm; then
- stumpwm
+ stumpwm || failed=1
else
- error 'no window manager found (sleeping for 3600 seconds)'
- sleep 3600
+ failed='no window manager found'
+fi
+# Fallback in case my window manager failed to start. Otherwise X terminates
+# the session immediately (because xinitrc finishes).
+if test -n "$failed"; then
+ if test x"$failed" = x1; then
+ failed='failed to start window manager'
+ fi
+ error "$failed (spawning fallback terminal)"
+ urxvt || rxvt || xterm
fi