X-Git-Url: https://ruderich.org/simon/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=xinitrc;h=b433a3f15691f542adc06bd8c6378976495aa6ca;hb=b3b150d910400bc4421f431d525ebc793be74bfe;hp=aa5bfafb31f9758ce70f7093026fc43a09fc91fb;hpb=827e333347cce994f75d8056a068bd29e138a5c0;p=config%2Fdotfiles.git

diff --git a/xinitrc b/xinitrc
index aa5bfaf..b433a3f 100755
--- a/xinitrc
+++ b/xinitrc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # 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
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@
 # 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
 
@@ -108,6 +102,9 @@ xmodmap -e 'keycode 94 = grave asciitilde'
 # 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 "$set_background"; then
     if installed hsetroot; then
@@ -144,21 +141,39 @@ elif test -n "$screen_lock_force"; 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
+# My window manager 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 >"$HOME/.config/herbstluftwm/log" 2>&1 || failed=1
 elif installed xmonad; then
-    xmonad
+    xmonad || failed=1
 elif installed stumpwm; then
-    stumpwm
+    stumpwm || failed=1
 else
-    error 'no window manager found (sleeping for 3600 seconds)'
-    sleep 3600
+    failed='no window manager found'
+fi
+# Fallback in case my window manager failed to start. Otherwise X terminates
+# the session immediately (because xinitrc finishes).
+if test -n "$failed"; then
+    if test x"$failed" = x1; then
+        failed='failed to start window manager'
+    fi
+    error "$failed (spawning fallback terminal)"
+    urxvt || rxvt || xterm
 fi
 
 
@@ -170,4 +185,6 @@ if test -x /usr/bin/ssh-agent; then
     # No `eval` necessary, we terminate anyway.
 fi
 # Kill remaining background processes.
-kill $background_pids
+if test -n "$background_pids"; then
+    kill $background_pids
+fi