Re: [aclug-L] startx question???

[Dale W Hodge <dwh@xxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 1 Apr 1999, Nate Bargmann wrote:

> 
> I think there are other ways, such as tinkering in /etc/XF86Config, but
> early on I chose the simple UNIX option.  I wrote a short script, put it
> in ~/bin (which happens to be added to my path when I log in) and wrote
> a version for 8, 16 and 32 bit.  Here is a copy of my 16 bit startx
> named x16:
> 
> # This script is used to start Xwindows in 16 bit per pixel
> # mode.
> 
> /usr/X11R6/bin/startx -- -bpp 16
> 
> typing this is even shorter than startx and I don't have to remember the
> startx syntax.  The flexibility comes in if I need a different pixel
> depth and for that reason I have scripts named x8, x16, x32 in ~/bin.

I choose an even simpler method.  I added to my .profile the following
line:  alias x16="startx -- -bpp16".  One could also edit /etc/profile if
you want this to be available globally. 



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