Unexpected automatic opening of X11

UltraNurd · 03-26-2003, 08:22 PM

I have X11 set up to open automatically in my .tcshrc file with:

Code:

open /Applications/X11.app

.

There are three cases where this simple method causes X11 to open or be brought to the foreground when I don't want it to, so I would like some suggestions on making this more robust.

1) If I open a new Terminal window while X11 is already open, X11 is brought to the front.

2) If I log back into my machine from a remote machine (for example, using scp), X11 is opened or brought to the front.

3) If I run a compiler in Emacs or Project Builder, X11 is opened or brought to the front.

Basically, I want to know how to check if (a) X11 is already open, in which case, don't try to re-open it, and (b) actually opening a Terminal window is what ran my .tcshrc, in which case, open X11 for the first time.

mervTormel · 03-26-2003, 09:14 PM

.tcshrc should run silent. don't put interactive things in your .tcshrc

put interactive commands in your .login

and you can test if X11 is running:

Code:

[ ! `ps wwaxl | grep '[X]11'` ] && open ...

so that only the first terminal window, or subsequent windows, if you quit X11, will open the app

wgscott · 04-01-2003, 01:09 AM

Why don't you instead put it in system preferences login items. That way it will start when you log it and will always be there. In addition, I used an application called Dockless to remove the X icon from the dock and menu bar, and I just launch xwindows applications from the terminal command line. Then it never pops in front.

03-26-2003, 08:22 PM	#1
UltraNurd Major Leaguer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 367	Unexpected automatic opening of X11 I have X11 set up to open automatically in my .tcshrc file with: Code: open /Applications/X11.app . There are three cases where this simple method causes X11 to open or be brought to the foreground when I don't want it to, so I would like some suggestions on making this more robust. 1) If I open a new Terminal window while X11 is already open, X11 is brought to the front. 2) If I log back into my machine from a remote machine (for example, using scp), X11 is opened or brought to the front. 3) If I run a compiler in Emacs or Project Builder, X11 is opened or brought to the front. Basically, I want to know how to check if (a) X11 is already open, in which case, don't try to re-open it, and (b) actually opening a Terminal window is what ran my .tcshrc, in which case, open X11 for the first time.

03-26-2003, 09:14 PM	#2
mervTormel League Commissioner Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,536	.tcshrc should run silent. don't put interactive things in your .tcshrc put interactive commands in your .login and you can test if X11 is running: Code: [ ! `ps wwaxl \| grep '[X]11'` ] && open ... so that only the first terminal window, or subsequent windows, if you quit X11, will open the app __________________ On a clear disk, you can seek forever.

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04-01-2003, 01:09 AM	#3
wgscott Major Leaguer Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 350	Why don't you instead put it in system preferences login items. That way it will start when you log it and will always be there. In addition, I used an application called Dockless to remove the X icon from the dock and menu bar, and I just launch xwindows applications from the terminal command line. Then it never pops in front.