Run X11 applications from Terminal.app

[macunkie]

I've been looking at Sao's Homepage and trying to configure my X11 to run apps. I want to be able to launch apps from the X11 Aplications menu?

Sao's tutorial: Tutorial Homepage

Quote: o start X11 applications from Terminal.app: Write in your .cshrc or .login or .tcshrc file: if (! $?DISPLAY) then ***setenv DISPLAY :0.0 endif ---------- If you are using Bash: if [ ${#DISPLAY} -eq 0 ]; then ***export DISPLAY=':0.0' fi ---------- The 'standard' way to do it in the Bourne shells: : ${DISPLAY:=':0.0'} **export DISPLAY This also works with zsh.

I'm using Panther with a bash terminal. How do I locate and edit the correct file so x11 will run gimp and xcat?

Thanks for your great tutorial

MacUnkie.

[yellow]

the bash equivalent is .bashrc

[macunkie]

Quote: Originally Posted by yellow the bash equivalent is .bashrc

I edited the .bashrc file to include:

Quote: f you are using Bash: if [ ${#DISPLAY} -eq 0 ]; then ***export DISPLAY=':0.0' fi ----------

I got a terminal error that says it doesn't recognize the "export" command?

MacUnkie.

[sao]

Quote: want to be able to launch apps from the X11 Aplications menu

In Apple's X11 Applications menu go to --> Customize, and write, for example:

Name: Gimp
Command: source /sw/bin/init.sh ; gimp

Also, edit your .xinitrc file (in your user directory) and add:

source /sw/bin/init.sh

Also, try writing in your .bashrc:

[[ -z $DISPLAY ]] && export DISPLAY=":0.0"