start/stop dock apps at start. ?

Forum: Other Help Topics
Topic: start/stop dock apps at start. ?
started by: ohioj

Posted by ohioj on Dec. 13 2005,06:32

What file do I edit to add and delete dock apps. at start up?

Posted by struppi on Dec. 13 2005,11:30

~/.xinitrc

:laugh:

Posted by ohioj on Dec. 17 2005,01:13

Sorry. Where is this file? /etc/ something ?

/X11/ something ?

Posted by cbagger01 on Dec. 17 2005,06:35

~ = your home directory, so

/home/dsl/.xinitrc

Files that start with a "." are hidden from view.

You can see them from inside emelfm if you push the "H" button at the top of the window pane.

To see them from within a GTK application "File -> Open" window, type a "." (period) into the filename box and then press the TAB key on your keyboard.

Posted by ruserious on Dec. 17 2005,09:35

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Posted by melder215 on Jan. 02 2006,05:22

why is it i don't have this file.. i would like to NOT have ANY dockapps start.. or just a few,..

i love all the help u people have for us newberz...

Posted by mikshaw on Jan. 02 2006,14:04

You have it. You really, really do.
Read cbagger01's post again (or for the first time, if you happen to have stopped reading the thread after the first answer).

Posted by melder215 on Jan. 03 2006,02:34

m4n i m a f00l. just press "H" for 'hidden'. get s00 caught up in windows that you forget things are different here. could you tell me how to change that 'attribute'.. so i can see it normal.. or does that affect things? i bet if i read more i could get all the info i needed.. i just ain't goo at finding the right 411 in cyberspace.. pretty good at doing it in real live. anyone know how intensive to $25 book DSL sells... ??

thank u s00 much guys for yalls help.. !

Posted by starcannon on Jan. 04 2006,08:19

If you want to stop a dock app temporarily(needed if you want to modify your slitlist order) then:
dsl@box>top
a task monitor of sorts scrolls into view, you'll notice on the right hand side a name for the tasks and on the left hand side a PID number.
Press: "k"
input desired PID number
Press:Enter
Press:y
exit the window, make any changes to your slitlist file or whatever it is you were needing to do with the task killed. This is a great way to stop a task temporarily without having to change whether it starts at boot or not.

Rob