From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Peter Dyballa Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: OT about Gnu/Linux (in service of Emacs) Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:37:02 +0100 Message-ID: <614F2A5B-7794-4C22-8A80-0234B4E0F5BC@Web.DE> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v753) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1200940653 28592 80.91.229.12 (21 Jan 2008 18:37:33 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:37:33 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: "B. T. Raven" Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Jan 21 19:37:52 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JH1Wp-0007xN-L2 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:37:51 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JH1WP-0007sT-Sw for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:37:25 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JH1W8-0007rS-HJ for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:37:08 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JH1W6-0007qM-OI for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:37:07 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JH1W6-0007qJ-Ku for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:37:06 -0500 Original-Received: from fmmailgate02.web.de ([217.72.192.227]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JH1W6-0003Mt-Pe for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:37:06 -0500 Original-Received: from smtp05.web.de (fmsmtp05.dlan.cinetic.de [172.20.4.166]) by fmmailgate02.web.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 44AB7CA7B276; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:37:05 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from [195.4.206.241] (helo=[192.168.1.2]) by smtp05.web.de with asmtp (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (WEB.DE 4.109 #226) id 1JH1W4-0007Sl-00; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:37:05 +0100 In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.753) X-Sender: Peter_Dyballa@web.de X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX18MS0BEpVs/dGiUb7QhnIll8E+0x14M+PVS4l8a stD3W9PWjbgmOCqg53VvYTjQ5C56AFBw6/QlxxQ3Dgvt1fskbm kAxeobGUUt/kiOe+LzDA== X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.4-2.6 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:50850 Archived-At: Am 21.01.2008 um 17:44 schrieb B. T. Raven: > Do I have to do it twice (once for root and once for ordinary user? Yes and no. Yes: when root is logged in and using X11 it has to be set for root. =20 Too. No: when root is guest on its host's desktop it "feels" the same as =20 its hosts. xmodmap ${HOME}/.xmodmaprc belongs into ~/.xinitrc. If no such file exists in an user's home =20 directory, then a file like /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc can be used instead. For details consult your local manual =96 there is =20= no general default. -- Greetings Pete Email is a wonderful thing for people whose role in life is to be on =20 top of things. But not for me; my role is to be on the bottom of =20 things. What I do takes long hours of studying and uninterruptible =20 concentration. =96 Donald Knuth