[Bug 208648] Suggestion for adding detail about Xsetup_* and Xsession to FreeBSD Handbook: 5.6. The X Display Manager

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            Bug ID: 208648
           Summary: Suggestion for adding detail about Xsetup_* and
                    Xsession to FreeBSD Handbook: 5.6. The X Display
                    Manager
           Product: Documentation
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Many People
          Priority: ---
         Component: Documentation
          Assignee: freebsd-doc at FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: sid at bsdmail.com

Suggestion for adding (or similar) to FreeBSD Handbook: 5.6. The X Display
Manager ...

/start

5.6.3 Xsetup_#
Here background image and xdm applications can be launched. To change the color
you can use "x11/xsetroot," but changing the image requires an application like
"x11/bgs".

Example:
  #!/bin/sh
  bgs ~/mypic.jpg &
  #xsetroot &
  #xconsole &

xconsole can be commented out without concerns, if it is not needed.


5.6.4 Xsession
Customization is better done by ~/.xsession.

Example of ~/.xsession:
  #!/bin/sh
  exec xterm &
  exec fluxbox
  exec $1

In this example, applications are ended with an "&". The desktop choice is last
on the list, and is absent of an "&". Be sure "~/.xsession" is read and execute
permissible by owner and group.
  chmod 660 ~/.xsession

/end

.xsession (and Xsession) is covered in the next section, but it has more to do
with XDM. Thank you.

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