Below is a sample ~/.xinitrc file, automatically read when running
/usr/bin/startx to start up an X window session.

Aaron Sloman
http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~axs/
22 Jan 2009

See
http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~axs/laptop/openbox

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#!/bin/bash


## Edit to suit your preferences


## Start up a big general purpose xterm window with title 'XTERM'
xterm -fn 10x20 -sb -ls  -geom 90x49+0-1 -T XTERM -n XTERM &

# set bell
xset b 0 50 50

# set keyboard autorepeat delay and frequency
xset r rate 500 30

## Set mouse acceleration and movement threshold
#xset accel threshold
xset m 6 3

# blank after 30 mins
xset dpms 1800


## Tell X11 to allow applications run from another pc on the network
xhost  +mypc

## Optional re-mapping of keys
# set Alt Gr key to be linefeed
xmodmap -e "keycode 113 = Linefeed"
# set windows key to be ENTER (Useful on Laptops without Keypad)
xmodmap -e "keycode 115 = KP_Enter"

#swap esc and grave, to reduce RSI (Emacs and Ved users)

xmodmap -e "keycode 49 = Escape"
xmodmap -e "keycode 9 = grave"

## Note I also swap CTRL and CapsLock, usually allowed by
# X11 config files.


## Optional clocks
## Small digital clock with time and date, top right
xclock -digital -chime -geom -1+1 -update 5 -font '*-lucida-bold-r-normal-sans-20-*-100-100-p-*-*-1' &

## clock with big very visible time display. Don't include
## constantly chaning seconds.
/usr/bin/xdaliclock -builtin1 -noseconds -24 -geom -0+550 &

## Light root window, to show up mouse cursor on dim screen
xsetroot -solid 'gray95'

## read your ~/.Xdefaults config file
xrdb -merge .Xdefaults

## Run openbox as window manager in the background, so that
## it can be killed and restarted or replaced, without
## killing the X window session
openbox &

## If you run openbox, other things can be started in
## ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh

##Run a small Xterm window type CTRL-D into it to exit X11

xterm -fn 8x13  +sb -ls -T EXIT -n EXIT -geom  30x1-0-155
## Alternatively use the xexit widget if you have it.
## or 'xmessage Exit'