Hm...i did it. it dounded like it should have worked but didnt..

here's the snippet..

# now, we see if xdm/gdm/kdm has asked for a specific environment
case $# in
1)
if [ -x /usr/share/apps/switchdesk/Xclients.$1 ]; then
exec -l $SHELL -c "$SSHAGENT /usr/share/apps/switchdesk/Xclients.$1";
fi;
# This is inserted by me..help of wapcaplet from LQ
if [-x "$HOME/.xprofile" ]; then
.$HOME/.xprofile
fi
case $1 in
failsafe)
exec -l $SHELL -c "xterm -geometry 80x24-0-0"
;;
gnome)
exec -l $SHELL -c "$SSHAGENT gnome-session"
;;
kde|kde1|kde2)
exec -l $SHELL -c "$SSHAGENT /usr/share/apps/switchdesk/Xclients.kde"
;;

Whe i restarted, my wheel didnt work, but when i typed
./.xprofile in my home dir, the script ran and it worked..

I don't really know how scripting works, but ti LOOKS like it should have!

maybe you should try out the original idea. Add

xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5"

to /etc/xinit/xinitrc.

BUT backup the file (maybe even the whole /etc/X11 tree) before you do it and be sure you know how to deal if X fails to start up (you'll have to put back the file and startx).

:O

I'm not sure I'm ready to try that yet


You'd think there would be an easier way to get a script to run at startup!

Look here:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=102349
I thought I had heard the same problem before. The solution is to place the line in
/etc/X11/Xsession

I would still backup the x config files just in case. It should be all right though. You're not trying to do something major. But I won't guarantee it :P

Alrite, trying it, will post after rebooted...

I know everyone will be on the edge of your seats!

If you can believe it, it still doesn't get run..
I did this:
went to /etc/X11/xdm

edited Xsession

# now, we see if xdm/gdm/kdm has asked for a specific environment
case $# in
1)
if [ -x /usr/share/apps/switchdesk/Xclients.$1 ]; then
exec -l $SHELL -c "$SSHAGENT /usr/share/apps/switchdesk/Xclients.$1";
fi;
# This is inserted by me..help of wapcaplet from LQ
if [-x "$HOME/.xprofile" ]; then
.$HOME/.xprofile
fi


xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5"
case $1 in
failsafe)
exec -l $SHELL -c "xterm -geometry 80x24-0-0"
;;
gnome)
exec -l $SHELL -c "$SSHAGENT gnome-session"
;;
kde|kde1|kde2)
exec -l $SHELL -c "$SSHAGENT /usr/share/apps/switchdesk/Xclients.kde"
;;
twm
...

funny that it worked for the guy in the other post..

hmm. How about adding it to /etc/xinit/xinitrc, then? BTW, you don't have to reboot. Just restart X which should happen if you log out.

for me, there is no /etc/xinit (?)
Im running RH9...

heres a section of the ls -a
X11
gtk pango xinetd.conf
gtk-2.0 paper.config xinetd.d
host.conf passwd xml
hosts passwd- xpdfrc
hosts.allow passwd.lock yp.conf
hosts.deny pbm2ppa.conf
hotplug pcmcia
[robert@localhost etc]$

Sorry, I meant /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc. The thing you mention in the first post. Beware, though. I am shooting in the dark...

If all else fails, you could create a script, make it *executable* and then place it on the desktop so you just have to double click it. Maybe there is also a way to autostart something in gnome. The script would be

#!/bin/bash
xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5"

Does it LOOK like i have TIME to double click a file!??!

I guess me wasting all this time is a little silly, but it SHOULD be able to be done, right?

Hey, if I wanted ot do it the eays way I still be running 2k wouldn't i :P


yea, i was being silly about not ebing able to find it....Except I don't know where in the script I should put it...


#!/bin/sh
# (c) 1999-2002 Red Hat, Inc.

userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
userxkbmap=$HOME/.Xkbmap

sysresources=/etc/X11/Xresources
sysmodmap=/etc/X11/Xmodmap
sysxkbmap=/etc/X11/Xkbmap

# merge in defaults
if [ -f "$sysresources" ]; then
xrdb -merge "$sysresources"
fi

if [ -f "$userresources" ]; then
xrdb -merge "$userresources"
fi

# merge in keymaps
if [ -f "$sysxkbmap" ]; then
setxkbmap `cat "$sysxkbmap"`
XKB_IN_USE=yes
fi

if [ -f "$userxkbmap" ]; then
setxkbmap `cat "$userxkbmap"`
XKB_IN_USE=yes
fi

if [ -z "$XKB_IN_USE" -a ! -L /etc/X11/X ]; then
if grep '^exec.*/Xsun' /etc/X11/X > /dev/null 2>&1 && [ -f /etc/X11/XF86Config ]; then
xkbsymbols=`sed -n -e 's/^[ ]*XkbSymbols[ ]*"\(.*\)".*$/\1/p' /etc/X11/XF86Config`
if [ -n "$xkbsymbols" ]; then
setxkbmap -symbols "$xkbsymbols"
XKB_IN_USE=yes
fi
fi
fi
# xkb and xmodmap don't play nice together
if [ -z "$XKB_IN_USE" ]; then
if [ -f "$sysmodmap" ]; then
xmodmap "$sysmodmap"
fi

if [ -f "$usermodmap" ]; then
xmodmap "$usermodmap"
fi
fi

unset XKB_IN_USE

# run all system xinitrc shell scripts.
for i in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/* ; do
if [ -x "$i" ]; then
. "$i"
fi
done

# The user may have their own clients they want to run. If they don't,
# fall back to system defaults.
# set up ssh agent environment if available.

if [ -f $HOME/.Xclients ]; then
[ -x /usr/bin/ssh-agent -a -z "$SSH_AGENT_PID" ] && \
exec ssh-agent $HOME/.Xclients || \
exec $HOME/.Xclients
elif [ -f /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients ]; then
[ -x /usr/bin/ssh-agent -a -z "$SSH_AGENT_PID" ] && \
exec ssh-agent /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients || \
exec /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients
else
# failsafe settings. Although we should never get here
# (we provide fallbacks in Xclients as well) it can't hurt.
xclock -geometry 100x100-5+5 &
xterm -geometry 80x50-50+150 &
if [ -x /usr/bin/netscape -a -f /usr/share/doc/HTML/index.html ]; then
netscape /usr/share/doc/HTML/index.html &
fi
if [ -x /us exec fvwm2
else
exec twm
fi
fi
r/X11R6/bin/fvwm2 ]; then

Am i wrong when this part

if [ -f $HOME/.Xclients ]; then
[ -x /usr/bin/ssh-agent -a -z "$SSH_AGENT_PID" ] && \
exec ssh-agent $HOME/.Xclients || \
exec $HOME/.Xclients
elif [ -f /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients ]; then
[ -x /usr/bin/ssh-agent -a -z "$SSH_AGENT_PID" ] && \
exec ssh-agent /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients || \
exec /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients

looks like all I have to do is name the script .Xclients and put in in my home?

ughuhhhuuuu. Dunno. You can try it with a ~/.Xclients. If it doesn't work, you can always erase it. I would try placing xmodmap thing right before the part you quote - only because if you place it after, it won't get executed if I'm understanding it right.

Another thing that came to mind. If you are booting straight into graphical login or even use auto login, maybe you could place that line in
/etc/rc.d/rc.local
this is the startup script taht gets run after everything else is run so maybe it'll work.

Tyir, in the code snippet I gave you, you need to have a space between the "." and "$HOME". I think that may be the reason it's not working.

I did both...added the space and added the line in /etc/rc.d/rc.local..
still no......