Bug 339595 – Xfce4 doesn't load ~/.xmodmaprc

• Status: RESOLVED INVALID
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Stephane 2010-10-03 14:50:36 UTC]

the ~/.xmodmaprc file is not loaded with the Xfce4 xsession.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.set XSESSION to Xfce4
2.start X (I do it with the slim display manager)


Actual Results:  
The .xmodmaprc file is not loaded

Expected Results:  
.xmodmaprc should be loaded as it is for the "Xsession" session type (see /etc/X11/Sessions/Xsession)

workaround : run manually xmodmap ~/.xmodmaprc (or add this in the autostart of XFce4)

[Comment 1 Samuli Suominen (RETIRED) 2010-10-04 12:20:24 UTC]

I've never heard of "~/.xmodmaprc", but "~/.Xmodmap" should work if xmodmap is installed.

Can you point me to a location where it's documented .xmodmaprc is a valid alternative to .Xmodmap?

[Comment 2 Samuli Suominen (RETIRED) 2010-10-04 12:23:45 UTC]

x11-apps/xinit only supports .Xmodmap:

$ qlist xinit | xargs grep xmodmaprc
$ qlist xinit | xargs grep Xmodmap
/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc:usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc:sysmodmap=/etc/X11/xinit/Xmodmap
/etc/X11/Sessions/Xsession:usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap 
/etc/X11/Sessions/Xsession:sysmodmap=/etc/X11/Xmodmap 
/etc/X11/Sessions/Xsession:rh6sysmodmap=/etc/X11/xinit/Xmodmap

and so does Xfce4:

$ qlist xfce-utils |xargs grep xmodmaprc
$ qlist xfce-utils |xargs grep Xmodmap
/etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc:test -r $HOME/.Xmodmap && xmodmap $HOME/.Xmodmap


No references to xmodmaprc at all...

[Comment 3 Samuli Suominen (RETIRED) 2010-10-04 12:37:35 UTC]

gdm also doesn't support .xmodmaprc, only .Xmodmap

$ grep -r xmodmaprc *
$ grep -r Xmodmap *
config/Xsession.in:usermodmap="$HOME/.Xmodmap"
config/Xsession.in:sysmodmap=/etc/X11/Xmodmap 
config/Xsession.in:rh6sysmodmap=/etc/X11/xinit/Xmodmap 
config/Init.in:sysmodmap=/etc/X11/Xmodmap

so I think it's safe to close this...