Thanks Matt. I like to use 'feh' rather than 'display' because 'feh -x -g' gives a borderless image with no title bar and with a specified image size. feh -x -g 400x400 & kwrite textfile.txt (this worked) Is there also a way to execute both parts so that when I quit/close the text file, the image also closes rather than having to close it separately? ---------- Matt wrote: > Something like this: > > #!/bin/bash > display image.jpg & > kwrite textfile.txt > # end of script > > ...in bash, putting an & at the end of a line tells the shell "run this > process in the background". You can see this working in the old-school > .xinitrc files that would start various X clients with & before starting > the window manager without &. > > The snippet above will display image.jpg , but when you quit kwrite, the > script will reach its end and exit. The background processes that the > script started will receive a HUP when the script exits. So when you > quit kwrite, the display process will get HUPped and exit too. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss