On Friday 08 June 2007, Stephen Dowdy wrote: > Read the 'startkde' script. There's a section in there that scans and > sources all files matching ${HOME}/.kde/env/*.sh. > > Thus, create a file called, say "${HOME}/.kde/env/Add_Path.sh" > > containing: > ------------------------------------ > # Add components to KDE's PATH > > [ -d /home/bin ] && PATH=/home/bin:${PATH} > export MY_KDE_DEBUG="Yahoo" > ... > ------------------------------------ > (note this script doesn't have to be executable (since it's sourced > by the startkde shell script) > > You can verify this after you restart your KDE session by using the > Run-Command with > > xmessage "PATH=$PATH" > xmessage "$MY_KDE_DEBUG" (should open an xmessage saying "Yahoo") > Hi Stephen: Your instructions are right on. Works now. And I appreciate the additional info, too. thanks tim ___________________________________________________ This message is from the kde mailing list. Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.