working on a GUI for changing the # X servers

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Hi again,

i started working on a GUI for changing the number running X servers,
some screenshots:
http://varna.demon.co.uk/~svetlio/aivils2/contrib/bruby-python/

please give it a try, but for safety disable( comment out) the actual commands,
that could break smth.

before activating the comands, make shure that the system works properly
useing the /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit add-on 
and the additional Xservers.[0-(the number of your graphic cards -1)] 
!!! you have to have working XF86Config-4's,                  !!!
!!! and they must be specified in the right order             !!!
!!! in the Xservers.[0-(the number of your graphic cards -1)] !!!

you can check this by starting a bruby kernel with :
dumbcon=0
dumbcon=1
dumbcon=2
up to the number of your graphic cards -1

not specifying dumbcon should be equal to dumbcon=0,
only one X server is started

   
the actual code is in :
http://varna.demon.co.uk/~svetlio/aivils2/contrib/bruby-python/bruby-dm-
configs/usr/lib/bruby-python/

python/dialog menu/interface consists of : 
bruby-menu.py, sel_Xservers.py, dialog.py

shell scripts used by the python menus:
getCurr, changeCurr, restartDM.sh

shell scripts/ links (sort of):
bruby_X links X_dialog.py to dialog.py -- starts the menu useing Xdialog
bruby_cmd links cmd_dialog.py to dialog.py -- starts the menu useing dialog

difference between X_dialog.py & cmd_dialog.py:
at the very beginning the definition of Dialog -
- for X_dialog.py Dialog=/usr/bin/Xdialog
- for cmd_dialog.py Dialog=/usr/bin/dialog



it requires python and dialog/Xdialog for cmd/X interface 
( see bruby-python/usr/sbin/bruby_X & bruby_cmd )


as i'm pretty tired these days, there are some really stupid misstakes(bugs :( )
like for example the script for restarting the dm :
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
#!/bin/bash
#
# $RCSfile: $
# $Author: $
# $Locker:  $
# $Id: $

ps -A | grep gdm  &>/dev/null
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
  echo "Restarting gdm"
  kill -HUP `cat /var/run/gdm.pid`  &>/dev/null
  exit 0
fi
ps -A | grep kdm  &>/dev/null
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
  echo "Restarting kdm"
  kill -HUP `cat /var/run/gdm.pid`  &>/dev/null
  exit 0
fi
ps -A | grep xdm  &>/dev/null
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
  echo "Restarting xdm"
  kill -HUP `cat /var/run/gdm.pid`  &>/dev/null
  exit 0
fi
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i've forgot to change the kill line, i'll fix it later today.


that's all for now,
i hope i'll found some time soon to make sort of web page,
with some more detail explanations.

best,

svetljo