I wrote:
On Debian testing (Lenny), when I install the xmonad package I automatically get an "XMonad" item in the "Session type" menu on the kdm login screen. Nice! But how do I configure that session? It ignones my ~/.xsession.
OK, I see why. The Debian package supplies a file /usr/share/xsessions/xmonad.desktop containing the line: Exec=xmonad Instead, it should run a script that first sources xsession file(s) and then execs xmonad. I propose that: o the cross-platform standard name for this script should be "startxmonad" (/usr/bin/startxmonad on Debian). o the script should set SESSION_TYPE=xmonad so that xsession scripts can know that this is an xmonad session. o the script should first source /etc/xmonad/xsession, if it exists, then ~/.xsession if it exists. Debian bug submitted. Other platforms? Thanks, Yitz