[debian] slow startup of GTK3 apps like firefox/seahorse etc as user (runs ok as root)

 This issue happens mainly when you start the X11 session via console, running those apps as root is without any slowdowns.

A solution that works is to source the systemd user session to your X11 environment, eg by entering this line into the .xinitrc

  systemctl --user import-environment DISPLAY XAUTHORITY &




ctwm : 'forgets' key-bindings after a while...

 This is f evil!! It seems this is a bug: sometimes key-bindings stopped working on ctwm 

luckily there is a solution, put this on your .ctwmrc file

# Ignore Num Lock and Caps Lock
IgnoreModifier {
  lock
  m2
}
 

hat tip to this message of the ctwm message-list.