On 28, jul, 2000 at 02:20:52 -0700, Eric G . Miller wrote: > > > Hmm, not sure what the problem is, but to jump start GNOME in the past, > > > I've used: > > > > > > #! /bin/sh > > > xterm & > > > exec gnome-session > > > > > > Then from the xterm, I started a window manager, panel and gmc (if you > > > like). Check the gnome-control-center to see what it says about the > > > window manager, gmc and panel. They all should be set for > > > restart/recycle or some such. > > > > That is tha hard way to do it, you should only need to start a > > gnome-session, and the you can add and delete start-up programs from > > gnomecc session capplet. By default panel, gmc and a few other things > > should start up, and I think something is broken if it doesn't. > > The operative words were "jump start" ;) If x-window-manager points at > a non-GNOME window manager "exec gnome-session" doesn't behave very > well, for instance.
Oh, now I get it, the ``xterm &; exec gnome-session'' is just the first time, and then the session management is fondled into doing it as you want, right?! Then we don't disagree. Regards Morten -- UNIX, reach out and grep someone!