Edwin Goei wrote: > Thanks for the reply but I'd like to know how to launch JDS gnome with > the vncserver in SXDE 1/08. I've tried various commands in my > ~/.vnc/xstartup file, but when I connect to the server, I get a broken > desktop. Some desktop icons are not correct, I don't see a java logo > in the task bar, and the task bar menus are messed up. What should my > xstartup file look like? Are there any other things I need to configure? > > -Edwin > > James Cornell wrote: >> Edwin Goei wrote: >>> I've installed SXDE 1/08 on vmware fusion on my mac. I am trying to >>> figure out how to run JDS gnome in the pre-installed VNC server. By >>> default, I get an obsolete twm desktop. I've done some searching and >>> tried a few things but haven't found a good answer. For example, my >>> ~/.vnc/xstartup file contains: >>> >>> #!/bin/sh >>> metacity & >>> unset SESSION_MANAGER >>> gnome-session >>> >>> However, the task bar appears mostly empty and there are missing >>> icons on the desktop and the taskbar menus. It appears that metacity >>> and gnome-session both act like window managers, but I'm not sure >>> what they do. Any ideas? >>> >>> >>> This message posted from opensolaris.org >>> _______________________________________________ >>> desktop-discuss mailing list >>> desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org >>> >> Actually, metacity is the window decorator, and gnome-session is the >> launcher. >> >> James > Maybe a permissions problem with the UNIX sockets or /tmp? Or certain parts of the desktop are dependent on local resources that can't be forwarded.
James
