> > Now the biggie: (apt-)got the full KDE bundle, got it all installed ... > > and to my relief it worked the very first time, once i'd figured out how > > and where to edit .xinitrc. Loads and runs a little sluggish; and must > > run fullscreen (won't run rootless) -- but it does the trick by and > > large. I'm delighted. > > kwin runs rootless. You just have to turn off the desktop icons (under > Kontrol)
already did that, actually. no joy. gets the same error. KDE starts to run, and then packs up at (i think) the fifth 'ball'. > > > > However, what I *can't* seem to do is run the KDE/QT-based apps (KWord, > > for example, or KMail) on any window manager other than KDE. > Really? I'm able to run them from OroborOSX--I do have to minimize the > menu bar because OroborOSX focuses on it rather than the application > window. hmmm. curiouser and curiouser. no such luck here. tried running enlightenment, IceWM and FVWM, in addition to OroborOS-X, and none of them would seem to get past the start-up stage for the K-specific stuff. is there some way I could set up XDarwin to run kwin independently of the larger KDE setup, as presumably that would run the KOffice apps(?), and would meet my requirements of rootless & a small footprint on my elderly machine. ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility Learn to use your power at OSDN's High Performance Computing Channel http://hpc.devchannel.org/ _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
