--- Mikhael Goikhman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 05 Sep 2003 03:38:33 +0000, David Dickerson wrote: > > > > I added the following line to '.xinitrc': > > > > exec /usr/bin/fvwm-themes-start > > > > This change worked, but I find that I cannott use any > > other window manager. No matter which one I select, > > I end up in FVWM. I hope that your change will resolve > > this issue, Mikhael. (You are the expert, after all.) > > I don't know which programs do you use to change the window manager. > If this program writes ~/.Xclients, then you should obviously remove > your ~/.xinitrc and manually edit ~/.Xclients as I wrote in the previous > message.
An understanding of the underlying opeations is a good idea here. I'm not sure how your system is set-up, David, but if you login to your WM via xdm/gdm/kdm, etc. then adding that line you have there: exec $(which fvwm-themes-start) to ~/.xinitrc, **will have no effect**, since all display managers use "~/.xsession" unless of course "~/.xinitrc" is a symbolic link to ~/.xsession, but I don't recommend this. The difference between the two files is that "startx" reads "~/.xinitrc" and all other display managers read ~/.xsession > > (Today, I printed out ALL of the FVWM documentation; it > > will not fit in the 200-page binder that I bought for the sole > > purpose of holding the FVWM documentation!) :-) > > Hmm, I find it a lot more helpful just to run "man" command (manually or > from the help menu) when I need something specific. At least I can > search > the text using "/" key. That, and also the documentation for FVWM is in a constant state of flux and will always be updating. > > Incidentally, Mikhael, I am using the CDE theme but I cannot > > call up the option to change colors. Is there a certain file that > > I should check to correct this problem? (I will continue perusing > > the documentation.) When I select "color," I receive an error > > that nothing has been selected. > > What is the exact error you get? He could be talking about colour pallets here > > I am also trying to add my KDE menu items to FVWM. I will > > continue my research. Oddly, when I had the previous version > > of FVWM installed (and I have the latest increment installed now), > > the KDE and SuSE menu items appeared in FVWM without any > > action by me. > > It is possible that the KDE 3 menus are not supported by > fvwm-menu-desktop, but I don't really know what you try to do. Depends if he is using EWMH's or not. > > Aso, I want to change the Netscape icon in the CDE panel to > > Mozilla (which I have not yet installed, because I have been > > using Konqueror, which does not "like" FVWM). I will research > > this issue also. > > The CDE theme is not too configurable, ideally you would configure the > icon and application yourself. The easy way to change this is to edit > the site wide theme, file themes/cde/modules/buttonbar/large . > Although I never really suggest to edit the site wide theme, because > it will be overwritten on the next install. HTH, -- Thomas Adam ===== Thomas Adam "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- www.linuxgazette.com ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://mail.messenger.yahoo.co.uk -- Visit the official FVWM web page at <URL: http://www.fvwm.org/>. To unsubscribe from the list, send "unsubscribe fvwm" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To report problems, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
