load an app called Xtart, its from a console, you type Xtart, it detects what wm are installed and gives you a nice list..
It was written by Civilme, formerly from mandrakesoft... very handy. rgds Frank -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:newbie-owner@;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of Stephen Kuhn Sent: Tuesday, 5 November 2002 7:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] Desktop Switching tool? Hmmm....drop down list - well, I'd say I see one, but ya know, I really hate logons with GDM/XDM/KDM - so I generally opt to logon and start X manually anyways...only time I like XDM's is on a Solaris/Irix/HPUX box...and this it ain't! (grin) Nah...I don't want to go that route. I really like the control of a text-based logon, but would like to change the WM preference INSIDE of a GUI - in RedHat, you have the "switchdesk" script which is easily modified to incorporate quite a number of different "desktops" or wm's - that's what I was looking for - otherwise, I can just create a script to change my ~/.xsession - which I don't mind writing, but I really didn't want to "reinvent the wheel" as it were. And actually, the more I think about it, I might be able to copy the "switchdesk" application/scripts from one of my RH vm's and modify it to work with MDK...hmm.... ...any other suggestions mate? Appreciate that one for sure... November 5th 2002 __ __ / \ /| |'-. .\__/ || | | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | / \__.`=._) (_ |/ ._/ |"""""""""| |'. `\ | | ;"""/ / | | smk ) /_/| |.-------.| ' `-`' " " !****************************************! ! s.m.kuhn ! ! kuhn media australia - kma.0catch.com ! !****************************************! ! The other cat's food is automatically ! ! preferable to their own. ! !****************************************! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:newbie-owner@;linux-mandrake.com] On Behalf Of Richard Urwin Sent: Tuesday, 5 November 2002 10:22 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [newbie] Desktop Switching tool? There's a drop-down list on the login dialog box... -- Richard Urwin, Private "No 9000 series computer has ever made a mitsake or corrubiteddatatato."
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