>>How can I add session types ( kde, gnome etc ) to users when you >>are not yet on desktop. >>I can drop to a root terminal, but what do I call ? >> >> > ><big snip> > > > >>Where do I go to add these desktops to the login managers session >>menu ? >> >> > >I thin kthis is what you want. >Here are excerpts from emails on Speednix (using pekwm as an >example): > >---------------------------------- > >From Derek: > >It is quite easy to get an entry in kdm,gdm,Xtart Just define a file >/etc/X11/wmsession.d/19pekwm > >Containing :- > >NAME=pekwm >ICON=pekwm.png >EXEC=/usr/bin/pekwm (or wherever your executable is) >DESC=Windowmanager based on the original blackbox-code >SCRIPT: >exec /usr/bin/pekwm > >Then pekwm will come up as an option in kdm etc as the 19th Window >Manager >(1 to 18 have already been defined by Mandrake) > >derek >----------------------------- >From Todd: > >Sweet, now I have entries for fluxbox, xfce4, oroborus, and pekwm. > >I did have to go into /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc and add those to >the >list there. I couldn't find a program that would do it. I thought >maybe >it would scan /etc/X11/wmsession.d/ for you and update the list >automagiclly. > > That looks like it , thanks, I will look into it some and report.
John
Later ===== [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# cd /mnt/ext2-vol4/etc/X11/wmsession.d [EMAIL PROTECTED] wmsession.d]# ls 01KDE 02GNOME 03WindowMaker 07IceWM
So, these look to be the session file scripts that boot the desktops
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wmsession.d]# cat 01KDE NAME=KDE ICON=kde-wmsession.xpm DESC=The K Desktop Environment EXEC=/usr/bin/startkde SCRIPT: exec /usr/bin/startkde
The Kde script
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wmsession.d]# cat 02GNOME NAME=GNOME ICON=gnome-logo-icon-transparent.png DESC=GNOME Environment EXEC=/usr/bin/startgnome SCRIPT: exec /usr/bin/startgnome
the gnome script
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wmsession.d]# cat 03WindowMaker
NAME=WindowMaker
ICON=wmaker-wmsession.xpm
EXEC=/usr/X11R6/bin/startwindowmaker
DESC=Window manager which emulates the look and feel of the NeXTSTEP (TM) graphical user interface
SCRIPT:
exec /usr/X11R6/bin/startwindowmaker
the windowmaker script
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wmsession.d]# cat 07IceWM NAME=IceWM ICON=icewm-wmsession.xpm EXEC=/usr/X11R6/bin/starticewm DESC=Lightweight desktop environment SCRIPT: exec /usr/X11R6/bin/starticewm
the icewarm script
So that's how to restore session types to login window then.
Thanks everyone concerned, it's always nice to know how things work, and I'm about to make a persomal note of this for future reference.
John ===============================================================
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