Re: [expert] Running OSF Motif from KDE under Mandrake Linux 6.0
Update to original nessage I can run OSF Motif using xinit rather than xstart which loads a primitive Xterm but no Windows manager. Then I can use mwm & command to boot Motif. I am still interseted in the same functionality from KDE. - Original Message - From: FreeNet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 7:12 PM Subject: [expert] Running OSF Motif from KDE under Mandrake Linux 6.0 > Running OSF Motif from KDE under Mandrake Linux 6.0 (PC Answers fixed > distribution) > > Can anyone help? > > I bought commercial Motif SWIM 2.0 for Linux in 1996 from Lasermoon who are > sadly not trading now. It worked well with Slackware Linux 3.0 which could > unload itself and execute alternative window managers. I developed some > useful OpenGL software with this configuration. > > I have tried in vain to run Motif under KDE. I noted in KDE documentation > that: > kwmcom go: > > might work where I used motif as . > > SWIM documentation suggests that "simply typing mwm &" in an xterm would > boot Motif. This did not work under Slackware. However it was possible to > boot Motif under "other windows manager" menu. SWIM insists that the > current (e.g. KDE) manager must be stopped before starting Motif manager. > > I have looked at /usr/share/config/kdmrc for clues. How does one make KDE > aware of other windows managers and is there a compliance issue here? Maybe > things could be resolved in "startx" as a last resort. > > Your expertise will be most welcome, > > Regards, > > Gerry > > >
Re: [expert] Running OSF Motif from KDE under Mandrake Linux 6.0
Hello linux users, I managed to boot Motif under Mandrake 6.1 using xinit which loads a primitive xterm into which I can execute "mwm &" successfully. The bottom line is that xinit doesn't load a Windows manager. However, I'm still interested in my original query. - Original Message - From: FreeNet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 7:12 PM Subject: [expert] Running OSF Motif from KDE under Mandrake Linux 6.0 > Running OSF Motif from KDE under Mandrake Linux 6.0 (PC Answers fixed > distribution) > > Can anyone help? > > I bought commercial Motif SWIM 2.0 for Linux in 1996 from Lasermoon who are > sadly not trading now. It worked well with Slackware Linux 3.0 which could > unload itself and execute alternative window managers. I developed some > useful OpenGL software with this configuration. > > I have tried in vain to run Motif under KDE. I noted in KDE documentation > that: > kwmcom go: > > might work where I used motif as . > > SWIM documentation suggests that "simply typing mwm &" in an xterm would > boot Motif. This did not work under Slackware. However it was possible to > boot Motif under "other windows manager" menu. SWIM insists that the > current (e.g. KDE) manager must be stopped before starting Motif manager. > > I have looked at /usr/share/config/kdmrc for clues. How does one make KDE > aware of other windows managers and is there a compliance issue here? Maybe > things could be resolved in "startx" as a last resort. > > Your expertise will be most welcome, > > Regards, > > Gerry > > >
[expert] Running OSF Motif from KDE under Mandrake Linux 6.0
Running OSF Motif from KDE under Mandrake Linux 6.0 (PC Answers fixed distribution) Can anyone help? I bought commercial Motif SWIM 2.0 for Linux in 1996 from Lasermoon who are sadly not trading now. It worked well with Slackware Linux 3.0 which could unload itself and execute alternative window managers. I developed some useful OpenGL software with this configuration. I have tried in vain to run Motif under KDE. I noted in KDE documentation that: kwmcom go: might work where I used motif as . SWIM documentation suggests that "simply typing mwm &" in an xterm would boot Motif. This did not work under Slackware. However it was possible to boot Motif under "other windows manager" menu. SWIM insists that the current (e.g. KDE) manager must be stopped before starting Motif manager. I have looked at /usr/share/config/kdmrc for clues. How does one make KDE aware of other windows managers and is there a compliance issue here? Maybe things could be resolved in "startx" as a last resort. Your expertise will be most welcome, Regards, Gerry
