Re: [expert] Switch default Windows Manager
"Steven W. Laird" wrote: If you are using Linux-Madrake 6.0 do either of the following: 1. Go to "K" , System, Desktop Switching Tool or 2. From a term window type "switchdesk" There's a buglet in Mandrake concerning this. The 'kdmconfig' application may be used to edit the windowmanager menu in kdm. It changes the order of that little drop-down menu. kdmconfig directly alters the 'SessionTypes' line in /usr/share/config/kdmrc. However at boot time the /usr/sbin/fndSession script rebuilds the SessionTypes line and you lose your preference. I had to disable fndSession (within rc.sysinit) to avoid this behaviour.
RE: [expert] Switch default Windows Manager
Title: RE: [expert] Switch default Windows Manager On 04-Aug-99 Lang Zhi wrote: Hi, How to change the default Windows Manager from KDE to other like Gnome, AnotherLevel etc ? which file to edit ? BTW, i still love KDE, but this just for fun :P Hi, I boot Mandrake 6.0 directly into runlevel 5, where kdm ( K display manager ) starts and controls the X session. That version of kdm allows a user to choose from a preconfigured list of window managers ( you can change that list, too ). Your last choise is saved, so after you type in your login name and press RET, selector shows the window manager of your previous session. So, it seems to me that everything is already in place, just boot into runlevel 5. But if you want to fine tune your system, kdm eventually runs /etc/X11/xdm/Xsession script ( refer to xdm manual page ), edit it to suit your needs. Is it what you were asking about? Tima.
Re: [expert] Switch default Windows Manager
If you are using Linux-Madrake 6.0 do either of the following: 1. Go to "K" , System, Desktop Switching Tool or 2. From a term window type "switchdesk" another hint... Create another user and do your window manager experimenting without the fear of messing up your customized desktop! Steve On Wed, 04 Aug 1999, Lang Zhi wrote: Hi, How to change the default Windows Manager from KDE to other like Gnome, AnotherLevel etc ? which file to edit ? BTW, i still love KDE, but this just for fun :P -lz __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
[expert] Switch default Windows Manager
Hi, How to change the default Windows Manager from KDE to other like Gnome, AnotherLevel etc ? which file to edit ? BTW, i still love KDE, but this just for fun :P -lz __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
RE: [expert] Switch default Windows Manager
On 04-Aug-99 Lang Zhi wrote: Hi, How to change the default Windows Manager from KDE to other like Gnome, AnotherLevel etc ? which file to edit ? BTW, i still love KDE, but this just for fun :P -lz Run desktopcfg to switch to another default Window Manager. Also, if you try one that's not included in Mandrake (or doesn't have an option in desktopcfg), you'd usually configure ~/.xinitrc for it. For example if you wanted to use fvwm2 you'd put 'exec fvwm2' in ~/.xinitrc, and when you run X, it loads fvwm2. Refer to the window manager's documentation for any specific instructions, of course. -Tom
Re: [expert] Switch default Windows Manager
On Wed, 04 Aug 1999, Lang Zhi wrote: Hi, How to change the default Windows Manager from KDE to other like Gnome, AnotherLevel etc ? which file to edit ? This needs to be in a FAQ somewhere... From the KDE menu, go to System, then select "Desktop Switching Tool". -- Arandir... ___ http://www.meer.net/~arandir/
Re: [expert] Switch default Windows Manager
On Wed, Aug 04, 1999 at 11:30:58AM +, Lang Zhi wrote:
Hi,
How to change the default Windows Manager from KDE to other like
Gnome, AnotherLevel etc ?
which file to edit ?
/usr/sbin/fndSession, for example:
---
[ -x /usr/enlightenment/bin/enlightenment ] {
LIST="$LIST=enlightenment"; FIRST=yes
}
#[ -x /usr/bin/kde ] {
#LIST="$LIST=kde"; FIRST=yes
#}
[ -x /usr/bin/kde ] {
if [ "$FIRST" = "yes" ];then
LIST="$LIST;kde"
else
LIST="$LIST=kde"
FIRST="yes"
fi
}
.
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