Thanks Indulekha and Johan for the suggestions.
Indulekha, making a package is an intriguing idea, but
probably too ambitious for me at the moment.
Johan, your net is much more suggestive than mine :)
I did google around but didn't see that method.
There's also apparently yet another way, which
Dan Hitt This is a sort of subquery to the question of how to change window
> managers. (And thanks again Johan, Camaleón, and Indulekha for your
> earlier help.)
>
> So the question is: supposing you compile a window manager yourself,
> so that it does not come from the packaging system.
>
> Wha
2012-04-30 05:36, Dan Hitt skrev:
This is a sort of subquery to the question of how to change window
managers.
So the question is: supposing you compile a window manager yourself,
so that it does not come from the packaging system.
What is the standard best way of setting this new window manager
This is a sort of subquery to the question of how to change window
managers. (And thanks again Johan, Camaleón, and Indulekha for your
earlier help.)
So the question is: supposing you compile a window manager yourself,
so that it does not come from the packaging system.
What is the standard best
In linux.debian.user, you wrote:
>
> Indulekha --- if you would care to answer --- what is the software that
> wmaker does not interact well with?
>
I had trouble with terminator (my preferred terminal emulator) and also
with conky, which I use insted of a dock or system tray.
Bear in mind, I swi
Thanks Rob, Wayne, and Indulekha for your help (and thanks
again Johan and Camaleón for your earlier help).
Rob, thanks for pointing out where the window manager
selection was on the screen (in my case, at the bottom,
and as you said, only visible after the user account is
selected).
That actuall
Dan Hitt wrote:
>
> Thanks in advance for any other advice anybody may have.
>
> (Is anybody actually using WindowMaker on this list? Maybe
> my problem is i'm posting to the wrong list? :) But thanks
> everybody for your help because you certainly are very helpful!)
>
I was using wmaker until
On 04/25/2012 05:10 PM, Dan Hitt wrote:
Thanks Camaleón and Johan for your suggestions.
For reference, here's what happened:
Camaleón: i did try the update-alternatives path, including the
--display option to check. It reports wmaker, but has no
effect otherwise that i can tell.
The idea of c
On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 02:10:03PM -0700, Dan Hitt wrote:
> Thanks Camaleón and Johan for your suggestions.
>
> For reference, here's what happened:
>
> Camaleón: i did try the update-alternatives path, including the
> --display option to check. It reports wmaker, but has no
> effect otherwise t
Thanks Camaleón and Johan for your suggestions.
For reference, here's what happened:
Camaleón: i did try the update-alternatives path, including the
--display option to check. It reports wmaker, but has no
effect otherwise that i can tell.
The idea of choosing a window manager a login time is
i
On Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:36:09 -0700, Dan Hitt wrote:
> I'm running debian 6.0.4 (squeeze).
>
> I'm attempting to change my window manager from the default metacity to
> wmaker (WindowMaker).
>
> I attempted the change by
>sudo update-alternatives --display x-window-manager
> and then choosing
2012-04-25 06:36, Dan Hitt skrev:
I'm running debian 6.0.4 (squeeze).
I'm attempting to change my window manager from the default metacity
to wmaker (WindowMaker).
I attempted the change by
sudo update-alternatives --display x-window-manager
and then choosing the wmaker alternative.
I t
I'm running debian 6.0.4 (squeeze).
I'm attempting to change my window manager from the default metacity
to wmaker (WindowMaker).
I attempted the change by
sudo update-alternatives --display x-window-manager
and then choosing the wmaker alternative.
When i run
update-alternatives --display
On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 02:48:42PM +0200, Thomas Jollans wrote:
> Joachim Fahnenmüller wrote:
>
> >Sorry if the question is stupid, but: What is a session manager, and how
> >does it
> >get involved?
> >
> >THX
> >
> >
> AFAIK the session manager is a program that
> a) starts the programs of a d
Joachim Fahnenmüller wrote:
Sorry if the question is stupid, but: What is a session manager, and how does it
get involved?
THX
AFAIK the session manager is a program that
a) starts the programs of a desktop env (gnome needs
nautilus,metacity,gnome-panel and maybe more)
b) starts certain ot
Larry Fletcher on 08/09/05 02:51, wrote:
I don't use a desktop.
It takes about 3 seconds for startx to launch icewm using
icewm-session in either ~/.xsession or x-session-manager.
I used to use metacity (default with sarge) and it took 10 seconds
maybe, and then I tried using others and it now
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote:
> Larry Fletcher on 06/09/05 21:19, wrote:
> > Okay. Now I see there is a difference between a session
> > manager and a window manager. Apparently some window managers
> > have session managers and need them to run properly and some
> > window managers d
Larry Fletcher on 06/09/05 21:19, wrote:
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote:
On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 11:10:11AM -0700, Larry Fletcher wrote:
After looking around some more I found out the x-session-manager works
for startx, but it's not updated when new window managers are
installed. T
Joachim Fahnenmüller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Sorry if the question is stupid, but: What is a session manager, and
> how does it get involved?
A window manager allows you to move and resize windows, iconify them,
and so on.
A session manager remembers which windows (applications) were open
On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at 01:19:32PM -0700, Larry Fletcher wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 11:10:11AM -0700, Larry Fletcher wrote:
> > > After looking around some more I found out the x-session-manager works
> > > for startx, but it's not updated when ne
David Jardine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 06:56:00PM +0200, Kai Grossjohann wrote:
>> John L Fjellstad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
>> > .xsession or .xinitrc
>> > Not sure what the difference between those two files are.
>>
>> .xinitrc is invoked by "xinit". "start
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 11:10:11AM -0700, Larry Fletcher wrote:
> > After looking around some more I found out the x-session-manager works
> > for startx, but it's not updated when new window managers are
> > installed. The x-session-manager updates:
> >
On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 11:10:11AM -0700, Larry Fletcher wrote:
> After looking around some more I found out the x-session-manager works
> for startx, but it's not updated when new window managers are
> installed. The x-session-manager updates:
> /etc/alternatives/@x-session-manager
Why should th
On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 06:56:00PM +0200, Kai Grossjohann wrote:
> John L Fjellstad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > .xsession or .xinitrc
> > Not sure what the difference between those two files are.
>
> .xinitrc is invoked by "xinit". "startx" invokes "xinit".
>
> .xsession is read by xdm.
John L Fjellstad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> .xsession or .xinitrc
> Not sure what the difference between those two files are.
.xinitrc is invoked by "xinit". "startx" invokes "xinit".
.xsession is read by xdm. (And I think by other foodm programs, too,
such as kdm, gdm.)
Kai
--
To UNSU
Larry Fletcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I seems like I remember that years ago all you had to do
> put the name of window manager at the top of some file,
> but I can't find anything like that.
>
> Can someone please help me?
.xsession or .xinitrc
Not sure what the difference between those
On Sun, Sep 04, 2005 at 06:35:44PM -0700, Larry Fletcher wrote:
> I have been using icewm for about 5 years, but I have been
> having problems since I upgraded to sarge. So I decided
> to try another window manager, but I can't figure out how
> to get xwindows to use the new window manager. I hav
Larry Fletcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
| I have been using icewm for about 5 years, but I have been
| having problems since I upgraded to sarge. So I decided
| to try another window manager, but I can't figure out how
| to get xwindows to use the new window manager. I have
| searched google
On 9/4/2005 7:10:07 PM, Larry Fletcher wrote:
>I have been using icewm for about 5 years, but I have been
>having problems since I upgraded to sarge. So I decided
>to try another window manager, but I can't figure out how
>to get xwindows to use the new window manager. I have
>searched google and
Thanks a lot, that fixed the problem.
>From: DGLU [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>/home/username/rm .gnome2/session
>then logout, log back in
>
>This will fix your problem
>From: Antonio Rodriguez [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>Missing step:
>
>/home/username/rm .gnome2/session
>then logout, log back in. This will
On Tue, Apr 06, 2004 at 08:37:27AM +0530, Soumyadip Modak wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-04-05 at 15:41, Sayamindu Dasgupta wrote:
>
> > Try editing the "/desktop/gnome/applications/window_manager/default" gconf
> > setting.
> > Use gconf-editor to do it.
> >
>
> Tried it just now, and restarted the x
On Mon, 2004-04-05 at 15:41, Sayamindu Dasgupta wrote:
> Try editing the "/desktop/gnome/applications/window_manager/default" gconf setting.
> Use gconf-editor to do it.
>
Tried it just now, and restarted the x server. Still doesn't work. ps ax
still shows sawfish running, even though gconf sho
On Mon, 2004-04-05 at 15:04 +0530, Soumyadip Modak wrote:
> I've Sawfish running as the window manager for Gnome 2.4. I intend to
> use Metacity. I installed Metacity (i'm running Debian, so i apt-get
> install-ed it), but now i can't find a way to make Gnome use Metacity
> instead of Sawfish. Goog
I've Sawfish running as the window manager for Gnome 2.4. I intend to
use Metacity. I installed Metacity (i'm running Debian, so i apt-get
install-ed it), but now i can't find a way to make Gnome use Metacity
instead of Sawfish. Googling around posted 2 possible solutions :
1> Use metacity --repla
On Monday 11 August 2003 4:39 am, Ron Johnson wrote:
[...]
> Isn't it The Debian Way to do:
> # update-alternatives --config x-window-manager
Now that's useful. I was able to select icewm. A bit clumsy, but at least it
runs. Mozilla, qcad, gimp, gnumeric, abiword (not used it before, but if OO
Ron Johnson wrote:
On Sun, 2003-08-10 at 21:11, Damien Solley wrote:
Looks like X is running fine. You just need a window manager other than
twm!
from a console, edit your ~/.xinitrc file. For simplicity, this file can
have just one line, reading:
startkde
That'll start kde (if it's installed
On Sun, 2003-08-10 at 21:11, Damien Solley wrote:
> Looks like X is running fine. You just need a window manager other than
> twm!
> from a console, edit your ~/.xinitrc file. For simplicity, this file can
> have just one line, reading:
> startkde
>
> That'll start kde (if it's instal
Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Isn't it The Debian Way to do:
> # update-alternatives --config x-window-manager
Only if you want to change the default for everyone on your system.
If you're the only user of your machine and don't want to edit
.xsession/.xinitrc, it's fine, but if you h
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