Re: [Newbie]Is this all there is to XFree86?

2002-10-20 Thread Oisin C. Feeley
On Sun, 20 Oct 2002, Chuck Gelm wrote: Howdy: I think that I have successfully installed 4.2.1. I can 'startx' and I get a blank desktop with a small clock and three (3) windows; 'login', 'xterm', and 'xterm'. There is no color. It is all monochrome in shades of gray. I can toggle

Re: [Newbie]Is this all there is to XFree86?

2002-10-20 Thread Chuck Gelm
Hi, Oisin: Thanks. Yes, I do not have a Window Manager. I am running Slackware v8.0 but I did not install any x* during initial setup. I'll check for packages that match wm*.tgz, then kde*.tgz and gno*.tgz. Regards, Chuck Oisin C. Feeley wrote: On Sun, 20 Oct 2002, Chuck Gelm wrote:

Re: [Newbie]Is this all there is to XFree86?

2002-10-20 Thread RavynNiteshade
Technically, isn't that twm fired up on startx? I believe it is, and then would be a window manager.. the Tab Window Manager:) I know it's semantics, but I couldn't help it:) Chuck