Pete Redest wrote: > Hi list! > > I compiled and installed e16 in my FC5 box. After looking around (was unable > to find specific documentation) about how to have GNOME work with > Enlightenment DR16 instead of Metacity, I decided to add this line to > /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc-common: > export WINDOW_MANAGER=/usr/local/bin/e16 > and e16 is indeed activated. Sofarsogood. > > I confirmed that this is the "official" way to have e16 started looking at > the (I believe undocumented) script /usr/local/bin/starte16. > > The main reason I wanted to use E instead of metacity is that ability to > move > windows from desktop to desktop, the ability to switch between desktops by > just driving the pointer past the current desktop border and some other cool > E features. > > The problem is: GNOME takes about 3 minutes to show the desktop. > With the default Metacity, GNOME's desktop shows instantly. > > There isn't here any problem of resources lacking. This is a fast machine: > a Pentium dual-core 930 @ 3.2GHz (overclocked to ~3.5) on 2 GB of > PC2-5400 667MHZ DDR2 ECC memory. Not my grandma's machine. > > It just takes GNOME forever to start. I tried to find the file > .xsession-errors > mentioned in some GNOME postings, but I don't have one. So I have no clue > where to look for GNOME's logs/errors or how to tell GNOME to start logging, > if it isn't. Likewise Enlightenment logs. > > Do you have some insight about what I can do to fix this, or otherwise > advise me what to do to log enough information as to find what the problem > is? > > Eternal recognition will be granted for your help!! I will even set your > photo as my desktop wallpaper. > I think this is the problem (and the solution): http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=339227
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