Alrighty - to be honest I've never used e16 much so I was unaware of that. I was under the (wrong) impression it was just a dated version.
Sorry bout that. On Fri Jun 3 2011 01:46:49 AM CDT, Alan McKinnon <[email protected]> wrote: > Apparently, though unproven, at 23:28 on Thursday 02 June 2011, Jeff > Hoogland did opine thusly: > > > I'd recommend removing E16 and giving E17 a try :) > > Lets be honest though, e16 and e17 are two completely different products > that share only two things in common: > > - the same word in the name > - raster (and a few more devs) > > If a user wants e16 then advising e17 is not really appropriate is it? > > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 4:24 PM, Charles Warner > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Jeff- > > > I just gave LXDM a try- not a solution. I can switch between e16 and > > > LXDE, but still can't get back to my original Gnome desktop. When I > > > first experimented with xfce, I had no problem switching between > > > Gnome and xfce, but Enlightenment seems to have taken over > > > completely, like some sort of strange beast out of Redmond... > > > > > > Charlie > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 3:33 PM, Jeff Hoogland > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > *Sounds like a GDM issue then. Try installing LXDM or KDM and > > > > using one > > > > > > > > of those as the default login manager.* > > > > > > > > On Thu Jun 2 2011 03:31:08 PM CDT, Charles Warner < > > > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Thanks for the quick response. The "simply log out and select > > > > > the gnome > > > > > > > > > > session from the options at the bottom" does not work on my > > > > > installation > > > > > > > > > > for some reason. I log out, select gnome session and log back > > > > > in and it > > > > > > > > > > returns me to Enlightenment... > > > > > > > > > > Charlie > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Jeff Hoogland > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > E16 is super dated at this point - I would highly recommend > > > > > > trying a current version of E17 (bodhi linux, sabayon, and > > > > > > pclinuxos all provide one in LiveCD form). > > > > > > > > > > > > Your display/login manager controls which desktop log into. If > > > > > > you are > > > > > > > > > > > > using the default display manager in Ubuntu 10.04 then it is > > > > > > GDM. Simply log out and select the gnome session from the > > > > > > options at the bottom. > > > > > > > > > > > > ~Jeff Hoogland > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu Jun 2 2011 03:01:50 PM CDT, Charles Warner < > > > > > > > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > I recently decided to give Enlightenment a test drive, and > > > > > > > dwonloaded e16 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > from the Ubuntu Software Packages repository in a *.deb > > > > > > > package, and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > installed successfully on my Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit machine. > > > > > > > Seems to be functioning OK, although I have some specific > > > > > > > issues that I need help with: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. I have spent quite a bit of time trying to navigate > > > > > > > through all the various links from your web site to try to > > > > > > > find user documentation. Apparently, the documentation may > > > > > > > have been included in the original installation on my > > > > > > > machine, but I can not access it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From the command line, "edox" yields the following: > > > > > > > "Edoc_dir > > > > > > > > > > > > > > /usr/share/e16/E-docs does not contain a MAIN file". I have > > > > > > > essentially reached a dead end. Is there an easy pointer > > > > > > > you can provide me with that will take me to a simple > > > > > > > introductory guide that will tell me how to use the system, > > > > > > > how to access documentation, etc.? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2. I have a number of applications that rely on the Gtk+ > > > > > > > platform, and others that like Qt. There appears to be a > > > > > > > compatibillity issue > > > > > > > > > > > > > > with some of these applications. Specifically, LibreOffice > > > > > > > Calc v.3.3 seems to have trouble rendering plots- not > > > > > > > something I noticed > > > > > > > > > > > > > > under Gnome. When I try to switch to pur Gnome form the > > > > > > > e-Gnome option by logging out and changing preferences, the > > > > > > > system ignores me completely and returns me to Enlightenment > > > > > > > (my original choice was e16-Gnome). Other than uninstalling > > > > > > > Enlightenment, is there any > > > > > > > > > > > > > > way to get back to my original Gnome desktop? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Charlie > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > ------ > > > > > > > > > > > Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual > > > > > > > environment with vRanger. Installation's a snap, and > > > > > > > flexible recovery options mean your data is safe, secure and > > > > > > > there when you need it. Discover what all the cheering's > > > > > > > about. 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