On 27 Nov 2012, John L. Cunningham wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 04:09:07PM +, Anthony Campbell wrote:
> >
> > Xmonad is good but for configuration you have to delve into Haskell,
>
> In my experience, it's not that bad. Mostly because someone has probably
> already done what you want it t
On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 04:09:07PM +, Anthony Campbell wrote:
>
> Xmonad is good but for configuration you have to delve into Haskell,
In my experience, it's not that bad. Mostly because someone has probably
already done what you want it to do AND blogged about it. So you just
have to cut-and
On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 04:09:07PM +, Anthony Campbell wrote:
> On 26 Nov 2012, John L. Cunningham wrote:
> > On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 07:16:09PM +0200, Klearchos-Angelos Gkountras wrote:
> > > I am currently using debian sid with xfce 4.8 .
> > > I want to make tiling the windows like awesome o
On 26 Nov 2012, John L. Cunningham wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 07:16:09PM +0200, Klearchos-Angelos Gkountras wrote:
> > I am currently using debian sid with xfce 4.8 .
> > I want to make tiling the windows like awesome or kinda like that .
> >
>
> Have you thought about using Xmonad as the w
On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 10:42:12AM -0500, John L. Cunningham wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 07:16:09PM +0200, Klearchos-Angelos Gkountras wrote:
> > I am currently using debian sid with xfce 4.8 .
> > I want to make tiling the windows like awesome or kinda like that .
> >
>
> Have you thought a
On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 07:16:09PM +0200, Klearchos-Angelos Gkountras wrote:
> I am currently using debian sid with xfce 4.8 .
> I want to make tiling the windows like awesome or kinda like that .
>
Have you thought about using Xmonad as the wm?
http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Xmonad/Using_xm
On Sun, 2012-11-25 at 19:16 +0200, Klearchos-Angelos Gkountras wrote:
> I am currently using debian sid with xfce 4.8 .
> I want to make tiling the windows like awesome or kinda like that .
>
> Ok , when will xfce4.10 will be on sid or which repo about xfce 4.10
> might I can use ? IMHO experimen
I am currently using debian sid with xfce 4.8 .
I want to make tiling the windows like awesome or kinda like that .
Ok , when will xfce4.10 will be on sid or which repo about xfce 4.10
might I can use ? IMHO experimental xfce 4.10 is buggy . I can help
to fix that I guess.
When I tried to worki
m.
dan
On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 6:36 AM, Indulekha wrote:
> 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
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 p
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
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
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
fig x-window-manager
Which will ask you about the preferred option. Then you can check the
current setting with "--display".
You can also consider in selecting WM from the available window managers
dropdown menu at the login screen.
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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
ick note. You can try with:
>
> update-alternatives --config x-window-manager
>
> Which will ask you about the preferred option. Then you can check the
> current setting with "--display".
>
> You can also consider in selecting WM from the available window managers
>
lay x-window-manager
> and then choosing the wmaker alternative.
(...)
Mmm, juts a quick note. You can try with:
update-alternatives --config x-window-manager
Which will ask you about the preferred option. Then you can check the
current setting with "--display".
You can also consid
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 Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 12:01:59AM -0700, Kelly Clowers wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 1:50 PM, Andrew Sackville-West
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I started with wmii, played with some others, and then stumbled on
> > xmonad and got hooked. to each their own. Just like
> > vimperator... tried
On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 1:50 PM, Andrew Sackville-West
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I started with wmii, played with some others, and then stumbled on
> xmonad and got hooked. to each their own. Just like
> vimperator... tried it but I'm apparently not a vim guy... emacs seems
> to suit me better,
On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 05:16:47PM -0500, Kevin Monceaux wrote:
> A,
>
> On Wed, 18 Jun 2008, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
>
>> if you decide to investigate other minimalist WM's you might look at
>> xmonad. It's all keyboard controlled, tiled with a variety of
>> customizable tiling layouts. prett
A,
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
if you decide to investigate other minimalist WM's you might look at
xmonad. It's all keyboard controlled, tiled with a variety of
customizable tiling layouts. pretty fun(unctional).
Actually, I was using xmonad before switching to DWM. I'
On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 01:38:42PM -0500, Kevin Monceaux wrote:
> Nuno,
>
> On Wed, 18 Jun 2008, Nuno Magalhães wrote:
>
>> The thing is i have a few requirements: i want applications that are
>> not desktop-dependant (i.e. Gnome or KDE) and do not rely upon Java.
>> This rules out a lot of text
El mar, 12-06-2007 a las 19:11 -0400, Zach escribió:
> I wanted to try some window managers (and add ons) not yet packaged
> for debian testing. What is best way to handle it? And I want to
> update the Debian Menu so I can choose this custom wm from my other
> Debian-aware wms and I
I wanted to try some window managers (and add ons) not yet packaged
for debian testing. What is best way to handle it? And I want to
update the Debian Menu so I can choose this custom wm from my other
Debian-aware wms and I also wish to add the Debian Menu to my custom
wm. And I want to add my
* Clive Menzies ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> >
> > I went pretty much the same way, but then one day I thought fluxbox was
> > kind of slow to draw menus etc... And I found openbox! It's fast, looks
> > just like fluxbox, except that it doesn't have the extra fluff. :-)
> > You may want to give it
On (31/10/06 13:19), Jeronimo Pellegrini wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 03:40:48PM +, Clive Menzies wrote:
> > Since getting into Debian I've progressed down the scale (of bloat) from
> > KDE to Xfce to Enlightenment to Fluxbox. I'm very happy now but guess I
> > may get bored and try someth
On Thu, 2 Nov 2006 18:52:12 -0800
Seeker5528 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[...]
>
> Currently I am mixing and matching stuff, starting what I want to run
> from a .xsession file in my home directory. My .xsession file looks
> like this:
>
> # Begin .xsession
> gnome-settings-daemon &
> gnome-pane
On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:51:12 +
"B. Hoffmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My question is which wm to use, as Gnome install metacity by default and
> I don't have experience with anything else.
>
> There's a lot of information on Google Groups and in the Debian
> archives, however I have a mor
On Wednesday 01 November 2006 10:53 am, Andrei Popescu wrote:
> For someone like me who grew-up with Windows, icewm was a good choice.
> I didn't want all the bloat in KDE or Gnome and, after some tweaking,
> icewm has gotten pretty close to my (good or bad) habits from Windows.
I use KDE or wmake
On 11/1/06, Marc Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Precisely! The last two that I actually used were kcalc and kate. They
have been replaced by galculator and SciTE and I am quite happy about
it. Nothing left to start up artsd and interfere with my sound, or to
startup a million kdeinit proc
rely a base sytem this time as opposed to before
always going with the default install with Gnome.
Also for example icewm and fvwm seem to be both window managers and
DE's?
Since getting into Debian I've progressed down the scale (of bloat
Anthony Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 31 Oct 2006, Douglas Tutty wrote:
> >
> > I use icewm. It does everything I want without the struggle of adding
> > features to a less featurful wm and is low on resource usage. It must
> > be fast because it doesn't get in the way on the 486.
>
t; >>>I' ve been installing purely a base sytem this time as opposed to before
> >>>always going with the default install with Gnome.
> >>>
> >>>
> > >
> >
> >
> >>>Also for example icewm and fvwm seem to be b
B. Hoffmann wrote:
BTW, Xfce seems to manage windows currently but it's not terribly
smooth, it's giving a sort of rolling effect when redrawing, that's why
the quest for something better.
Yes, I had the same feeling with both Xfce and icewm.
That's the reason I stuck with gnome. It works,
have themes available for them which I thought was down to
the DE.
Also for example icewm and fvwm seem to be both window managers and
DE's?
I use fvwm exclusively.
PRO: very versatile.
CON: 1. I am now wedded to .fvwm2rc
2. I have no idea of the total capability of fvwm.
H
Ron Johnson wrote:
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Ron Johnson wrote:
Get off my lawn, you young whippersnappers!
Oh, stop being such a grumpy old man. :-p
"*Window* manager" != "*display* manager".
Yeah I know, but both have to be...
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> Ron Johnson wrote:
>> Get off my lawn, you young whippersnappers!
>
> Oh, stop being such a grumpy old man. :-p
>
>
>> "*Window* manager" != "*display* manager".
>
> Yeah I know, but both have to be... SHI
On 31 Oct 2006, Douglas Tutty wrote:
>
> I use icewm. It does everything I want without the struggle of adding
> features to a less featurful wm and is low on resource usage. It must
> be fast because it doesn't get in the way on the 486.
>
> Doug.
>
Another vote for icewm. I've tried numerous
Ron Johnson wrote:
>
> Get off my lawn, you young whippersnappers!
Oh, stop being such a grumpy old man. :-p
> "*Window* manager" != "*display* manager".
Yeah I know, but both have to be... SHINY!!! :-D
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Plus - how do you get icons to display on your fluxbox work space?
Install the program idesk. In your startup file, at
/home/user/.fluxbox/startup, add "idesk &" (without quotes). Start
fluxbox and you'll see a home icon. If my memory serves me correctly, I
think it's pretty easy to cre
Thank you for all the replies and good explanations, and a bit of a laugh.
Jochen Schulz wrote:
Yes and No. A WM is supposed to, well, manage windows (or give the user
the chance to do it). Typically this includes:
* place windows somewhere on the desktop (may be interactive)
* decorate w
le icewm and fvwm seem to be both window managers and
DE's?
Since getting into Debian I've progressed down the scale (of bloat) from
KDE to Xfce to Enlightenment to Fluxbox. I'm very happy now but guess I
may get bored and try something else but fluxbox is lean mean but pret
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> Ron Johnson wrote:
>>> I personally use gdm, but I used wdm before (before getting too
>>> depressed about how ugly it is.)
>> Why waste RAM on something you have *no* need for and doesn't *do*
>> anything tha
On (31/10/06 13:19), Jeronimo Pellegrini wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 03:40:48PM +, Clive Menzies wrote:
> > Since getting into Debian I've progressed down the scale (of bloat) from
> > KDE to Xfce to Enlightenment to Fluxbox. I'm very happy now but guess I
> > may get bored and try someth
On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 08:57:44AM -0800, Jason Dunsmore wrote:
> On 10/31/06, Jeronimo Pellegrini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 03:40:48PM +, Clive Menzies wrote:
> >> Since getting into Debian I've progressed down the scale (of bloat) from
> >> KDE to Xfce to Enlighten
Jeronimo Pellegrini escribe:
> I went pretty much the same way, but then one day I thought fluxbox was
> kind of slow to draw menus etc... And I found openbox! It's fast, looks
> just like fluxbox, except that it doesn't have the extra fluff. :-)
> You may want to give it a try.
Count another vote
On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 03:40:48PM +, Clive Menzies wrote:
> Since getting into Debian I've progressed down the scale (of bloat) from
> KDE to Xfce to Enlightenment to Fluxbox. I'm very happy now but guess I
> may get bored and try something else but fluxbox is lean mean but pretty
> functiona
On 10/31/06, Jeronimo Pellegrini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 03:40:48PM +, Clive Menzies wrote:
> Since getting into Debian I've progressed down the scale (of bloat) from
> KDE to Xfce to Enlightenment to Fluxbox. I'm very happy now but guess I
> may get bored and try
On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 03:40:48PM +, Clive Menzies wrote:
> On (31/10/06 14:51), B. Hoffmann wrote:
> > I' ve been installing purely a base sytem this time as opposed to before
> > always going with the default install with Gnome.
>
> > Also for example icewm an
Ron Johnson wrote:
>
>> I personally use gdm, but I used wdm before (before getting too
>> depressed about how ugly it is.)
>
> Why waste RAM on something you have *no* need for and doesn't *do*
> anything that the console does just as well?
Because I like shiny. Shiny == good. Anyway, I have th
lus-managed) desktop to a gnome-panel work. And you can alter the
look and feel in one central place for all (DE-aware) applications.
> Also for example icewm and fvwm seem to be both window managers and
> DE's?
While I am not completely sure about fvwm, as I have never used it,
Ice
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> B. Hoffmann wrote:
[snip]
> You will also need a display manager (unless you like the whole
> startx thing).
Grouchy Geek says, "Since you can start X with startx, by
definition, you do *not need* a display m
B. Hoffmann wrote:
>
> I' ve been installing purely a base sytem this time as opposed to before
> always going with the default install with Gnome.
>
> Then proceeded to install xfce and synaptic and that's it so far. Don't
> want any unnecessary fluff this time.
Not sure why you need Gnome in t
e
> with fvwm too?
>
> Must confess I'm still a bit confused as to what exactly a WM does as
> some seem to have themes available for them which I thought was down to
> the DE.
>
> Also for example icewm and fvwm seem to be both window managers and
> DE's?
>
&
BTW, Xfce seems to manage windows currently but it's not terribly
smooth, it's giving a sort of rolling effect when redrawing, that's why
the quest for something better.
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Also for example icewm and fvwm seem to be both window managers and
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> > > Hi all
> > >
> > > I have been using slackware based distros and on that distro I know
> > > my way around.
> > >
> > > The help I need is in how to add another window manager to the, what
> > > I presume is gdm in debian sarge. In slackware its almost as
> > > simple as editing one file. It
Hi
Thanks for the effort, but I think I should have mentioned manual
addition to gdm. You see I am trying to add garnome to the menu - if
thats possible.
But I suppose it would be useful if I installed another window manager
from source.
Cheers
On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 12:53:45 -0500 (EST)
Ishwar R
Just add the other window manager with apt-get and
it will be added to kdm menu..
-ishwar
On Wed, 22 Mar 2006, David Thompson wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I have been using slackware based distros and on that distro I know my
> way around.
>
> The help I need is in how to add another window manager to th
Hi all
I have been using slackware based distros and on that distro I know my
way around.
The help I need is in how to add another window manager to the, what
I presume is gdm in debian sarge. In slackware its almost as simple as
editing one file. It doesnt seem that simple in debain.
All the b
Adam Hardy:
>
> The problem with gnome is that it stalls on startup for about 3 to 5
> mins with certain window managers: wmaker, uwm, blackbox, icewm
I don't use Gnome but I tried it with IceWM and it didn't stall back
then.
> I think it lies with either gnome-proxy or
effects happen instead though - quite interesting!).
Still to try wmaker and a couple of others.
The problem with gnome is that it stalls on startup for about 3 to 5
mins with certain window managers: wmaker, uwm, blackbox, icewm
but for others (enlightenment, metacity, lwm) it's not a prob
Adam Hardy wrote:
Cybe R. Wizard on 14/09/05 13:38, wrote:
I think you'd be happy with IceWM as it is configurable to do most of
what you want so far. In addition you'll need Iceconf or Icepref for
configuration.
one major plus point for icewm - it starts all programs with a window
the sa
Cybe R. Wizard on 14/09/05 13:38, wrote:
I think you'd be happy with IceWM as it is configurable to do most of
what you want so far. In addition you'll need Iceconf or Icepref for
configuration.
one major plus point for icewm - it starts all programs with a window
the same size as the availab
most of it configured at least in enlightenment.
So I just tried icewm.
I came unstuck pretty quickly. Firstly it didn't really like gnome and
took about 3 mins to start up instead of 5 secs. I think it has
something to do with the gnome-session although it's difficult to tell.
Some o
On Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 03:19:14PM +0300, Simo Kauppi wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My two cents to the window manager monologue... :)
>
> On Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 10:17:42AM +0100, Adam Hardy wrote:
> > When I use ALT-Tab to cycle thro all open apps, I would like to see all
> > apps in a list or a row with t
On Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 01:37:52PM +0100, Adam Hardy wrote:
> Kai Grossjohann on 14/09/05 13:01, wrote:
> >Adam Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> >
> >>When I use ALT-Tab to cycle thro all open apps, I would like to see all
> >>apps in a list or a row with the current selected app highlighte
On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 10:17:42 +0100
Adam Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> When I use ALT-Tab to cycle thro all open apps, I would like to see
> all apps in a list or a row with the current selected app highlighted.
> I saw one window manager doing it just how I like it but don't
> remember which
Kai Grossjohann on 14/09/05 13:01, wrote:
Adam Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
When I use ALT-Tab to cycle thro all open apps, I would like to see all
apps in a list or a row with the current selected app highlighted. I saw
one window manager doing it just how I like it but don't remember w
now.
WindowMaker does this, I think. Then, sawfish can do it with an extra
module. Lessee... Perhaps merlin-ugliness is the package in question.
> I would like to have focus when I click on any part of a window, not
> just the title bar.
This is the behavior for many window managers. I
ckbox and
> >>uwm don't (weird effects happen instead though - quite interesting!).
> >>
> >>Still to try wmaker and a couple of others.
> >>
> >>I haven't found a window manager fulfills all the little quirks that I
> >>want a window m
t found a window manager fulfills all the little quirks that I
want a window manager to perform yet.
I've also tried many window managers. Which little quirks do you
want?
I find that little things can really make a big difference.
When I use ALT-Tab to cycle thro all open apps, I would
indow managers with gnome a long
time ago, but had no luck.
What exactly do you mean by stealing focus? I see different behaviour
from different window managers. For instance enlightenment gives focus
to the window that the mouse is over, but without bringing it forward.
Not sure if what you mean, b
Angelo Bertolli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Yes, I'd like to find out a way to keep windows from stealing focus
> if at all possible.
A number of window managers have a "focus new windows" option. It may
work to turn that off. I don't know whether your wm
ow manager fulfills all the little quirks that I
> want a window manager to perform yet.
I've also tried many window managers. Which little quirks do you
want?
I find that little things can really make a big difference.
Kai
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> > >at all possible. I tried a couple of window managers with gnome a long
> > >time ago, but had no luck.
> >
> > What exactly do you mean by stealing focus? I see different behaviour
> > f
rning into a bit of monologue. Does nobody else
>>>> have issues with their window manager? Or even better, solved them?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Adam, keep talking. It is an interesting monologue.
>>>
>>>
>> Yes, I&
a bit of monologue. Does nobody else have
> >>>issues with their window manager? Or even better, solved them?
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>Adam, keep talking. It is an interesting monologue.
> >>
> >>
> >Yes, I'd like to find
is an interesting monologue.
Yes, I'd like to find out a way to keep windows from stealing focus if
at all possible. I tried a couple of window managers with gnome a long
time ago, but had no luck.
What exactly do you mean by stealing focus? I see different behaviour
from different w
x27;d like to find out a way to keep windows from stealing focus if
at all possible. I tried a couple of window managers with gnome a long
time ago, but had no luck. I think you can change your window manager
with gconf:
desktop -> gnome -> applications -> window_manager
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On Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 05:39:58PM +0100, Adam Hardy wrote:
> This thread is turning into a bit of monologue. Does nobody else have
> issues with their window manager? Or even better, solved them?
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Kai Grossjohann on 12/09/05 11:58, wrote:
Adam Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
I didn't realise Gnome was a window manager. Yet it runs with sawfish.
Makes me think I should be able to choose Gnome and Enlightenment, but how?
Gnome is not a window manager. Gnome contains many programs, o
Kai Grossjohann on 12/09/05 11:58, wrote:
Adam Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
I didn't realise Gnome was a window manager. Yet it runs with sawfish.
Makes me think I should be able to choose Gnome and Enlightenment, but how?
Gnome is not a window manager. Gnome contains many programs, o
kill the current one, launch the new one you want from the command line
and then save the session (by exiting I think, if I understand the
implication).
I'm using selectwm and there's an auto-generated file ~/.selectwmrc
which specifies the window managers that appear in the menu and
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
Adam Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I didn't realise Gnome was a window manager. Yet it runs with sawfish.
> Makes me think I should be able to choose Gnome and Enlightenment, but how?
Gnome is not a window manager. Gnome contains many programs, one of
which is a window manager.
There sho
I've got rid of the errors, I realise I don't know what window
manager is what.
I'm running selectwm which launches a little dialog box showing a list
of window managers: Gnome, KDE, Enlightenment, Sawfish, Blackbox etc
I'm probably going to go with Enlightenment, but I&
Almut Behrens on 12/09/05 01:15, wrote:
On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 11:47:04PM +0100, Adam Hardy wrote:
Adam Hardy on 11/09/05 23:00, wrote:
UWM: Your X-Server doesn't support the SHAPES extension . terminating
I can't find any reference to SHAPES extension in synaptic. Where does
it resid
On Sep 12 2005, Almut Behrens wrote:
> BTW, with "xdpyinfo" you can check which extensions your X-server
> supports. See the list following "number of extensions:".
Be careful, though, that not all extensions may work. For instance, the
output of xdpyinfo may list the xv extension, even though it
On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 11:47:04PM +0100, Adam Hardy wrote:
> Adam Hardy on 11/09/05 23:00, wrote:
>
> >UWM: Your X-Server doesn't support the SHAPES extension . terminating
> >
> >I can't find any reference to SHAPES extension in synaptic. Where does
> >it reside?
>
> Just realised you prob
Adam Hardy on 11/09/05 23:00, wrote:
UWM: Your X-Server doesn't support the SHAPES extension . terminating
I can't find any reference to SHAPES extension in synaptic. Where does
it reside?
Just realised you probably don't install SHAPES, rather upgrade
something to a version that does i
Adam Hardy on 11/09/05 22:53, wrote:
I just put a .xinitrc file in my $HOME with 'blackbox' as the window
manager, and I found a 'window manager' submenu.
This allows me to change from blackbox to metacity or afterwm or several
others, but enlightenment, sawfish and uwm wont run, giving an err
I just put a .xinitrc file in my $HOME with 'blackbox' as the window
manager, and I found a 'window manager' submenu.
This allows me to change from blackbox to metacity or afterwm or several
others, but enlightenment, sawfish and uwm wont run, giving an error
like this:
X-window does not con
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 a
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