On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 08:47:51AM -0400, Dan Espen wrote: > Chris G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 11:28:07AM +0200, Dominik Vogt wrote: > >> On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 09:08:17AM +0100, Chris G wrote: > >> > I don't want it to change fvwm, I just want it not to crash! > >> > >> Well, if it crashes, does it leave a core file or print any error > >> output? THe snippet you posted earlier is not from fvwm itself. > >> > > When I click on "Enable" in Desktop Effects my whole desktop just goes > > pop and I get returned to the GDM login screen. Hence no "error > > messages", as I'm running in init level 5 I don't think fvmw2 has a > > tty to write to when it dies. > > That "Enable Desktop Effects" button is set up to replace the > running window manager but it doesn't seem to actually start > a full window manager. > > > In my setup, when Fvwm stops I get a prompt > asking me what window manager I want to run. > > So when I click on that button, fvwm stops running and I see > the prompt. > > But there is no apparent window manager. > > When I answer the prompt I have to type in "fvwm2 -replace". > "fvwm" by itself won't work. > > So, it seems that button: > > kills the running window manager > Puts something in its place that isn't useful. > > Fvwm is not crashing, it's just stopping as requested. > That would explain it then, however it doesn't help me sort out the original problem that I was trying to sort out. I'm currently using gnome-panel as the only 'extra' on my screen, I don't use fvwm's buttons or similar. Most of what I want I access via fvwm's menus, it's only occasionally I go into the gnome-panel menus to find something.
Since I'm using gnome-panel I also use the gnome Workspace Switcher which sits happily as an applet in the gnome-panel. The problem is that there is an interaction between the Workspace Switcher and Desktop Effects which is why I want to change the settings in Desktop Effects. I realise this is getting a bit far from fvwm2 now though. Is there any equivalent of gnome-panel in fvwm2 where I could park FvwmPager? Can I get the gnome-panel menus into the same place? The gnome menus have the big advantage of automatically adding new programs when you install them. -- Chris Green
