I am usually too lazy to exit out of my current WM if i want to test out a new WM.... here's a quick way to test new WM's without shutting down the one you're currently running -- fire up X on another display.
create a script in your home directory "start-x" like this: #!/bin/bash xinit -- :1 & then, in your "~/.xinitrc" put the path to your blackbox binary and any progs you want started with blackbox. Then, at a console, run "start-x", and hit ALT+F8 (at least on a mandrake box) to get to the second instance of X that you just started on display :1. You should see blackbox. If not, then there's probably something wrong with your version of BB. If BB's there, rejoice ;-) and get to troubleshooting the reason why it won't be your normal WM on --display :0 On Tuesday 13 November 2001 14:11, Andras B. wrote: > * Jeremy C. Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [01-11-13 19:07]: > > On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, Andras B. wrote: > > > So do you already have another window manager running? > > From this message, I assume blackbox is running. Use ps(1) to see if it > > is. (This message just means it can't find your native language support > > data.) > > I'm doing that after I have quit Enlightenment or killed gdm, no other > window manager is running. > > Andras > -- > "'Oh, that was easy,' says Man, and for an encore goes on to prove > that black is white and gets himself killed on the next zebra > crossing." - Douglas Adams > > -- [scott] :: "ein kalter Tod f�r den sprecher von L�gen"
