this works for me:
killall metacity;sawfish
there is a timeout before metacity restarts so this works
bye,
gabo
On Wed, Aug 21, 2002 at 07:30:56PM +0100, Edward Tandi wrote:
> On Wed, 2002-08-21 at 18:44, gabor farkas wrote:
> > 1. to switch to another windowmanager:
> >
> > kill the existing one, start the new one,
> > and exit gnome with save-current-setup enabled.
>
> I try killing the existing one. but it re-starts automatically. If I
> start enlightenment, it warns about changing the files so that next time
> one logs on, it will start enlightenment. I Log-out, then log-in, -still
> metacity.
>
> If I choose enlightenment from gdm, I loose the Gnome 2 desktop (even if
> I save the current-setup).
>
> > or
> > use gconf-editor and change the approperiate setting
>
> I have tried this. No immediate change. When I log out and log back in
> again, the setting is re-set to metacity.
>
> > or
> > set the WINDOW_MANAGER system variable ( actually i'm nt
> > sure that variable has exactly this name, soory... can
> > anyone comment it)
>
> I couldn't find it.
>
> > 2. what do you mean by dragging a window between desktops? you drag a
> > window, and when at the left-side of the screen the windowmanages should
> > switch to the next virtual desktop?
>
> Yes that is what I mean. It doesn't work. If I drag a window so that it
> is half off-screen, I can't see it in the neighbouring desktop.
>
> > in metacity if you select a window, and switch to a different
> > workspace, the window will go with you
>
> Not for me it doesn't. The window disappears.
>
> > 3. the menu on the top of the screen? it's a gnome decision not a
> > mandrake one.
>
> Foo.
>
> Is this problem setting the window manager, or just an Enlightenment
> thing? Any suggestions regarding other window managers?
>
> Ed-T.
>
>
>
> > bye,
> > gabor
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 20, 2002 at 11:43:20PM +0100, Edward Tandi wrote:
> > > I've installed 9.0b3 on my Vaio laptop. Installs without a problem this
> > > time. Great work.
> > >
> > > I'm not too impressed by Gnome 2 though. I'm used to using the
> > > Enlightenment window manager. Does anyone know how to set an alternate
> > > window manager for Gnome 2? It looks like Gnome 2 needs to mature.
> > >
> > > I took a look at KDE 3, it's looking better, but it still can't drag
> > > windows between virtual desktops.
> > >
> > > While I'm at it, It appears after the install, that gdm wasn't activated
> > > by default. This meant that when I logged out, I got the terminal logon
> > > screen rather than a graphical login screen.
> > >
> > > Also, who's idea was it to put the menus on the top pannel? What for a
> > > top panel?
> > >
> > > More playing tomorrow...
> > >
> > > Ed-T.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > That's life for you, said McDunn. Someone always waiting for someone
> > who never comes home. Always someone loving something more than that
> > thing loves them. And after awhile you want to destroy whatever
> > that thing is, so it can't hurt you no more.
> > -- R. Bradbury, "The Fog Horn"
>
>
--
That's life for you, said McDunn. Someone always waiting for someone
who never comes home. Always someone loving something more than that
thing loves them. And after awhile you want to destroy whatever
that thing is, so it can't hurt you no more.
-- R. Bradbury, "The Fog Horn"
