I have some minor problems launching gnome (gnome3?) facilities using ctwm
in F22. I use the xfce distribution because it seems to be relatively
lightweight.
I wonder whether I am not setting up ctwm initialisation properly, and have
been searching unsuccessfully for a web site providing relevant advice.
Can anyone advise on a generic web site for linux window manager
initialisation?
I think I know enough about ~/.ctwmrc
I also know how to launch ctwm at the end (or near the end) of
~/.xinitrc
I suspect I am not setting up enough of the environment before .xinitrc
runs.
Based on advice from this list some time ago I have a file
/usr/share/xsessions/ctwm.desktop
containing only:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Ctwm
Comment=Log in using the ctwm window manager (without a session manager)
Exec=$HOME/.xinitrc
Icon=
Type=Application
This allows me to select ctwm from the login page that is run by 'init 5'
I seem to get almost full functionality by starting ctwm by logging in
using non-graphical mode (mode 3) and then doing:
startx
or
xinit
There are a number of symptoms that I am doing something wrong.
1. I have commands to run gnome menus of various sorts, e.g.
gnome-control-center sound
gnome-control-center network
or just
gnome-control-center
These can be launched from ctwm menus or function keys, or using shell
commands in an xwindow.
Mostly they work but sometimes the text does not display properly on the
panels that come up. I can't find any pattern in this. When it happens,
re-starting X may or may not fix it.
Also if I launch gnome-control-center from the command line it works, but
comes up with all the icons black. However, if I select one of the items on
the panel it up comes up in full colour. Also if I run it with an argument,
e.g.
gnome-control-center network
it comes up with proper colours (as far as I can tell).
I wonder if I am somehow failing to set up something crucially
required for xdm or xdg or xinit or ...
Although I have been using this stuff for years, these problems are
relatively new (like the focus problems I have previously reported).
I know very little about the system start up processes and I wonder whether
something has changed that I need to read about.
Perhaps the XFCE package leaves out some crucial facilities that are needed
by those who don't use the xfce window manager?
I wonder if I should try using fedora 24 with the default package and then
switch to ctwm. I always delay upgrading as long as possible for obvius
reasons...
Thanks.
Aaron
