Apparently, though unproven, at 23:28 on Thursday 02 June 2011, Jeff Hoogland did opine thusly:
> I'd recommend removing E16 and giving E17 a try :) Lets be honest though, e16 and e17 are two completely different products that share only two things in common: - the same word in the name - raster (and a few more devs) If a user wants e16 then advising e17 is not really appropriate is it? > > On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 4:24 PM, Charles Warner <cwarner.cw...@gmail.com>wrote: > > Jeff- > > I just gave LXDM a try- not a solution. I can switch between e16 and > > LXDE, but still can't get back to my original Gnome desktop. When I > > first experimented with xfce, I had no problem switching between Gnome > > and xfce, but Enlightenment seems to have taken over completely, like > > some sort of strange beast out of Redmond... > > > > Charlie > > > > On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 3:33 PM, Jeff Hoogland <jeffhoogl...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> *Sounds like a GDM issue then. Try installing LXDM or KDM and using one > >> > >> of those as the default login manager.* > >> > >> On Thu Jun 2 2011 03:31:08 PM CDT, Charles Warner < > >> > >> cwarner.cw...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > Thanks for the quick response. The "simply log out and select the > >> > gnome > >> > > >> > session from the options at the bottom" does not work on my > >> > installation > >> > > >> > for some reason. I log out, select gnome session and log back in and > >> > it > >> > > >> > returns me to Enlightenment... > >> > > >> > Charlie > >> > > >> > On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Jeff Hoogland > >> > > >> > <jeffhoogl...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> > > E16 is super dated at this point - I would highly recommend trying a > >> > > current version of E17 (bodhi linux, sabayon, and pclinuxos all > >> > > provide one in LiveCD form). > >> > > > >> > > Your display/login manager controls which desktop log into. If you > >> > > are > >> > > > >> > > using the default display manager in Ubuntu 10.04 then it is GDM. > >> > > Simply log out and select the gnome session from the options at the > >> > > bottom. > >> > > > >> > > ~Jeff Hoogland > >> > > > >> > > On Thu Jun 2 2011 03:01:50 PM CDT, Charles Warner < > >> > > > >> > > cwarner.cw...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > > > I recently decided to give Enlightenment a test drive, and > >> > > > dwonloaded e16 > >> > > > > >> > > > from the Ubuntu Software Packages repository in a *.deb package, > >> > > > and > >> > > > > >> > > > installed successfully on my Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit machine. Seems > >> > > > to be functioning OK, although I have some specific issues that I > >> > > > need help with: > >> > > > > >> > > > 1. I have spent quite a bit of time trying to navigate through > >> > > > all the various links from your web site to try to find user > >> > > > documentation. Apparently, the documentation may have been > >> > > > included in the original installation on my machine, but I can > >> > > > not access it. > >> > > > > >> > > > From the command line, "edox" yields the following: "Edoc_dir > >> > > > > >> > > > /usr/share/e16/E-docs does not contain a MAIN file". I have > >> > > > essentially reached a dead end. Is there an easy pointer you can > >> > > > provide me with that will take me to a simple introductory guide > >> > > > that will tell me how to use the system, how to access > >> > > > documentation, etc.? > >> > > > > >> > > > 2. I have a number of applications that rely on the Gtk+ > >> > > > platform, and others that like Qt. There appears to be a > >> > > > compatibillity issue > >> > > > > >> > > > with some of these applications. Specifically, LibreOffice Calc > >> > > > v.3.3 seems to have trouble rendering plots- not something I > >> > > > noticed > >> > > > > >> > > > under Gnome. When I try to switch to pur Gnome form the e-Gnome > >> > > > option by logging out and changing preferences, the system ignores > >> > > > me completely and returns me to Enlightenment (my original choice > >> > > > was e16-Gnome). Other than uninstalling Enlightenment, is there > >> > > > any > >> > > > > >> > > > way to get back to my original Gnome desktop? > >> > > > > >> > > > Charlie > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> ------ > >> > >> > > > Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment > >> > > > with vRanger. Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery > >> > > > options mean your data is safe, secure and there when you need > >> > > > it. Discover what all the cheering's about. 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