Hello linux users, I managed to boot Motif under Mandrake 6.1 using xinit which loads a primitive xterm into which I can execute "mwm &" successfully. The bottom line is that xinit doesn't load a Windows manager. However, I'm still interested in my original query. ----- Original Message ----- From: FreeNet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 7:12 PM Subject: [expert] Running OSF Motif from KDE under Mandrake Linux 6.0 > Running OSF Motif from KDE under Mandrake Linux 6.0 (PC Answers fixed > distribution) > > Can anyone help? > > I bought commercial Motif SWIM 2.0 for Linux in 1996 from Lasermoon who are > sadly not trading now. It worked well with Slackware Linux 3.0 which could > unload itself and execute alternative window managers. I developed some > useful OpenGL software with this configuration. > > I have tried in vain to run Motif under KDE. I noted in KDE documentation > that: > kwmcom go:<window manager> > > might work where I used motif as <windows manager> . > > SWIM documentation suggests that "simply typing mwm &" in an xterm would > boot Motif. This did not work under Slackware. However it was possible to > boot Motif under "other windows manager" menu. SWIM insists that the > current (e.g. KDE) manager must be stopped before starting Motif manager. > > I have looked at /usr/share/config/kdmrc for clues. How does one make KDE > aware of other windows managers and is there a compliance issue here? Maybe > things could be resolved in "startx" as a last resort. > > Your expertise will be most welcome, > > Regards, > > Gerry > > >
