On Sun, 2005-03-27 at 06:31 -0600, Harry Putnam wrote:
> I'm trying to run xfce4 
> 
> genlop xfce4 reports only:
> 
> * xfce-base/xfce4
> 
> But I did emerge xfce4-session with no errors .. not sure why it
> doesn't show up.

because genlop xfce4 searches only for the package named xfce4, not
xfce4-session or any name just containing xfce4.

You might try genlop -l |grep xfce4


> 
> On startup, I see a lightblue backgroud with the icon mouse blinking
> for a few seconds .. maybe 15-20 and then the screen goes a sort of
> tweed (grey and white speckles) and cursor becomes an X.
> 
> Any apps started appear with the title bar just out of site above the
> top of screen so they cannot be moved/resized etc.  They don't appear
> in the taskbar pager.  

As a general X tip, hold down the Alt key and click-drag anywhere in the
window - that way you do not need to be able to reach the title bar.

Have you emerge xfce4-panel and does it appear?

> 
> I have no .xfce4 in ~/ .. .. Should it have been copied there?

I have one, I am not sure where it came from.

> 
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