Your problem isn't with Gnome... You are using twm as your default window
manager... You can change it (as people already said) in your
${HOME}/.vnc/xstartup. Or you could start the service (service, not program)
vncserver for the entire box. Connecting to it will bring you to a login
screen, rather to your crude, barebone desktop...
If I am not mistaken, you can change twm for gnome-wm in your xstartup file
to bring up gnome.Mauro http://mauro.limeiratem.com - registered Linux User: 294521 Scripture is both history, and a love letter from God. On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 9:15 AM, Romanowski, John (OFT) < [email protected]> wrote: > try changing twm to mwm in the xstartup file. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > > Raymond Higgs > > Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 8:55 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Getting Gnome to behave > > > > > That's when the fun starts - every window that opens starts as a > > 'skeleton > > > like grid' attached to the mouse pointer - wherever I left-click the > > real > > > window is placed. This behavior is annoying and I can't figure out > > how > > to > > > get it to behave as one would expect. Much Googling hasn't > > enlightened > > me > > > either. > > > > > > > > > > > > Can anyone help me out here ?? > > > > > > Bern - VK2KAD > > > > Edit ${HOME}/.vnc/xstartup to change your window manager. > > > > Ray Higgs > > System z FCP Development > > Bld. 706, B24 > > 2455 South Road > > Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 > > (845) 435-8666, T/L 295-8666 > > [email protected] > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 > > or visit > > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > > > This e-mail, including any attachments, may be confidential, privileged or > otherwise legally protected. It is intended only for the addressee. If you > received this e-mail in error or from someone who was not authorized to send > it to you, do not disseminate, copy or otherwise use this e-mail or its > attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and > delete the e-mail from your system. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
