On Monday 16 February 2009 21:17:42 ltsp-discuss-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net 
wrote:
> > > I'm using "ltsp-build-client --kiosk". This is the last thing showing
> > > up in the log from the client:
> > >
> > > kernel: [   36.796787] metacity[3558]: segfault at 0 ip 080abab3 sp
> > > bf969700 error 4 in metacity[8048000+7a000]
> > >
> > > I'm wondering if this is the reason I can't make adjustments to
> > > Firefox's browser window with devilspie or configuration files.  I've
> > > updated and upgraded everything on the server.  If I change to console
> > > F1 on the client I'm getting this error:
> > >
> > > Error: Ioctl/1.1a failed: Bad file descriptor
> > >
> > > Not sure if the error messages are related but thought I'd shoot it out
> > > there and hope some has seen this before.
> > >
> > > Firefox works but it won't go full screen or maximize.  I'm just
> > > guessing here but I think it has something to do with metacity not
> > > running.
> >
> > It appears metacity is my problem with devilspie.  I changed my window
> > manager in the kiosk plugin to be jwm and now devilspie is working.  I
> > guess it really doesn't matter to me what window manager I use as long
> > as I can control the look and feel of Firefox.  Any suggestions for a
> > strip down window manager?  JWM has a start bar and I really don't want
> > anything.  I'll try a couple others but some others but some suggestions
> > would be greatly appreciated since it takes my server 20 minutes to
> > rebuild the client tree and image. (ltsp-build-client --kiosk)
>
> I got everything working great with aewm as the window manager.  I'm
> going to try icewm since someone suggested that one.  Any other
> suggestions for light weight, no frills window managers?

I find icewm very easy to configure (with an editor) and very vesatile eg you 
want no taskbar: *easy*
James

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