I lost my window managers!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here's what happened, I guess I was a little jumpy and I started typing in one of the X-terms that opens by default before window-maker started. Then it [X-win] decided not to load a window-manager. No problem I thought, I rebooted and tried again, still no window-manager. I looked in my window-managers file and all of them are listed, how come it doesn't start any?? Thanks for your help.. PS - windows look kinda neat without a window manager sometimes (except you can move them) Mark -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Re: I lost my window managers!!!!!!!!!!!!
On Tue, Jul 21, 1998 at 09:03:23AM -0500, Mark Panzer wrote: Here's what happened, I guess I was a little jumpy and I started typing in one of the X-terms that opens by default before window-maker started. Then it [X-win] decided not to load a window-manager. No problem I thought, I rebooted and tried again, still no window-manager. I looked in my window-managers file and all of them are listed, how come it doesn't start any?? Thanks for your help.. hmmm wmaker is your default? try commenting out wmaker. If that works...try this: move the GNUstep directory in your home drive to a new name. then try...wmaker will recreate its standard GNUstep dir... I found that I many times set somethin in wmaker and next thing I knew wmaker wouldn't run anymore...in fact...all I got was twm (which afaik isn't even listed in my window-managers file... I hate twm) maybe this will fix it? give it a try course...I went back to fvwm2 last nnight...I find I prefer fvwm2 with tkdesk to wmaker PS - windows look kinda neat without a window manager sometimes (except you can move them) I sorta agree...it is different...hmmm could take out fvwm2 sources...strip em down totally... take out all the code for most functions... get rid of all window decorations... no titlebar...no fram... just a window manager with 1 function..it lets you move windows h -Steve -- /* -- Stephen Carpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] */ E-mail Bumper Stickers: A FREE America or a Drug-Free America: You can't have both! honk if you Love Linux -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Re: I lost my window managers!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stephen J. Carpenter wrote: On Tue, Jul 21, 1998 at 09:03:23AM -0500, Mark Panzer wrote: Here's what happened, I guess I was a little jumpy and I started typing in one of the X-terms that opens by default before window-maker started. Then it [X-win] decided not to load a window-manager. No problem I thought, I rebooted and tried again, still no window-manager. I looked in my window-managers file and all of them are listed, how come it doesn't start any?? Thanks for your help.. hmmm wmaker is your default? try commenting out wmaker. If that works...try this: move the GNUstep directory in your home drive to a new name. then try...wmaker will recreate its standard GNUstep dir... I found that I many times set somethin in wmaker and next thing I knew wmaker wouldn't run anymore...in fact...all I got was twm (which afaik isn't even listed in my window-managers file... I hate twm) maybe this will fix it? give it a try course...I went back to fvwm2 last nnight...I find I prefer fvwm2 with tkdesk to wmaker Sorry that didn't work. It would be really nice to have X start a window manager for me again. I've also had problems trying to get out of X (because the WM didn't 'hook' into it correctly. When I use the really quit command in FVWM2 I just loose the window manager X doesn't shut-down!) I also didn't know if you noticed that I have NO window manager when I start-up X. PS - windows look kinda neat without a window manager sometimes (except you can move them) I sorta agree...it is different...hmmm could take out fvwm2 sources...strip em down totally... take out all the code for most functions... get rid of all window decorations... no titlebar...no fram... just a window manager with 1 function..it lets you move windows h -Steve Just think of all those pixles you'll save (especially when I can only do 800X600). Mark -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Re: I lost my window managers!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mark Panzer wrote: Stephen J. Carpenter wrote: On Tue, Jul 21, 1998 at 09:03:23AM -0500, Mark Panzer wrote: Here's what happened, I guess I was a little jumpy and I started typing in one of the X-terms that opens by default before window-maker started. Then it [X-win] decided not to load a window-manager. No problem I thought, I rebooted and tried again, still no window-manager. I looked in my window-managers file and all of them are listed, how come it doesn't start any?? Thanks for your help.. hmmm wmaker is your default? try commenting out wmaker. If that works...try this: move the GNUstep directory in your home drive to a new name. then try...wmaker will recreate its standard GNUstep dir... I found that I many times set somethin in wmaker and next thing I knew wmaker wouldn't run anymore...in fact...all I got was twm (which afaik isn't even listed in my window-managers file... I hate twm) maybe this will fix it? give it a try course...I went back to fvwm2 last nnight...I find I prefer fvwm2 with tkdesk to wmaker Sorry that didn't work. It would be really nice to have X start a window manager for me again. I've also had problems trying to get out of X (because the WM didn't 'hook' into it correctly. When I use the really quit command in FVWM2 I just loose the window manager X doesn't shut-down!) I also didn't know if you noticed that I have NO window manager when I start-up X. Do you have a file /etc/X11/Xsession? it should say that if all else fails then use twm. Its sounds like this worked before. Also, what is in your ~/.xinitrc and/or ~/.xsession files? (if you have them). If you want FVWM2 then try putting exec /usr/X11R6/bin/fvwm2 in one of these files (I think they need to be shell scripts, so put #!/bin/sh at the start). Don't use an , that way when you quit fvwm2, X will also quit. But if you have the fvwm2 package installed then /etc/X11/Xsession should find it in the window-managers file. I just had the same trouble with afterstep not using the window-managers file and resorted to using the ~/.xsession file method. Mark. -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Re: I lost my window managers!!!!!!!!!!!!
On Tue, Jul 21, 1998 at 09:47:15AM -0500, Mark Panzer wrote: Stephen J. Carpenter wrote: On Tue, Jul 21, 1998 at 09:03:23AM -0500, Mark Panzer wrote: Here's what happened, I guess I was a little jumpy and I started typing in one of the X-terms that opens by default before window-maker started. Then it [X-win] decided not to load a window-manager. No problem I thought, I rebooted and tried again, still no window-manager. I looked in my window-managers file and all of them are listed, how come it doesn't start any?? Thanks for your help.. hmmm wmaker is your default? try commenting out wmaker. If that works...try this: move the GNUstep directory in your home drive to a new name. then try...wmaker will recreate its standard GNUstep dir... I found that I many times set somethin in wmaker and next thing I knew wmaker wouldn't run anymore...in fact...all I got was twm (which afaik isn't even listed in my window-managers file... I hate twm) maybe this will fix it? give it a try course...I went back to fvwm2 last nnight...I find I prefer fvwm2 with tkdesk to wmaker Sorry that didn't work. It would be really nice to have X start a window manager for me again. I've also had problems trying to get out of X (because the WM didn't 'hook' into it correctly. When I use the really quit command in FVWM2 I just loose the window manager X doesn't shut-down!) I also didn't know if you noticed that I have NO window manager when I start-up X. ok so then you can still run fvwm2 by hand after X starts... thats good. can you setup a new fresh user account and try that? if that works then it is some configuration in your home dir... blast away any .xsession or such if not...chekc ou tthe global configs... /etc/X11/Xsession that is where the window-manager is loaded PS - windows look kinda neat without a window manager sometimes (except you can move them) I sorta agree...it is different...hmmm could take out fvwm2 sources...strip em down totally... take out all the code for most functions... get rid of all window decorations... no titlebar...no fram... just a window manager with 1 function..it lets you move windows h -Steve Just think of all those pixles you'll save (especially when I can only do 800X600). I couldn't live without my 1024x768 32bpp :) Mark -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null -- /* -- Stephen Carpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] */ E-mail Bumper Stickers: A FREE America or a Drug-Free America: You can't have both! honk if you Love Linux -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Re: I lost my window managers!!!!!!!!!!!!
By any chance had you upgraded to xbase 3.3.2.2-2 just before this happens. In that upgrade, the link from /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc to /etc/X11/Xsession is broken. The fix is to either add the link or upgrade to 3.3.2.2-3. Bob On Tue, 21 Jul 1998, Mark Panzer wrote: Here's what happened, I guess I was a little jumpy and I started typing in one of the X-terms that opens by default before window-maker started. Then it [X-win] decided not to load a window-manager. No problem I thought, I rebooted and tried again, still no window-manager. I looked in my window-managers file and all of them are listed, how come it doesn't start any?? Thanks for your help.. PS - windows look kinda neat without a window manager sometimes (except you can move them) Mark -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null Bob Nielsen Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tucson, AZ AMPRnet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] DM42nh http://www.primenet.com/~nielsen -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Re: I lost my window managers!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mark Panzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: PS - windows look kinda neat without a window manager sometimes (except you can move them) I sorta agree...it is different...hmmm could take out fvwm2 sources...strip em down totally... take out all the code for most functions... get rid of all window decorations... no titlebar...no fram... just a window manager with 1 function..it lets you move windows h -Steve Just think of all those pixles you'll save (especially when I can only do 800X600). Take a look at wm2: (from http://www.all-day-breakfast.com/wm2/) wm2 is a window manager for X. Using wm2, you can: move windows around the screen; resize windows both horizontally and vertically; hide windows; restore hidden windows; and delete windows. wm2 also adds a stylish frame to each managed window. wm2 does not provide: icons; configurability; a virtual desktop; extendable root menus; toolbars - button panels - docking areas - c. Cheers -- Deniz Dogan -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
