On 27 Nov 2012, John L. Cunningham wrote:
On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 04:09:07PM +, Anthony Campbell wrote:
Xmonad is good but for configuration you have to delve into Haskell,
In my experience, it's not that bad. Mostly because someone has probably
already done what you want it to do
On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 10:42:12AM -0500, John L. Cunningham wrote:
On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 07:16:09PM +0200, Klearchos-Angelos Gkountras wrote:
I am currently using debian sid with xfce 4.8 .
I want to make tiling the windows like awesome or kinda like that .
Have you thought about
On 26 Nov 2012, John L. Cunningham wrote:
On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 07:16:09PM +0200, Klearchos-Angelos Gkountras wrote:
I am currently using debian sid with xfce 4.8 .
I want to make tiling the windows like awesome or kinda like that .
Have you thought about using Xmonad as the wm?
On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 04:09:07PM +, Anthony Campbell wrote:
On 26 Nov 2012, John L. Cunningham wrote:
On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 07:16:09PM +0200, Klearchos-Angelos Gkountras wrote:
I am currently using debian sid with xfce 4.8 .
I want to make tiling the windows like awesome or kinda
On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 04:09:07PM +, Anthony Campbell wrote:
Xmonad is good but for configuration you have to delve into Haskell,
In my experience, it's not that bad. Mostly because someone has probably
already done what you want it to do AND blogged about it. So you just
have to
On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 07:16:09PM +0200, Klearchos-Angelos Gkountras wrote:
I am currently using debian sid with xfce 4.8 .
I want to make tiling the windows like awesome or kinda like that .
Have you thought about using Xmonad as the wm?
I am currently using debian sid with xfce 4.8 .
I want to make tiling the windows like awesome or kinda like that .
Ok , when will xfce4.10 will be on sid or which repo about xfce 4.10
might I can use ? IMHO experimental xfce 4.10 is buggy . I can help
to fix that I guess.
When I tried to
On Sun, 2012-11-25 at 19:16 +0200, Klearchos-Angelos Gkountras wrote:
I am currently using debian sid with xfce 4.8 .
I want to make tiling the windows like awesome or kinda like that .
Ok , when will xfce4.10 will be on sid or which repo about xfce 4.10
might I can use ? IMHO experimental
Dan Hitt dan.h...@gmail.com wrote:
This is a sort of subquery to the question of how to change window
managers. (And thanks again Johan, Camaleón, and Indulekha for your
earlier help.)
So the question is: supposing you compile a window manager yourself,
so that it does not come from
, Apr 30, 2012 at 6:36 AM, Indulekha indule...@theunworthy.com wrote:
Dan Hitt dan.h...@gmail.com wrote:
This is a sort of subquery to the question of how to change window
managers. (And thanks again Johan, Camaleón, and Indulekha for your
earlier help.)
So the question is: supposing you
This is a sort of subquery to the question of how to change window
managers. (And thanks again Johan, Camaleón, and Indulekha for your
earlier help.)
So the question is: supposing you compile a window manager yourself,
so that it does not come from the packaging system.
What is the standard
2012-04-30 05:36, Dan Hitt skrev:
This is a sort of subquery to the question of how to change window
managers.
So the question is: supposing you compile a window manager yourself,
so that it does not come from the packaging system.
What is the standard best way of setting this new window
the wmaker alternative.
(...)
Mmm, juts a quick note. You can try with:
update-alternatives --config x-window-manager
Which will ask you about the preferred option. Then you can check the
current setting with --display.
You can also consider in selecting WM from the available window managers
the preferred option. Then you can check the
current setting with --display.
You can also consider in selecting WM from the available window managers
dropdown menu at the login screen.
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On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 02:10:03PM -0700, Dan Hitt wrote:
Thanks Camaleón and Johan for your suggestions.
For reference, here's what happened:
Camaleón: i did try the update-alternatives path, including the
--display option to check. It reports wmaker, but has no
effect otherwise that i
you about the preferred option. Then you can check the
current setting with --display.
You can also consider in selecting WM from the available window managers
dropdown menu at the login screen.
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Dan Hitt dan.h...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks in advance for any other advice anybody may have.
(Is anybody actually using WindowMaker on this list? Maybe
my problem is i'm posting to the wrong list? :) But thanks
everybody for your help because you certainly are very helpful!)
I was using
Thanks Rob, Wayne, and Indulekha for your help (and thanks
again Johan and Camaleón for your earlier help).
Rob, thanks for pointing out where the window manager
selection was on the screen (in my case, at the bottom,
and as you said, only visible after the user account is
selected).
That
In linux.debian.user, you wrote:
Indulekha --- if you would care to answer --- what is the software that
wmaker does not interact well with?
I had trouble with terminator (my preferred terminal emulator) and also
with conky, which I use insted of a dock or system tray.
Bear in mind, I
I'm running debian 6.0.4 (squeeze).
I'm attempting to change my window manager from the default metacity
to wmaker (WindowMaker).
I attempted the change by
sudo update-alternatives --display x-window-manager
and then choosing the wmaker alternative.
When i run
update-alternatives
2012-04-25 06:36, Dan Hitt skrev:
I'm running debian 6.0.4 (squeeze).
I'm attempting to change my window manager from the default metacity
to wmaker (WindowMaker).
I attempted the change by
sudo update-alternatives --display x-window-manager
and then choosing the wmaker alternative.
I
steph elucubrated on 2009-03-25:
Edi Stojicevic estojice...@debianworld.org:
* Yves Rutschle debian.anti-s...@rutschle.net [2009-03-25 10:03:56 +0100]
wrote :
*ION*, un des seuls window managers. (qui est
particulièrement adapté à l'usage de vim, mutt, latex et
autres texteries).
Regarde
On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 1:50 PM, Andrew Sackville-West
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I started with wmii, played with some others, and then stumbled on
xmonad and got hooked. to each their own. Just like
vimperator... tried it but I'm apparently not a vim guy... emacs seems
to suit me better, thus
On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 12:01:59AM -0700, Kelly Clowers wrote:
On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 1:50 PM, Andrew Sackville-West
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I started with wmii, played with some others, and then stumbled on
xmonad and got hooked. to each their own. Just like
vimperator... tried it but
On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 05:16:47PM -0500, Kevin Monceaux wrote:
A,
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
if you decide to investigate other minimalist WM's you might look at
xmonad. It's all keyboard controlled, tiled with a variety of
customizable tiling layouts. pretty
On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 01:38:42PM -0500, Kevin Monceaux wrote:
Nuno,
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008, Nuno Magalhães wrote:
The thing is i have a few requirements: i want applications that are
not desktop-dependant (i.e. Gnome or KDE) and do not rely upon Java.
This rules out a lot of text editors.
A,
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
if you decide to investigate other minimalist WM's you might look at
xmonad. It's all keyboard controlled, tiled with a variety of
customizable tiling layouts. pretty fun(unctional).
Actually, I was using xmonad before switching to DWM.
I wanted to try some window managers (and add ons) not yet packaged
for debian testing. What is best way to handle it? And I want to
update the Debian Menu so I can choose this custom wm from my other
Debian-aware wms and I also wish to add the Debian Menu to my custom
wm. And I want to add my
El mar, 12-06-2007 a las 19:11 -0400, Zach escribió:
I wanted to try some window managers (and add ons) not yet packaged
for debian testing. What is best way to handle it? And I want to
update the Debian Menu so I can choose this custom wm from my other
Debian-aware wms and I also wish to add
On Thu, 2 Nov 2006 18:52:12 -0800
Seeker5528 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
Currently I am mixing and matching stuff, starting what I want to run
from a .xsession file in my home directory. My .xsession file looks
like this:
# Begin .xsession
gnome-settings-daemon
gnome-panel
On (31/10/06 13:19), Jeronimo Pellegrini wrote:
On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 03:40:48PM +, Clive Menzies wrote:
Since getting into Debian I've progressed down the scale (of bloat) from
KDE to Xfce to Enlightenment to Fluxbox. I'm very happy now but guess I
may get bored and try something
* Clive Menzies ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
I went pretty much the same way, but then one day I thought fluxbox was
kind of slow to draw menus etc... And I found openbox! It's fast, looks
just like fluxbox, except that it doesn't have the extra fluff. :-)
You may want to give it a try.
On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:51:12 +
B. Hoffmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My question is which wm to use, as Gnome install metacity by default and
I don't have experience with anything else.
There's a lot of information on Google Groups and in the Debian
archives, however I have a more
Ron Johnson wrote:
Get off my lawn, you young whippersnappers!
Oh, stop being such a grumpy old man. :-p
*Window* manager != *display* manager.
Yeah I know, but both have to be... SHINY!!! :-D
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On 31 Oct 2006, Douglas Tutty wrote:
I use icewm. It does everything I want without the struggle of adding
features to a less featurful wm and is low on resource usage. It must
be fast because it doesn't get in the way on the 486.
Doug.
Another vote for icewm. I've tried numerous
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Ron Johnson wrote:
Get off my lawn, you young whippersnappers!
Oh, stop being such a grumpy old man. :-p
*Window* manager != *display* manager.
Yeah I know, but both have to be... SHINY!!! :-D
Bah
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Ron Johnson wrote:
Get off my lawn, you young whippersnappers!
Oh, stop being such a grumpy old man. :-p
*Window* manager != *display* manager.
Yeah I know, but both have to be...
which I thought was down to
the DE.
Also for example icewm and fvwm seem to be both window managers and
DE's?
I use fvwm exclusively.
PRO: very versatile.
CON: 1. I am now wedded to .fvwm2rc
2. I have no idea of the total capability of fvwm.
H
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BTW, Xfce seems to manage windows currently but it's not terribly
smooth, it's giving a sort of rolling effect when redrawing, that's why
the quest for something better.
Yes, I had the same feeling with both Xfce and icewm.
That's the reason I stuck with gnome. It
going with the default install with Gnome.
Also for example icewm and fvwm seem to be both window managers and
DE's?
Since getting into Debian I've progressed down the scale (of bloat) from
KDE to Xfce to Enlightenment to Fluxbox. I'm very happy now but guess I
Anthony Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 31 Oct 2006, Douglas Tutty wrote:
I use icewm. It does everything I want without the struggle of adding
features to a less featurful wm and is low on resource usage. It must
be fast because it doesn't get in the way on the 486.
Doug.
this time as opposed to before
always going with the default install with Gnome.
Also for example icewm and fvwm seem to be both window managers and
DE's?
Since getting into Debian I've progressed down the scale (of bloat) from
KDE to Xfce
On 11/1/06, Marc Shapiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Precisely! The last two that I actually used were kcalc and kate. They
have been replaced by galculator and SciTE and I am quite happy about
it. Nothing left to start up artsd and interfere with my sound, or to
startup a million kdeinit
On Wednesday 01 November 2006 10:53 am, Andrei Popescu wrote:
For someone like me who grew-up with Windows, icewm was a good choice.
I didn't want all the bloat in KDE or Gnome and, after some tweaking,
icewm has gotten pretty close to my (good or bad) habits from Windows.
I use KDE or wmaker.
BTW, Xfce seems to manage windows currently but it's not terribly
smooth, it's giving a sort of rolling effect when redrawing, that's why
the quest for something better.
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to have themes available for them which I thought was down to
the DE.
Also for example icewm and fvwm seem to be both window managers and
DE's?
Apologies for bringing this up again!
Since getting into Debian I've progressed down the scale (of bloat) from
KDE to Xfce to Enlightenment
B. Hoffmann wrote:
I' ve been installing purely a base sytem this time as opposed to before
always going with the default install with Gnome.
Then proceeded to install xfce and synaptic and that's it so far. Don't
want any unnecessary fluff this time.
Not sure why you need Gnome in the
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B. Hoffmann wrote:
[snip]
You will also need a display manager (unless you like the whole
startx thing).
Grouchy Geek says, Since you can start X with startx, by
definition, you do *not need* a display
in one central place for all (DE-aware) applications.
Also for example icewm and fvwm seem to be both window managers and
DE's?
While I am not completely sure about fvwm, as I have never used it,
IceWM is definitely not a DE but a WM. It does have far more features
than a WM strictly needs
On 10/31/06, Jeronimo Pellegrini [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 03:40:48PM +, Clive Menzies wrote:
Since getting into Debian I've progressed down the scale (of bloat) from
KDE to Xfce to Enlightenment to Fluxbox. I'm very happy now but guess I
may get bored and try
On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 03:40:48PM +, Clive Menzies wrote:
Since getting into Debian I've progressed down the scale (of bloat) from
KDE to Xfce to Enlightenment to Fluxbox. I'm very happy now but guess I
may get bored and try something else but fluxbox is lean mean but pretty
functional.
Jeronimo Pellegrini escribe:
I went pretty much the same way, but then one day I thought fluxbox was
kind of slow to draw menus etc... And I found openbox! It's fast, looks
just like fluxbox, except that it doesn't have the extra fluff. :-)
You may want to give it a try.
Count another vote
On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 08:57:44AM -0800, Jason Dunsmore wrote:
On 10/31/06, Jeronimo Pellegrini [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 03:40:48PM +, Clive Menzies wrote:
Since getting into Debian I've progressed down the scale (of bloat) from
KDE to Xfce to Enlightenment to
was down to
the DE.
Also for example icewm and fvwm seem to be both window managers and
DE's?
Apologies for bringing this up again!
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Ron Johnson wrote:
I personally use gdm, but I used wdm before (before getting too
depressed about how ugly it is.)
Why waste RAM on something you have *no* need for and doesn't *do*
anything that the console does just as well?
Because I like shiny. Shiny == good. Anyway, I have the RAM
On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 03:40:48PM +, Clive Menzies wrote:
On (31/10/06 14:51), B. Hoffmann wrote:
I' ve been installing purely a base sytem this time as opposed to before
always going with the default install with Gnome.
Also for example icewm and fvwm seem to be both window
On (31/10/06 13:19), Jeronimo Pellegrini wrote:
On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 03:40:48PM +, Clive Menzies wrote:
Since getting into Debian I've progressed down the scale (of bloat) from
KDE to Xfce to Enlightenment to Fluxbox. I'm very happy now but guess I
may get bored and try something
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Ron Johnson wrote:
I personally use gdm, but I used wdm before (before getting too
depressed about how ugly it is.)
Why waste RAM on something you have *no* need for and doesn't *do*
anything that the
and fvwm seem to be both window managers and
DE's?
Since getting into Debian I've progressed down the scale (of bloat) from
KDE to Xfce to Enlightenment to Fluxbox. I'm very happy now but guess I
may get bored and try something else but fluxbox is lean mean but pretty
functional.
I
Thank you for all the replies and good explanations, and a bit of a laugh.
Jochen Schulz wrote:
Yes and No. A WM is supposed to, well, manage windows (or give the user
the chance to do it). Typically this includes:
* place windows somewhere on the desktop (may be interactive)
* decorate
Plus - how do you get icons to display on your fluxbox work space?
Install the program idesk. In your startup file, at
/home/user/.fluxbox/startup, add idesk (without quotes). Start
fluxbox and you'll see a home icon. If my memory serves me correctly, I
think it's pretty easy to
Hi all
I have been using slackware based distros and on that distro I know
my way around.
The help I need is in how to add another window manager to the, what
I presume is gdm in debian sarge. In slackware its almost as
simple as editing one file. It doesnt seem that
happen instead though - quite interesting!).
Still to try wmaker and a couple of others.
The problem with gnome is that it stalls on startup for about 3 to 5
mins with certain window managers: wmaker, uwm, blackbox, icewm
but for others (enlightenment, metacity, lwm) it's not a problem.
I think
Adam Hardy:
The problem with gnome is that it stalls on startup for about 3 to 5
mins with certain window managers: wmaker, uwm, blackbox, icewm
I don't use Gnome but I tried it with IceWM and it didn't stall back
then.
I think it lies with either gnome-proxy or gnome-session, I'm not sure
that I
want a window manager to perform yet.
I've also tried many window managers. Which little quirks do you
want?
I find that little things can really make a big difference.
Kai
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Angelo Bertolli [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Yes, I'd like to find out a way to keep windows from stealing focus
if at all possible.
A number of window managers have a focus new windows option. It may
work to turn that off. I don't know whether your wm has such an
option, though.
Kai
managers with gnome a long
time ago, but had no luck.
What exactly do you mean by stealing focus? I see different behaviour
from different window managers. For instance enlightenment gives focus
to the window that the mouse is over, but without bringing it forward.
Not sure if what you mean
manager fulfills all the little quirks that I
want a window manager to perform yet.
I've also tried many window managers. Which little quirks do you
want?
I find that little things can really make a big difference.
When I use ALT-Tab to cycle thro all open apps, I would like to see all
apps
happen instead though - quite interesting!).
Still to try wmaker and a couple of others.
I haven't found a window manager fulfills all the little quirks that I
want a window manager to perform yet.
I've also tried many window managers. Which little quirks do you
want?
I find
think. Then, sawfish can do it with an extra
module. Lessee... Perhaps merlin-ugliness is the package in question.
I would like to have focus when I click on any part of a window, not
just the title bar.
This is the behavior for many window managers. I think all of the
ones that do click
Kai Grossjohann on 14/09/05 13:01, wrote:
Adam Hardy [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
When I use ALT-Tab to cycle thro all open apps, I would like to see all
apps in a list or a row with the current selected app highlighted. I saw
one window manager doing it just how I like it but don't remember
On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 10:17:42 +0100
Adam Hardy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When I use ALT-Tab to cycle thro all open apps, I would like to see
all apps in a list or a row with the current selected app highlighted.
I saw one window manager doing it just how I like it but don't
remember which one
On Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 01:37:52PM +0100, Adam Hardy wrote:
Kai Grossjohann on 14/09/05 13:01, wrote:
Adam Hardy [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
When I use ALT-Tab to cycle thro all open apps, I would like to see all
apps in a list or a row with the current selected app highlighted. I saw
one
On Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 03:19:14PM +0300, Simo Kauppi wrote:
Hi,
My two cents to the window manager monologue... :)
On Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 10:17:42AM +0100, Adam Hardy wrote:
When I use ALT-Tab to cycle thro all open apps, I would like to see all
apps in a list or a row with the
of it configured at least in enlightenment.
So I just tried icewm.
I came unstuck pretty quickly. Firstly it didn't really like gnome and
took about 3 mins to start up instead of 5 secs. I think it has
something to do with the gnome-session although it's difficult to tell.
Some other window managers
Cybe R. Wizard on 14/09/05 13:38, wrote:
I think you'd be happy with IceWM as it is configurable to do most of
what you want so far. In addition you'll need Iceconf or Icepref for
configuration.
one major plus point for icewm - it starts all programs with a window
the same size as the
Adam Hardy wrote:
Cybe R. Wizard on 14/09/05 13:38, wrote:
I think you'd be happy with IceWM as it is configurable to do most of
what you want so far. In addition you'll need Iceconf or Icepref for
configuration.
one major plus point for icewm - it starts all programs with a window
the
, launch the new one you want from the command line
and then save the session (by exiting I think, if I understand the
implication).
I'm using selectwm and there's an auto-generated file ~/.selectwmrc
which specifies the window managers that appear in the menu and the
commands that launch them
Kai Grossjohann on 12/09/05 11:58, wrote:
Adam Hardy [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I didn't realise Gnome was a window manager. Yet it runs with sawfish.
Makes me think I should be able to choose Gnome and Enlightenment, but how?
Gnome is not a window manager. Gnome contains many programs,
Kai Grossjohann on 12/09/05 11:58, wrote:
Adam Hardy [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I didn't realise Gnome was a window manager. Yet it runs with sawfish.
Makes me think I should be able to choose Gnome and Enlightenment, but how?
Gnome is not a window manager. Gnome contains many programs,
On Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 05:39:58PM +0100, Adam Hardy wrote:
This thread is turning into a bit of monologue. Does nobody else have
issues with their window manager? Or even better, solved them?
Adam, keep talking. It is an interesting monologue.
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at all possible. I tried a couple of window managers with gnome a long
time ago, but had no luck. I think you can change your window manager
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desktop - gnome - applications - window_manager
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. It is an interesting monologue.
Yes, I'd like to find out a way to keep windows from stealing focus if
at all possible. I tried a couple of window managers with gnome a long
time ago, but had no luck.
What exactly do you mean by stealing focus? I see different behaviour
from different window
manager? Or even better, solved them?
Adam, keep talking. It is an interesting monologue.
Yes, I'd like to find out a way to keep windows from stealing focus if
at all possible. I tried a couple of window managers with gnome a long
time ago, but had no luck.
What exactly do you
manager? Or even better, solved them?
Adam, keep talking. It is an interesting monologue.
Yes, I'd like to find out a way to keep windows from stealing focus if
at all possible. I tried a couple of window managers with gnome a
long time ago, but had no luck.
What exactly do
of monologue. Does nobody else have
issues with their window manager? Or even better, solved them?
Adam, keep talking. It is an interesting monologue.
Yes, I'd like to find out a way to keep windows from stealing focus if
at all possible. I tried a couple of window managers with gnome a long
Almut Behrens on 12/09/05 01:15, wrote:
On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 11:47:04PM +0100, Adam Hardy wrote:
Adam Hardy on 11/09/05 23:00, wrote:
UWM: Your X-Server doesn't support the SHAPES extension . terminating
I can't find any reference to SHAPES extension in synaptic. Where does
it
realise I don't know what window
manager is what.
I'm running selectwm which launches a little dialog box showing a list
of window managers: Gnome, KDE, Enlightenment, Sawfish, Blackbox etc
I'm probably going to go with Enlightenment, but I'm still checking them
all out.
I didn't realise Gnome
Adam Hardy [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I didn't realise Gnome was a window manager. Yet it runs with sawfish.
Makes me think I should be able to choose Gnome and Enlightenment, but how?
Gnome is not a window manager. Gnome contains many programs, one of
which is a window manager.
There should
On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 02:48:42PM +0200, Thomas Jollans wrote:
Joachim Fahnenmüller wrote:
Sorry if the question is stupid, but: What is a session manager, and how
does it
get involved?
THX
AFAIK the session manager is a program that
a) starts the programs of a desktop env (gnome
Joachim Fahnenmüller wrote:
Sorry if the question is stupid, but: What is a session manager, and how does it
get involved?
THX
AFAIK the session manager is a program that
a) starts the programs of a desktop env (gnome needs
nautilus,metacity,gnome-panel and maybe more)
b) starts certain
I just put a .xinitrc file in my $HOME with 'blackbox' as the window
manager, and I found a 'window manager' submenu.
This allows me to change from blackbox to metacity or afterwm or several
others, but enlightenment, sawfish and uwm wont run, giving an error
like this:
X-window does not
Adam Hardy on 11/09/05 22:53, wrote:
I just put a .xinitrc file in my $HOME with 'blackbox' as the window
manager, and I found a 'window manager' submenu.
This allows me to change from blackbox to metacity or afterwm or several
others, but enlightenment, sawfish and uwm wont run, giving an
Adam Hardy on 11/09/05 23:00, wrote:
UWM: Your X-Server doesn't support the SHAPES extension . terminating
I can't find any reference to SHAPES extension in synaptic. Where does
it reside?
Just realised you probably don't install SHAPES, rather upgrade
something to a version that does
On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 11:47:04PM +0100, Adam Hardy wrote:
Adam Hardy on 11/09/05 23:00, wrote:
UWM: Your X-Server doesn't support the SHAPES extension . terminating
I can't find any reference to SHAPES extension in synaptic. Where does
it reside?
Just realised you probably don't
On Sep 12 2005, Almut Behrens wrote:
BTW, with xdpyinfo you can check which extensions your X-server
supports. See the list following number of extensions:.
Be careful, though, that not all extensions may work. For instance, the
output of xdpyinfo may list the xv extension, even though it is
Larry Fletcher on 08/09/05 02:51, wrote:
I don't use a desktop.
It takes about 3 seconds for startx to launch icewm using
icewm-session in either ~/.xsession or x-session-manager.
I used to use metacity (default with sarge) and it took 10 seconds
maybe, and then I tried using others and it
David Jardine [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 06:56:00PM +0200, Kai Grossjohann wrote:
John L Fjellstad [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
.xsession or .xinitrc
Not sure what the difference between those two files are.
.xinitrc is invoked by xinit. startx invokes xinit.
managers are
installed. The x-session-manager updates:
/etc/alternatives/@x-session-manager
Why should the session manager symlink be changed by a window manager?
The x-window-manager is updated when new window managers are
installed, so maybe @x-session-manager should link
Joachim Fahnenmüller [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Sorry if the question is stupid, but: What is a session manager, and
how does it get involved?
A window manager allows you to move and resize windows, iconify them,
and so on.
A session manager remembers which windows (applications) were open and
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