> Apparently X doesn't save prefs the way that Windows and MacOS have
> trained me to expect...
>
> When I change the background color in any of the window managers
> supplied with RH5.1,
> then restart the manager or the machine, it switches back to the
> default. I'm guessing I need to
> edit some Xinit type stuff.
You might be happier with a desktop manager rather than a window
manager...
Try KDE: http://www.kde.org
or XFCE: http://linux-kheops.com/pub/xfce/en/index.html
Both have Red Hat Rpms.....
I have both of them installed under Red Hat 5.1. KDE is quite Win 95, but
with four desktops wtih seperately configurable backdrops. Has a bunch of
its own apps, such as CD player, simple editor, etc. You will probably
have to add items to it's menus, though, which is not as easy as it should
be.
XFCE has a much lighter footprint. Looks like CDE, but I think just
implements a subset. Doesn't really have it's own apps, but it is supposed
to be very configurable, as to backdrop, colors, sounds (yes, it make
sounds like win 95).
Anyway, both of these are more easily configured than fvwm and its ilk.
I have a modified Xclients which checks for KDE or XFCE in .wm_style and
does the proper invocation.
Simon Hill
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