gdm: choose window manager
fedora core 1.0: how can i add a window manager (e.g. windowmaker) to the GDM login menu? an entry in /etc/X11/gdm/Sessions/WindowMaker (RedHat 9 style) doesn't help!!
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check out /et/X11/dm/Sessions
This is where they go now... use the ones in there as a template and save as wm.desktop with wm being the name of the wm ;) |
thx, it works
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I can't figure out how to add it to the switchdesk menu to set other wms as default. Anyone had any luck with this?
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i think /etc/X11/gdm/Sessions/mywm should fix this. i can choose now.
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Ok solved the default manager bit...
create a file named .Xclients-default tor edit the existing file /path/to/your/wm/executable make the script executable... this is now the default wm. |
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how in the world did u find out about it??? :) |
I googled forever... ended up finding on a freebsd site...
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that does not work for me
okay i have one called garnome.desktop but that does not work it does not come up as an option during start up
can you walk me throught it from start to finnish so i can see if i got it right |
is it executable?
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Hi
This does not seem to work. I am using Fedora core 1.0 and would like to use sawfish as my windows manager under gnome but this seems to be an impossible task to configure. I do not need to be able to choose it on the gdm login screen (would be nice though, but I would just like to be able to use sawfish instead of metacity for now) How can I change this setting. It used to be very simple (RH8.0). I have spent almost the whole day searching but no success :( Please help me. This forum is the closest I have found to helping me. But the advise further up has not worked for me I don't know what else to do Thanks |
Login in to GNOME
open up a terminal and type: killall metacity & sawfish (you may have to do this a couple of times) Log out once the sawfish window manager starts and choose to save the session. Log back in and see if it works You can also use the gconf editor: I think it's under system>gnome>apps>windowmanager |
Hi lupin_the_3rd
Thanks the killall bit worked :) You are a star:D The gconf one (I tried that first did not work :( ) by the way the path is "desktop--gnome--applications--windows manager" Thanks again Butterbroetchen |
no problem
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