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wampfler 11-08-2003 01:12 PM

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!!

lupin_the_3rd 11-08-2003 03:38 PM

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 ;)

wampfler 11-09-2003 03:07 AM

thx, it works

lupin_the_3rd 11-09-2003 10:15 AM

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?

wampfler 11-09-2003 10:41 AM

i think /etc/X11/gdm/Sessions/mywm should fix this. i can choose now.

lupin_the_3rd 11-09-2003 11:08 AM

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.

madmaxx 11-12-2003 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by lupin_the_3rd
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 ;)

Thanx man works like a charm....

how in the world did u find out about it???

:)

lupin_the_3rd 11-12-2003 02:39 PM

I googled forever... ended up finding on a freebsd site...

justmedric 01-08-2004 06:41 PM

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

lupin_the_3rd 01-08-2004 07:47 PM

is it executable?

Butterbroetchen 01-09-2004 08:14 AM

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

lupin_the_3rd 01-09-2004 09:06 AM

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

Butterbroetchen 01-09-2004 10:02 AM

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

lupin_the_3rd 01-09-2004 10:08 AM

no problem

glock19 01-09-2004 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by lupin_the_3rd
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.

In what directory do I create the ".Xclients-default" file?


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