Add Window Manager to KDM Slackware 10

sovietpower · 09-15-2004, 06:10 PM

I recently downloaded Enlightenment and wanted to give it a try. I used to know how to add session types to KDM with earlier versions but I guess KDM is different with the newer versions of KDE. I want to add enlightenment to the menu but I can't seem to find the file that KDM reads the list of managers from. Thx

leonscape · 09-15-2004, 06:47 PM

What you need to find is the .desktop files for KDM. On some systems there under /usr/share/apps/kdm/sessions/ on others /opt/kde/share/apps/kdm/sessions/

You should already find an enlightenment.desktop file. What you need to do is make sure the lines

Exec=enlightenment
TryExec=enlightenment

Point to the actual file to start it.

i.e.
Exec=/usr/local/bin/enlightenment
TryExec=/usr/local/bin/enlightenment

sovietpower · 09-15-2004, 06:58 PM

I dont need to point to the file to it I need to find the file so I can edit what is shown on the session types list in KDM

leonscape · 09-15-2004, 07:02 PM

KDM uses these files. There isn't a seprate session list file.

It checks the file pointed to by TryExec to check if the WM or DE is installed, if it finds these executable files, it adds the WM to the session list.

When there selected from the session list and you login, it executes the file pointed to by Exec to start the WM or DE.

sovietpower · 09-15-2004, 08:39 PM

That didnt work...

leonscape · 09-15-2004, 09:23 PM

So you've got the names exactly right, and the files do exist?

The most common needed line is /usr/local/enlightenment/bin/enlightenment. To check if you've got the right line try

xinit -e /usr/local/enlightenment/bin/enlightenment

This should start enlightenlemt from a command line.

sovietpower · 09-15-2004, 09:24 PM

I didnt put the xinit in but I did put the the other line

leonscape · 09-15-2004, 09:26 PM

Try starting from a command line with xinit, you shouldn't need that it the .desktop file.

sovietpower · 09-15-2004, 10:12 PM

Ok here I will post my files I did put the exact file names and it still didnt show up in fact, I use Fluxbox and Fluxbox is under the sessions list yet it doesnt have an xsession file there is no fluxbox.desktop file in usr/share/xsessions/ want to explain that?

Code:

bash-2.05b$ ls
afterstep.desktop       fvwm2.desktop   openwin.desktop
blackbox.desktop        fvwm95.desktop  twm.desktop
enlightenment.desktop   gnome.desktop   windowmaker.desktop
enlightenment.desktop~  kde.desktop     xfce.desktop

Code:

    I    enlightenment.desktop (Read  Row 1    Col 1    8:12  Ctrl-K H for help
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Enlightenment
Comment=This session logs you into Enlightenment
TryExec=/usr/local/enlightenment/bin/enlightenment
# no icon yet, only the top three are currently used
Icon=
Type=Application

and yes it does work from a command line

leonscape · 09-15-2004, 10:16 PM

There seems to be something wrong there heres mine:

Code:

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Type=XSession
Exec=/usr/local/enlightenment/bin/enlightenment
TryExec=/usr/local/enlightenment/bin/enlightenment
Name=Enlightenment
Name[bn]=à¦<8F>à¦¨à¦²à¦¾à¦<87>à¦<9F>à§<87>à¦¨à¦®à§<87>à¦¨à§<8D>à¦<9F>
Name[cy]=Goleuni (Enlightenment)
Name[eo]=LumaÄµo
...

and it goes on with other translations and comments. Maybe you should upgrade KDM, or copy the first few lines I have here.

sovietpower · 09-15-2004, 10:18 PM

Explain why I don't have a fluxbox entry yet I use fluxbox all the time?

leonscape · 09-15-2004, 10:24 PM

Good question. Maybe Slack have set this up all diffrent, checking for more information I found some people pointing too /etc/kde3/kdmrc

and a line
SessionTypes=default, twm, kde, etc...

Maybe this is whats going on?

sovietpower · 09-15-2004, 10:25 PM

It used to be like that I changed it last time like that but now since its a different version of KDE it doesnt even have that line in there. KDM is reading what session types to display from another file thats what Im trying to find

leonscape · 09-15-2004, 10:37 PM

I've managed to find the latest KDM Handbook, I hope this helps. I'm sorry what I suggested has worked for you

Gotta go is 4:30am here

sovietpower · 09-15-2004, 10:40 PM

sorry to keep you so late yeah I looked through the handbook once already and it didnt help Once again I dont see any entries related to Fluxbox