Mark Panzer wrote: > > Stephen J. Carpenter wrote: > > > > On Tue, Jul 21, 1998 at 09:03:23AM -0500, Mark Panzer wrote: > > > Here's what happened, > > > > > > I guess I was a little jumpy and I started typing in one of the X-terms > > > that opens by default before window-maker started. Then it [X-win] > > > decided not to load a window-manager. No problem I thought, I rebooted > > > and tried again, still no window-manager. I looked in my > > > window-managers file and all of them are listed, how come it doesn't > > > start any?? Thanks for your help.. > > > > hmmm wmaker is your default? > > try commenting out wmaker. > > If that works...try this: > > move the GNUstep directory in your home drive to a new name. > > then try...wmaker will recreate its standard GNUstep dir... > > I found that I many times set somethin in wmaker and next thing I knew > > wmaker wouldn't run anymore...in fact...all I got > > was twm (which afaik isn't even listed in my window-managers file... > > I hate twm) > > maybe this will fix it? give it a try > > course...I went back to fvwm2 last nnight...I find I prefer > > fvwm2 with tkdesk to wmaker > > > Sorry that didn't work. It would be really nice to have X start a > window manager for me again. I've also had problems trying to get out > of X (because the WM didn't 'hook' into it correctly. When I use the > really quit command in FVWM2 I just loose the window manager X doesn't > shut-down!) I also didn't know if you noticed that I have NO window > manager when I start-up X.
Do you have a file "/etc/X11/Xsession"? it should say that if all else fails then use twm. Its sounds like this worked before. Also, what is in your "~/.xinitrc" and/or "~/.xsession" files? (if you have them). If you want FVWM2 then try putting "exec /usr/X11R6/bin/fvwm2" in one of these files (I think they need to be shell scripts, so put "#!/bin/sh" at the start). Don't use an "&", that way when you quit fvwm2, X will also quit. But if you have the fvwm2 package installed then "/etc/X11/Xsession" should find it in the window-managers file. I just had the same trouble with afterstep not using the window-managers file and resorted to using the "~/.xsession" file method. Mark. -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
