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mat74
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 Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2004 12:00 am Post subject: can't get wmaker to appear in gdm |
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Yep, couldn't find any hint on how to make wmaker appear in the gdm.
Tried adding a "wmaker.desktop" file in /usr/share/xsessions/ but I guess I wasn't too good at formatting it right  -> WMaker didn't show up in gdm.
Anyone got an idea where I can find a detailed documentation on this? wmaker's site is still in construction when it comes to gdm-integration. Many thanks in advance!
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2004 12:48 am Post subject: |
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Have you tried Entrance?
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mat74
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2004 9:13 am Post subject: |
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| Not yet. I'll give it a try. |
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mat74
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2004 9:37 am Post subject: |
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I'll end up unmasking around 10 packages just to get entrance. Not quite sure if that`s worth it...
Doesn't anyone know how to start wmaker using gdm? |
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rezza
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2004 9:55 am Post subject: |
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Sorry, I really don't want to be a grammar nazi, but "can get wmaker to appear in gdm" means that you can get it. You meant "can't get wmaker to appear in gdm".
I couldn't in good conscience let you continue to butcher the English language
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primero.gentoo
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2004 9:59 am Post subject: |
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What version of gdm are you using?
In the last version i installed the path for "session start up" has moved to
"/usr/share/xsession"
Check if you have in this dir an entry for wmaker called "wmaker.desktop" with something like the following syntax:
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[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Openbox
Comment=This session logs you into Openbox
Exec=/etc/X11/Sessions/openbox
TryExec=openbox
# no icon yet, only the top three are currently used
Icon=
Type=Application
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This is for openbox and it points to a script that call some apps and then call openbox. You can also directly specify the wmaker (or any other WM) executable.
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mat74
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2004 10:00 am Post subject: |
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Oh sh**. Thanks rezza! Jeez, I must have been really tired writing that...  |
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mat74
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2004 10:19 am Post subject: |
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Thanks, primero.gentoo!!! Your lines did the trick!
A nice weekend to al of you...  |
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XenoTerraCide
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like to note this works for any executable not just window managers.
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