XFCE4.4 - xfwm problem? [solved]

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supernov · Post by **supernov** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 9:54 pm

Hi guys and girlz,

Here I am again. Mr. tweaker.

Installed xfce4.4 succesfully now, however I seem to have a problem with the xfwm. At least I think, because I don't see any moveable windows, programs just startup on the desktop, no window around, and I have a cross as a mouse pointer. Also, no settings-windows wants to load. Sounding familiar to anyone?

Thanks, Vincent

chrismortimore · Post by **chrismortimore** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:23 pm

Umm... Fire up an xterm and run "xfwm" manually and look for errors.

supernov · Post by **supernov** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 11:52 am

Ok, manually starting xfwm4 worked. I saw a failure with starting the mcs-manager. Same one as I had before with other packages, so probably I didn't remove all components of xfce4.2 mcs properly yet. I'll do that and recompile.

I was wondering though, why xfwm4 didn't start automatically...

supernov · Post by **supernov** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:36 pm

All solved now, xfce4.4 up and running. Really nice I must say, the final reason to abandon Windows in every day work.

My problems were all related to compiling against older libraries and stuff. Which makes me wonder, why aren't files replaced during a recompilation, would've saved me quite some time.

Cheerz, Vincent

chrismortimore · Post by **chrismortimore** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:28 am

Sods law I suppose. Please put "[SOLVED]" in the thread title.