Re: windowmangaer selection & sound problem
On Wednesday 02 May 2001 14:05, Ivan E. Moore II wrote:
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> this is on my TODO next. Currently there is no automatic way for
> kdm to know about wm's unless someone tells it about them. So by
> default it only lists kde2, default, and failsafe. default will
> always be the "Debian" default... ie x-window-manager or whatever
> you have setup. To add more wm's you have to either edit
> /etc/kde2/kdmrc yourself and add them or use the kdm configuration
> tool in the Control Center.
>
> I need to come up with a "proper" solution for this...and I've been
> putting it off for quite some time. Maybe I need to get the kdm
> maintainer to help with this... Idealy there needs to be a proper
> way for kdm to know about other wm's.... gdm does this by using
> /etc/gdm/Sessions/* ...a wm would drop it's session file in there
> and gdm would automatically pick it up...
Stupid suggestion: why not just include, say, the top 5 or so wm's?
Let's say the following: KDE, gnome-session, icewm, WindowMaker,
blackbox. Install script could create prettier symlinks like
"KDesktop, Gnome, IceWM, BlackBox". At the most, user would get
frustrated that nothing happens when he picks a certain uninstalled
wm. This, of course, won't work if the wm changes the name of its
startup executable/script from release to release.
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