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Re: How do I start up services in Fvwm without killing Debian-created configuration



On 07/07/11 at 06:11pm, Steven Rosenberg wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 5:53 PM, William Hopkins <we.hopkins@gmail.com>wrote:
> 
> > On 07/07/11 at 05:35pm, Steven Rosenberg wrote:
> > > Here's my problem: I generally run GNOME but want to run Fvwm on
> > occasion.
> > >
> > > In Debian, the Fvwm configuration is auto-generated. If I create my
> > > own config file for Fvwm, all the menus generated by Debian go away.
> > >
> > > I want to start some services specifically in Fvwm, not in any (or
> > > every) other window manager.
> > >
> > > Where (and how) do I start services/daemons in Fvwm without
> > > disabling the Debian-generated Fvwm configuration?
> >
> > Can you give me an example of what you mean? Usually you use your
> > .fvwm/config
> > file and you can optionally source the system-wide stuff from there.
> >
> When I create ~.fvwm/config, all the Debian menus go away.
> 
> How can I have a config file AND the auto-generated configuration and menus
> from Debian ... AND preserve my config change when I log out and in again?

[corrected top-posting]

You include the debian menu in your local menu someplace, usually. 
  Try:
  'Read /etc/X11/fvwm/menudefs.hook'

-- 
liam

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