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Re: User-selected window-manager in an easy way



* Wichert Akkerman (Sat, May 08, 1999 at 10:17:26PM +0200)
> Previously Stig Sandbeck Mathisen wrote:
> > The first part was easy (if I got it right, that is), that's just a small
> > patch to /etc/X11/Xsession.
> 
> Isn't is easier have some small script check the list of available
> window managers and offer to create/update the users .xsession?

I don't think it's easier, but it might be a better solution, when it's ready. :-)

> This sounds much more flexible (you can also offer to start things
> like xscreensaver, ssh-add, etc. etc.). 

ssh-add is already started from /etc/X11/Xsession, if you have ssh
installed. Other than that, you're right, of course.

> Also, GNOME already offer this functionality via the gnome-panel and
> gnome-session.

That requires the user to run Gnome, I suspect.  :-)

I was thinking of some simple, global solution, available from the menu. I
suspect that "simple" and "global" does not belong together on this issue.
It might need some more thinking.

-- 
 SSM - Stig Sandbeck Mathisen
  Trust the Computer, the Computer is your Friend

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