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Re: More than one window manager?



Michael Beattie wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 7 Aug 1998, David Fletcher wrote:
> 
> > Is there any way to set up default window managers on a user by user
> > basis?
> >
> > I would like to use a different window manager than I've trained my wife
> > on, but she gets mad when I change how the computer "works" so I'd like
> > to set it up so that when she logs on she'll get what she is used to,
> > but when I log on I want to get whatever I was playing with last.
> >
> > Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > David Fletcher
> 
> Use a .xsession or .xinitrc file in your wife's home directory.. put
> something like so:  (This is mine, an .xsession file - You also have to
> have "allow-user-xsession" in /etc/X11/config)
> 
> Oh yeah, make .xsession executable.
> 
> ----------------- ~/.xsession
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> 
> # Put stuff here you want loaded each X session. (use a '&' after each
> # item except windowmanager below)
> 
> # start windowmanager
> exec [windowmanager]   <--- your wm, i.e.:  icewm, afterstep, kde etc...
> 
> -----------------
> 
>                        Michael Beattie (mickyb@es.co.nz)
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Does this allow you to override /etc/Xll/window-managers ?

I thought it defaulted to the first one it found in that list.

I'll give it a try.
Thanks,
David Fletcher



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