Re: Help with window manager now window sizing
Thanks Jeff for your time.
You got it running for me. Had to select Sawmill in the Debian Menu before
it would work. Sawmill I believe is the old name for Sawfish.
I still come up with large window sizes. An example is:
Control Center open and click on the Screensaver option and the window goes
beyond the boundaries of my monitor. I have to drag it around to get to the
ok and cancel buttons.
Yet Mozilla when I maximise the window it fits in the boundaries of my
monitor.
Question: Is there a fix for this or am I stuck with this problem?
Cheers Al
----- Original Message -----
From: jeff <jmr71769@earthlink.net>
To: Alan Shrimpton <aka@ihug.co.nz>
Cc: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 2:48 AM
Subject: Re: Help with window manager
> Alan Shrimpton wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am running GNU/Linux with Gnome but something is a miss and I hope you
can
> > help.
> >
> > I don't know what is normal but the only menu I have is by right
clicking on
> > the desktop and Debian menu pops up. Click on Apps for example and Apps
> > menu pops out.
> >
>
> it sounds like GNOME is using Windowmaker as it's default window
manager...
>
> make sure you download these:
>
> apt-get install gnome-control-center gnome-admin gnome-network gnome-utils
> gnome-sound gnome-applets gmc sawfish
>
> all on one line. that will download a slightly hefty but functional
package of
> GNOME goodies.
>
> using the gnome-control-center, you can tell GNOME which window manager to
> use...sawfish is the 'default' choice for GNOME...and you'll find that all
you
> have to do is enter the name of the window manager and the command that
starts
> it...
>
>
> >
> > I have a WMDock in the right hand corner with XTerm, WPrefs Icons and
> > another Icon with a paper clip with Main and 1 on it.
> >
> > I think I should have a menu on the bottom with a foot but don't have
it.
> >
> > My questions are:
> >
> > 1. What desktop do I have? I think it is Gnome
>
> you are correct
>
> >
> > 2. What window manager is it? I think it is Window Maker but Gnome
Control
> > Center under the Window Manager section has twm (current) then Window
Maker
> > under it.
>
> correct again...make sure you download the packages i mention above...use
the
> control center to manually add sawfish as your window manager. name:
sawfish
> command: sawfish and check the 'session is managed' button...
>
> >
> > 3. Recommend a way to stop these massive windows to go beyond my screen
> > boundaries?
>
> once you use sawfish, you'll be all set ;)
>
> >
> > 4. Recommend another desktop or window manager to do what I want in
question
>
> stick with GNOME...it's pretty slick...
>
> if you want all the bells and whistles, use KDE (big...fat)
> if you want 'oldie but goodie', use FVWM or TWM
> slick, and really light, Blackbox or Fluxbox
> strange, but somehow nice, XFCE
>
> all you need to do is download these packages and edit your .xinitrc file
in
> your home directory. you can do a whole lot to make X look pretty with
that
> file.
>
> >
> > Thanks, Al
> >
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> good luck!
>
> -jeff
>
>
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