How to switch the window manager

[Kent Nyberg]

sön 2005-09-04 klockan 22:23 +0200 skrev Juanma Barranquero:
> Well, seems like the way to do it is indeed to kill metacity and add
> the desired window manager to the current session. Weird, though. I
> would have expected a more polished way to switch WMs.
> 
> Still, thanks a lot, Michael and Magnus, it is working now.
> 
> And BTW, I think I don't like Enlightenment after all. Sawfish looks
> more promising, as does WindowMaker.
> 
> I've got a weird feeling, though, that I'll end using KDE if/when I
> can sort out my problems with kbuildsycoca.
> 
>                   /L/e/k/t/u

There is a better way. As for "polished", that I cant say. 
Personally I do not think the interface should by default let the user
do stuff like changing windowmanager, in some way, the user should not
even have to care about it.

Those who want to change windowmanager, can ask on mailinglist/google,
where he or she will be told its fixable in gconf.

Go to the main menu.
Program->System Tools ->Gconf.
Its translated into another label, but its the one with the red icon.
Perhaps called configuration/settingsblaha or something in english.

When its started, go to Desktop->Gnome->Application->Window_manager
And from there, you can change windowmanager to something else, like
sawfish.

Its nothing you can find as easy as clicking on "1000 settings for your
windowmanager", but its doable for those who really want to I guess.

Hopefully you will understand me.  If not, ask again. :)
English is not my first language.



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