using xfwm in gnome?

[Michael V. De Palatis]

Hi Matt,

I think there used to be a setting in gconf, though I believe it's
been deprecated. The way I get around this is by using an .xsession
file (which means when logging in with GDM, you need to select
"Default" as your session) and making it look something like this:

#!/bin/bash
export WINDOW_MANAGER=/usr/bin/openbox
/usr/bin/gnome-session

(Of course, you'd put whatever WM you want in the WINDOW_MANAGER
variable.) Also, be sure to remove any traces of Metacity from your
current Gnome session before restarting so that it doesn't start and
take over.

Hope that helps,

Mike

On Wed, May 17, 2006 at 11:29:12AM -0400, Matt Price wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> 
> I have recently upgraded my computer to a sizzling new amd64-dual core and
> it's FAST.  I like the new gnome desktop very much but the window manager is
> driving me crazy and I really miss my old xfwm bindings and so forth.  Is it
> possible to change the window manager in gnome to xfwm?  I can't locate a
> setting anywhere that says "window manager".  Any hints?  
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Matt
> 
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