Window manager restart?

Chris G cl at isbd.net
Tue Nov 13 12:06:36 UTC 2007


On Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 07:57:35PM -0400, Joel Goguen wrote:
> Bart Silverstrim wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > Joel Goguen wrote:
> >> Bart Silverstrim wrote:
> >>> If it looks as if my window manager has quit on me at login (no
> >>> boarders, no buttons to minimize/etc, borderless applications first
> >>> appear stuck to the edge of the display) how can I easily restart the
> >>> window manager (the default one with 7.10, using the human theme?)
> >>>
> >>> -Bart
> >>>
> >> Press Ctrl+Alt+Backspace.
> > 
> > Won't that also log me out?
> Yes, but so will everything else that restarts the window manager.
> 
What a rubbish window manager!  :-)

I use fvwm2 (less clutter) and that has a specific "restart window
manager" action.

-- 
Chris Green




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