Re: [Fink-beginners] startx works now but confused afterwords

[Martin C. <cos...@wa...>]

Chris Beamis wrote:
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> 1) Does anyone know how to fix the errors below?

They are harmless, you can ignore them.

>     Am I supposed to have a .Xauthority file in my local directory?

You can create one by saying (while X11 is running)

   xauth generate :0 .

(don't forget the dot at the end). "man xauth" has the explanations.

> 2) Is there any way to make the windows served up by the X server
>     show where they are going when you 'grab' them with a mouse to
>     move them?  I was able to move mine but it is a blind process as
>     I can't see where the window is going until I release the mouse button.

twm is the most primitive window manager possible. You can configure it 
somewhat by putting directives into a file ~/.twmrc. Read "man twm". 
"OpaqueMove" would probably be interesting for you. It slows down window 
moving, though.

But it might be better to use a more comfortable window manager, like 
fvwm2, windowmaker, enlightenment, sawfish, blackbox, .... Most of these 
are configurable through menus.

-- 
Martin