[rox-users] Re: How to change window manager in Session 0.1.25?

[Thomas L. <ta...@ec...>]

On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 00:41:06 -0500, Albert wrote:

> Thomas Leonard wrote:
>> On Thu, Aug 18, 2005 at 11:10:53PM -0500, Albert wrote:
>> 
>>>How does one check and/or change the window manager in the new 
>>>Session 0.1.25 with Filer 1.3? 
>> 
>> See:
>> 
>> http://rox.sourceforge.net/phpwiki/index.php/ROX-Session
>> 
>> "How do I change window manager?" 
> 
> You ROX folks seem to have gotten so enamored with zeroinstall, 
> d-bus, etc. that you forget that there are still people out here 
> installing from tarballs.

To switch to OroboROX using a tarball:

1. Unpack OroboROX tarball.
2. Click on OroboROX.

This is *MUCH* easier than it was before.

> Do you intend to ever put the dialog for wm selection back into
> Session?  It was certainly more convenient than the tap dance on the
> page you pointed to.

Are you sure you're looking at the right place? Even if your window
manager doesn't support D-BUS, you still only have to quit your current WM
and type in the name of the one you want to switch to.


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