Re: Looking for nice, small display manager

From: Number Six (40311.nospam_at_comcast.net)
Date: 03/15/04

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    Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 00:49:14 -0800
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    On Mon, Mar 15, 2004 at 08:28:49AM +0000, Toby Batch wrote:
    > >On 13 Mar 2004, W. Borgert wrote:
    > >>
    > >>I'm looking for a nice display manager (for XFCE4). My
    > >>expectations are:
    >
    > Fluxbox. I moved to it a couple of years ago and can't leave it now.
    > It has features that the hefty wm's don't have (tabbed grouping for
    > applications, mouse wheel switches desktop, and many more).

    Try this:

    #aptitude install fluxbox gnome-control-center kcontrol
    #update-alternatives --remove x-session-manager `which gnome-session`

    In your ~/.xsession, use:

    gnome-settings-daemon &
    GSDPID=$!
    while lsof -u$USER | awk 'BEGIN { found = 0; }
            ($2 == "'$GSDPID'") && ($8 ~ /orbit-'$USER'/) { found = 1; next
    }
            END { exit found }'
    do
            sleep 1
    done
    sleep 1
    xscreensaver -nosplash &
    kdeinit &
    exec fluxbox

    You'll get the very speedy and useful Fluxbox, and all the Gnome/KDE
    eyecandy your heart desires. Best of three worlds.

    (The gnome-settings-daemon blocking code was suggested by Gregory
    Seidman:
    http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2004/debian-user-200402/msg05152.html). 

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