[opensuse] 11.3 - why can't I run gnome-settings-daemon independently anymore? Real disappointment...

Guys,

In nearly all my other desktops (fluxbox, e16, e17, icewm, etc..) I have always started the gnome-settings-daemon independently as one of the startup programs for each of the desktops. It provides the gnome-screensaver and makes all the gtk apps look right.

To my surprise, you can't do that anymore in 11.3 -- Why Not?? When I start gsd, a process is registered in the process table because I can see it with ps ax, but it doesn't do anything it is supposed to. GTK apps all look pitiful and no screensaver, no nada...

So what gives? Is it a bug? Is it somebody's great idea at an 'improvement'? What? This is repeatable for me every time. Just open some other desktop, enlightenment, fluxbox, whatever and then as a user run:

/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-daemon &

then go check that it is running with ps ax, then look to see if it is working and whether it has started the gnome-screensaver, etc.. On my box it doesn't do anything.

What's up with that??

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