Re: why I don't use gnome...

[Nicolas Mailhot <Nicolas Mailhot email enst fr>]

On jeu, 01 mar 2001 21:20:17 "Blad, John Erling" wrote:
> > > > 2) I cannot _not_ have the desktop managed by gnome.
> 
> > > > This is bizarre, I can start up panel separetely,
> but I cannot start
> > > > gnome-sesion without have a root app running.
> 
> > > > kenneth
> 
> > > I know there are at least a few applications that
> draws on the root window.
> > > Some of them uses specialized hardware to intermingle
> video and X11 windows.
> > > Perhaps it would be a good idea to be able to start
> GNOME in a say-away-from-root
> > > mode.
> 
> > And I'm afraid with Nautilus things will only get worse,
> not
> > better, at least with gmc the only thing managed was
> some
> > shaped windows.
> 
> > Nicolas
> 
> It is possible to turn off the desktop in Nautilus I've
> been told.

I know.
Doing it.

At least gmc played well with desktop image cyclers, WM,
etc.
Nautilus won't manage desktop icons without managing the
background (and doing a very poor job of it, btw)

-- 
Nicolas