Re: GNOME Start Script

[swittams cix compulink co uk (Simon Wittams)]

In-Reply-To: <m1pvibrtn3.fsf@creche.cygnus.com>


TT> However, the session manager does not yet start a window manager.
TT> Adding that is trivial, but I don't know how to decide which one to
TT> start.  Note that this is only relevant to the default configuration,
TT> so adding a way to configure this is overkill (since the user can
TT> switch once and things ought to work correctly from then on).
TT>


Debian decides which wm to start by using the file /etc/X11/windowmanagers. 
This is a file containing the name of the executables which function as window 
managers. The first (not hashed out ) line containing a window manager name is 
executed. 

This seems quite sensible to me. 

Rob