Re: "consistent look and feel" && "WM independent"??

[The Rasterman <raster redhat com>]

yOn 22 Jan 1998, Russell Nelson wrote:

WOW.. this thread just won't die will it?

> Michael J. Mitchell writes:
>  > Actually I don't think X does "require" a window manager. For example
>  > try using the failsafe login on your X-terminal (or if xdm is properly
>  > set up on your box). It usually defaults to an xterm. No WM. 
> 
> Sure, in the same sense that a bicycle doesn't require a front wheel.
> You can ride it, but I wouldn't suggest taking it across town that way.
> 
>  > I think the thread may refer to session management as well as window
>  > management. These are not necessarily (in fact at present almost never)
>  > done by the same program. Have a look at the man page for xsm.
> 
> I don't understand the value of session management.  I suppose that,
> if you don't own your own machine, or if you have to enter and exit X
> all the time, session management is a good thing.  I've never been led
> to use it myself.
> 
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