Re: SESSION_MANAGER environment vriable not defined (was Gnome compliant window manager)

[FT Rathore <gnuser news icns com>]

It only works with development version. I am using 0.9.2. I tried 0.8.16
first but that is not gnome aware
FT


On Wed, 27 May 1998, Alex Roberts wrote:

> On Wed, 27 May 1998, FT Rathore wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I tested with IceWM and it seem to be working fine, the pager applet does
> > well. But I have another questio.
> The pager applet works??? I running IceWM, and it don't work! or does it
> only work iwth the development version?? (i'm using 0.8.16, not 0.9.2)
> 
> > 
> > Does gnome Implement session management (See X11/SM), because it seems
> > does expects a session manager to be running. And the call to
> > 
> > SmcOpenConnection()
> > fails and sets the error_string as
> > SESSION_MANAGER environment variable not defined
> > 
> > Does anybody know the status (Is anybody working on it). I would be glad
> > to work on this part.
> > 
> > On 27 May 1998, Tom Tromey wrote:
> > 
> > > Ed> What issues are involved with a Gnome compliant window manager?  I
> > 
> > > 1. Implement the extended wm hints as specified by Marko (the icewm
> > > author).  The spec was posted to this list.  I don't actually know if
> > > Gnome uses these hints yet, but presumably it will some day.
> > > 
> > > 2. Implement the client side of session management, per the X Session
> > > Management Protocol spec.  As far as I know icewm is the only wm that
> > > does this.
> > > 
> > > Tom
> > 
> > 
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