RE: First impressions of new GNOME user, and a few problems

["Jeremy Malcolm" <Jeremy Malcolm wattle id au>]

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> I'll have to admit that I'm not certain about how xdm works, but
what
> should it modify if not these files?  Doesn't xdm still use the
user's
> home directory scripts after the system-wide defaults?

Well it's supposed to I think but on my system unless you first modify
the system-wide default file to stop it from loading your previous
window manager (as specified by ~/.wm-style (?) which I think is Red
Hat-specific), it won't load any new window manager you may specify in
the X startup files in your home directory.  I ended up just loading
gnome-session and enlightenment from my system-wide Xclients file.
 
> Anyway, I really doubt that there is any solution that can be 
> guaranteed
> to work in all circumstances.

Mmm, pity though if Gnome is supposed to be easy enough for your Mum
(US: Mom) to use it.

> I don't quite understand.  Why would a new user try to load E 
> before trying
> the Gnome stuff?  Wouldn't most users tend to try "Panel" or 
> "Gnome-session"
> first?

I did.  I disabled my previous window manager and entered "gnome
session" in an xterm.  It ran E, which asked me whether I wanted to
modify my startup files.

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