Re: Enlightenment problem

["Ben FrantzDale" <bfrantzdale thuban ac hmc edu>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Matthew J Dainty <madmatt@bits.bris.ac.uk>
To: <gnome-list@gnome.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 1:36 PM
Subject: Enlightenment problem


> Hi, I'm new to the list, so I apologise if this has only recently been
> discussed...
>
> I've just finished installing gnome from the latest source packages, and
> after a few X sessions, and myself tweaking my personal settings,
> enlightenment now refuses to start. I just get the "checkerboard" backdrop
> with gmc and the panel displayed.
>
> A friend of mine recently did the same install a while ago, and I think
> the only different packages were gnome-libs, mc, and a couple of the
> ancilliary lib packages, and he hasn't had this problem.
>
> I don't really want to drop back to an older version, but does anyone know
> what the problem is?
>
> All my configuration settings point to using enlightenment, BTW.

>From a terminal, run enlightenment and see what happens. If E starts, then
try fiddling with the gnome control center Window Manager settings. Swithch
to another WM and back and see if things return to normal...

--Ben