> -----Original Message-----
> From: Telsa Gwynne [mailto:hobbit aloss ukuu org uk]
> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 12:17 PM
> To: 'gnome-list gnome org'
> Subject: Re: Sawfish problems
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 12, 2000 at 09:37:32AM +0100 or thereabouts, Alan
> Patterson wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I just installed the latest Gnome from Helixcode last night.
> > However, sawfish does not appear to work properly. When I open an
> > application, the window appears in the top left hand corner. Gnome-
> > terminal has no frame and xemacs has a frame but it is off
> the screen.
> > If I move the window using the desk guide, the frame appears.
> >
> > I have tried all the placement settings in the control
> centre and none
> > seem to work. Other window managers seem to work fine.
> >
> > Any ideas ?
>
> This has come up on #gnome and #gnome-help a _lot_. I don't
> use sawfish
> and I don't use Helix, so take these with a grain of salt and
> test them
> on a spare account first, perhaps :)
>
> (a) Reselect your window manager theme. That should be all you need to
> do.
> (b) If (a) fails, delete ~/.sawfishrc (urrgh!)
>
> I think (b) sucks :)
>
But I'm afraid only (b) works for me :) (well deleting ~/.sawfish)
Still it now works fine.
My second problem also vanishes after deleting ~/.sawfish
> > Second, from control centre if I select the "Matched Windows" option
> > for Sawfish configuration, it doesn't work. The
> sawfish-capplet takes up
> > lots of CPU time but doesn't actually display in the
> control centre. I
> > have to kill it.
>
> Don't know about this one. I know the first one is in the bug-tracker
> for Helix, but you might want to add to it that it occurs on Mandrake,
> if that's not mentioned; and if there is no report for this
> second one,
> add that in.
>
> Hope at least some of that helps.
>
> Telsa
>
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