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On Mon, 2005-11-21 at 13:29 +0000, DR GM SEDDON wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> Previously I have always used windowmaker as my desktop, however this |
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> does not start my applications on Gentoo. When I try and start an |
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> app. nothing happens; no error. Also when I double click the desktop |
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> conf icon it turns white and nothing happens but wmaker starts ok. So |
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> rather than worry about fixing this I thought I'd try anew. |
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> |
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try removing your ~/Gnustep directory. |
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Next you can try to use a menu generator to help you find new apps |
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emerge genmenu then run it. |
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If nothing of this help you try to run a random app in a terminal then |
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figure the error. |
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> I like desktops that don't have a Ms look and when I minimise it |
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> produces an icon not adding to a taskbar. Can anyone recommend a |
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> good/best one. |
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You can try xfce4( CDE look and feel), fluxbox or another *box wm, ion |
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is a great WM(a wonderful concept imo) or enlightenment. All these wm |
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are available in portage. |
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A good resource to wm is http://www.plig.org/xwinman/ and of course |
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http://forums.gentoo.org. |
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Luis Medinas <metalgod@g.o> |
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http://dev.gentoo.org/~metalgod |
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Gentoo Linux Developer: AMD64,Printing,Media-Optical,Xmms |
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