From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Mar 20 21: 1:34 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from wiprom2mx1.wipro.com (wiprom2mx1.wipro.com [203.197.164.41]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 91E6A37B400 for ; Wed, 20 Mar 2002 21:00:10 -0800 (PST) Received: from ecvwall1.wipro.com ([164.164.23.6]) by wiprom2mx1.wipro.com (8.11.3/8.11.3) with SMTP id g2L501G19838 for ; Thu, 21 Mar 2002 10:30:01 +0530 (IST) Received: from Jaideep ([192.168.80.18]) by ecmail.mail.wipro.com (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15) with ESMTP id GTB4JV01.D5D for ; Thu, 21 Mar 2002 10:29:55 +0530 From: "Jaideep Bhatia" To: Subject: RE: How do I switch between window managers? Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 10:26:10 +0530 Organization: Wipro Technologies Message-ID: <000801c1d094$b830fd00$1250a8c0@Jaideep> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPartTM-000-37cd080b-3c82-11d6-a942-00b0d0d06be8" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Importance: Normal Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPartTM-000-37cd080b-3c82-11d6-a942-00b0d0d06be8 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0009_01C1D0C2.D1E93900" ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C1D0C2.D1E93900 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit You can also try switchdesk command. I used it long back so I don't remember how to get it. I think it comes with KDE. It allows you to switch between window managers. Again not sure if you can dynamically switch. -jaideep -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG] On Behalf Of Jim Arnold Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 9:56 AM To: Brendan McAlpine; questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How do I switch between window managers? At 10:20 AM -0500 3/20/02, Brendan McAlpine wrote: Hey all I just installed KDE and Gnome on my machine and I was wondering how I go about switching between them. Right now when I start X, KDE is the manager. I would like to go with Gnome. Is there a command to switch between window managers? I do it the hard way! :) I just use two shell scripts to mv the right file into place. one is called "ktog" when I am in KDE and want to switch to gnome. "gtok" does the opposite. I just exit KDE or Gnome, run the correct file and startx again. details below: spike 11:18pm 502 ~/bin>more ktog #!/bin/sh # this program switches the .xintrc file from using kde to gnome /bin/mv /home/jim/.xinitrc /home/jim/.xinitrc.kde /bin/mv /home/jim/.xinitrc.gnome /home/jim/.xinitrc ===== spike 11:18pm 503 ~/bin>more gtok #!/bin/sh # this program switches the .xintrc file from using gnome to kde /bin/mv /home/jim/.xinitrc /home/jim/.xinitrc.gnome /bin/mv /home/jim/.xinitrc.kde /home/jim/.xinitrc ====== .xinitrc for gnome exec gnome-session .xinitrc for kde exec startkde ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C1D0C2.D1E93900 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
You=20 can also try switchdesk command. I used it long back so I don't remember = how to=20 get it. I think it comes with KDE. It allows you to switch between = window=20 managers. Again not sure if you can dynamically = switch.
-jaideep
 
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From:=20 owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG = [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]=20 On Behalf Of Jim Arnold
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 = 9:56=20 AM
To: Brendan McAlpine; = questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re:=20 How do I switch between window managers?

At 10:20 AM -0500 3/20/02, Brendan McAlpine wrote:
Hey = all
I just installed KDE = and Gnome=20 on my machine and I was wondering how I go about switching between = them.=20  Right now when I start X, KDE is the manager.  I would like = to go=20 with Gnome.  Is there a command to switch between window=20 managers?

I do it the hard way! :)
I just use two shell scripts to mv the right file
into place. one is called "ktog" when I am in KDE and
want to switch to gnome. "gtok" does the opposite.
I just exit KDE or Gnome, run the correct file and startx = again.
details below:

spike 11:18pm 502 ~/bin>more ktog
#!/bin/sh
# this program switches the .xintrc file from using kde to = gnome


/bin/mv /home/jim/.xinitrc /home/jim/.xinitrc.kde
/bin/mv=20 /home/jim/.xinitrc.gnome /home/jim/.xinitrc

=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

spike 11:18pm 503 ~/bin>more gtok
#!/bin/sh
# this program switches the .xintrc file from using gnome to = kde


/bin/mv /home/jim/.xinitrc /home/jim/.xinitrc.gnome
/bin/mv /home/jim/.xinitrc.kde /home/jim/.xinitrc

=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

.xinitrc for gnome
exec gnome-session

.xinitrc for kde
exec startkde

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