Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 09:17:09 -0400 (EDT) From: Dennis Tenn <dstenn@fanfic.org> To: Michael Rice <marice@email.msn.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: XFree86 Window Managers Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980516091523.518N-100000@fanfic.org> In-Reply-To: <001101bd808b$d5156300$6e00cbc0@rice-home>
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On Fri, 15 May 1998, Michael Rice wrote:
| First off, let me say that from what I have seen I think FBSD is a _great_
| product. I just installed it for the first time from my Walnut Creek CDs
| and was as smooth as silk. I would also like to thank the FBSD folks for
| being so active and responsive to the questions in this list.
|
| I installed the XFree86 server and I have it configured and running fine.
| It's running the "TWM" window manager. I would like to try a couple of the
| other window managers that come with the system. Specifically, I would like
| to try the MWM and the FVWM. What do I have to do to start these window
| managers instead of the TWM.
|
| I checked the handbook and the XFree86 docs, but I couldn't find any info.
If you start X via xdm then edit your .xsession file.. If you start X with
the 'startx' command then edit your .xinitrc file.
| BTW, does anyone know what the "T" in "TWM" stands for?
I always thought of it as "Tiny Window Manager" but I believe it stands
for "Tom's Window Manager".
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