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Date:      Thu, 9 Jan 1997 17:38:12 -0800 (PST)
From:      Shawn Ramsey <shawn@computerstopusa.com>
To:        "Tracy E. Phillips" <tphilips@cedar.netten.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How do i change default widow manager?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.95.970109173624.1280A-100000@luke.cpl.net>
In-Reply-To: <32D592FA.53E6@cedar.netten.net>

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> How do i change the default window manager when X starts up?
> 
> What are the config files that i need to edit?
> 
> i would like afterstep to start when i do startx.
> 
> thanks
> 
> tracy

You have to change xinitrc in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit

Just find where it loads the Window manager and change it to the one you
want.

This is a system wide change, there is probably a way to change it on a
per-user basis, but I don't know how.





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