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Re: X11 macOSX woes [message #39572]

Fri, 28 May 2004 07:58

btt
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Karl Schultz wrote:
> "Ben Tupper" <btupper@bigelow.org> wrote in message
> news:2hourhFf7c8lU1@uni-berlin.de...
>
>> Karl:
>>
>
> snip
>
>>> One thing I just thought of that might be worth doing is to try using
>>> another window manager. A window manager is just another client, but I
>
> have
>
>>> to believe that the default window manager is "wired into" the system
>
> quite
>
>>> a bit more tightly. Another simpler wm like twm might be worth trying.
>
> I
>
>>> haven't tried switching the window manager (yet), but I would think that
>>> there are some pretty simple instructions on the net someplace.
>>>
>>
>> I can try this approach, but we are using IDLVM pretty heavily and this
>> may feel cumbersome for some of our already vexed Mac users.
>>
>> Is vtwm the same as twm?
>>
>
> I don't know for sure, but the point is to just try something different from
> the default. I know it is rotten to do this to users, but right now, we're
> just looking for something that works. I've seen postings in mailing lists
> and newsgroups about people using all sorts of wm's, including some that you
> see in Linux distros, so it isn't all that unusual. Apple has taken on
> quite a chore in not only adding an X11 server to OS X, but also with
> integrating it into their GUI world. Like vendors before them, there may be
> a few things to sort out.
>
> Anyway, the wm switch is pretty much of a longshot. I'll be trying it
> myself in a few days to look into the iconify problem. But right now, it is
> just something I am suggesting to try to see what happens.

Thanks Karl. Point well taken.
Ben

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		Re: X11 macOSX woes By: btt on Fri, 28 May 2004 07:58
		Re: X11 macOSX woes By: Karl Schultz on Fri, 28 May 2004 07:52
		Re: X11 macOSX woes By: btt on Fri, 28 May 2004 06:58
		Re: X11 macOSX woes By: Karl Schultz on Thu, 27 May 2004 13:40
		Re: X11 macOSX woes By: Karl Schultz on Thu, 27 May 2004 12:37
		Re: X11 macOSX woes By: MKatz843 on Thu, 27 May 2004 11:59
		Re: X11 macOSX woes By: Kenneth P. Bowman on Wed, 26 May 2004 18:13

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