Re: How does one ACTUALLY start using Window Maker?

Chris Croome <[email protected]> Tue, 19 Apr 2005 11:33:48 +0100

Newsgroups	gmane.compw.window-managers.windowmaker.user
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Hi

On Tue 19-Apr-2005 at 02:21:24AM -0700, Robert Hamilton wrote:
> I feel like a REAL Dummy! I finally got Window Maker
> (0.80.2-5)installed.  

Why not 0.91 form DAG (both work fine, 0.91 has anti-aliasing and
some other nice features though...)?

> Have perused the documentation in the
> distribution and the web site: BUT can't figure out how to get
> started using the software. . .

You need to create a ~/.xinitrc file, I have this in mine (this also
launches the screensaver and ssh-agent):

  xscreensaver &
  exec ssh-agent sh -c 'ssh-add < /dev/null & RunWM --WindowMaker'

Just use this if you don't need ssh-agent or a screensaver:

  exec RunWM --WindowMaker

This uses /usr/X11R6/bin/RunWM to launch windowmaker.

Chris

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Chris Croome                               <[email protected]>
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