From: ml@wisent.de (Zadok) Subject: Re: Problem with `window manager already running' X-windows error 5 Feb 1998 00:55:39 -0800 Message-ID: <34D96051.57C32FEB.cygnus.gnu-win32@wisent.de> References: <199802041657.LAA00507@woodmore.gsfc.nasa.gov> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Arlindo da Silva Cc: vischne@ibm.net, gnu-win32@cygnus.com > Hi there ! > Starnet's x-win32 and other high-end commercial X servers are > in this category. Therefore, if you try to run "fvwm" with these > X-servers you > get the `window manager already running' because indeed MS Windows is > the > window manager already in charge. In any event, you should check the > documentation that came with your X server. > that's only partially true, ( I use XWin32 ) and with its configuration program ( called Xutil.exe ) one is able to choose between 2 modes of operation: "virtual root" and "normal". normal just uses windows as wm but virtual root provides just a window inside which any UN*X wm may run. I hope this helps Michael - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".