From:	ml AT wisent DOT 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 DOT LAA00507 AT woodmore DOT gsfc DOT nasa DOT gov>
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To:	Arlindo da Silva <arlindo AT niteroi DOT gsfc DOT nasa DOT gov>
Cc:	vischne AT ibm DOT net, gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT 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


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