From: raf AT comdyn DOT com DOT au (raf) Subject: Re: Window Managers under Windows 14 Sep 1998 05:07:19 -0700 Message-ID: <199809140021.KAA25209.cygnus.gnu-win32@mali.comdyn.com.au> To: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com David H. Friedman wrote: >On Mon, 7 Sep 1998, Ilsundal wrote: >> I cannot seem to get another window manager running. I get a generic" >> Cannot load, another WM is running;" I'm assuming this other WM that is >> running is infact Windows itself >Which X server are you using? >I use Exceed, a commercial X server that has two modes. In one mode, X >apps appear as native windows. In this mode Exceed acts as the WM, so >trying to start another results in an error. In the other mode, Exceed >does not provide WM functions. In this mode you can run another WM, but X >apps can only appear as child windows inside the Exceed parent window. that's not correct. the single/multiple window mode to which you refer does not control which window manager runs. exceed has three window management options: Native (MS manages windows) X (WM of your choice) Default to Native (MS manages windows until you start WM of your choice). the last option is the most useful. to turn this option on, look in: Exceed Toolbar -> Configuration -> Screen Definition -> Window Manager -> Native, X, Default to Native (<- the good one) raf - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help".