xfwm4 final and too many workspaces

[Biju Chacko]

On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 15:09:52 +0100, John Pettigrew wrote:

> As I've said a few times, the only portion of XFce4 that I'm running is the
> window manager - nothing else! So, I've not got the desktop or the panel, or
> the settings manager (certainly no way to launch it!).

Sorry, missed that bit. :-) It might be a good idea to run it, though. Your
call.

> However, I've got the workspaces thing sorted out (why, BTW, is there a
> "workspaces.xml" file with a setting for this if it's ignored?), although I
> could still do with guidance on the keythemes file (like, where should it
> go?).

That file is a settings manager file. The settings manager tells the WM how many
workspaces to create (if my understanding is correct). If the settings manager
is not running, the WM will use an internal default or use xfwm4rc. You can find
an example xfwm3rc in the source package. I don't think the RPMs have it. That
might be a packaging bug. :-(

I think I posted something else today on how to use key themes. Check the
archives. Caveat: I use the defaults myself so I may be wrong. :-)

> FWIW, it's probably worth having some guidance about running the WM only - I
> can't be the only person doing this, because xfwm is so nice even if you
> prefer other environments.

Yes, thats a good idea. If you do get things working to your satisfaction, it
would nice to post a note explaining the steps you took. We could use it as the
basis for better documentation for using xfwm4 stand alone.

HTH,

-- b

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