xfwm4 final and too many workspaces

[John Pettigrew]

In a previous message, Biju Chacko <biju_chacko at vsnl.net> wrote:

> 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.

I tried the whole thing for a while, but I prefer Rox-Filer and gnome-panel.
Personal taste  :-)

> > (why, BTW, is there a "workspaces.xml" file with a setting for this if
> > it's ignored?)
> 
> 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.

OIC. That actually makes sense  :-)

> 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. :-)

Don't remember seeing it yet today - I'll keep my eyes open!

> 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.

I'll try to remember (both what I did and to write it down)!

John
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