Quoc Duong <qduong_at_gallium.com>
> [snip]
> Then I set the display to a SGI:
> % uname -a
> IRIX ares 5.3 11091810 IP12 mips
>
> When I run the window manager 'fvwm2', and I press on mouse #1 on
> the root window, it doesn't popup the RootMenu for me
> [snip]
> And I realize that the mouse #2 on root window doesn't work either,
> only mouse #3 on root-window can trigger my menu.
I believe you are getting interference from "desktopManager", part of the
Indigo Magic Desktop suite on IRIX systems. desktopManager is the program
responsible for placing and *partially handling* the desktop icons on the
background (cdrom, camera, files, etc.)- it will place the icons and allow you
to activate (left click) or rubber-band select (middle button), however all of
the useful context operations (right click) are handled by 4Dwm, the SGI
window manager. This makes it somewhat annoying to use stand-alone.
Killing the process should be safe, and will temporarily end your woes. For a
more permanent solution try touch(1)ing $HOME/.desktop-hostname/nodesktop
which will prevent the desktopManager from launching at login time.
-=j
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Received on Wed Oct 22 1997 - 13:30:44 BST