Neil Zanella <nzanella_at_cs.mun.ca> writes:
>
> Hello,
>
> It would be nice if it were possible to start other window
> managers from within fvwm2 in such a way that when the started
> window manager is exited fvwm2 is restored. This makes it possible
> to test applications under different window managers without
> having to exit each window manager individually and reopen
> all the windows that were on the desktop.
>
> Alternatively is there a way to exit fvwm2 without quitting X
> so as to temporarily obtain undecorated windows.
I've always found this to be the simplest approach, in my .xinitrc:
loopwm fvwm2 &
exec xlogout -iconic
The shell "loopwm":
#first run the wm, then prompt for which one to run next":
wm=$_at_
while [ 0 ] ; do
$wm
wm=`xprompt -geometry +100+100 -re -warp -rlen 44 -p 'WM/end (fvwm2, twm, mwm, olwm)'`
if [ $? != 0 ] ; then
exit
fi
if [ "$wm" = "end" ] ; then
exit
fi
done
You'll probably need to download xprompt and xlogout, for some reason
they are not included with most X packages.
xlogout holds the session, click on the icon, then
click on "logout" to exit X.
xprompt and loopwm lets you start up any window
manager or any other program in place of the window manager.
xprompt and loopwm also protect you from window manager crashes,
through I don't see many of those.
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Received on Fri Jan 04 2002 - 07:18:58 GMT