Re: Re gdm

[Miles Lane <miles megapathdsl net>]

On 08 Jun 2001 18:52:19 +0200, Guillermo S. Romero / Familia Romero
wrote:
> mike gtnorthern demon co uk (2001-06-08 at 1123.01 +0100):
> > > The problem is the GDM window manager code expects to that there will
> > > only be one window on the GDM screen, not so in my case, and centeres
> > > it.
> > If you run gdmconfig as root or select "configure" from the gdm menu
> > befor logging in, the configuration program will allow you to specify x
> > an y coords for the login window on the "Login Behaviour" tab.
> 
> Maybe what he wants is no window manager, or a window manager that
> really works (smart placement or honor geometry), not a thing in
> between.
> 
> So lets suppose he moves the login screen to some place... now he gets
> a gkrellm in the middle, and a login in other place... not nice, IMHO.
> And if you have three windows? I did not tested it, but it could be
> bad too.

Wait a minute.  gkrellm is an X app.  You can simply specify the 
window size and position coordinates for it like most other X apps.
I just checked and the command line switch is:

	 -g, --geometry +x+y      Position the window on the screen.

So what's the problem?  You can specify this position regardless of
whether a window manager is running or not.

Or am I missing something?

	Miles