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Re: How to run xfdesktop under gnome?

dummy@example.com (geniux) — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 14:51:38 +0000

Great that you solved it

Re: How to run xfdesktop under gnome?

dummy@example.com (nierdz) — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 07:49:28 +0000

in fact the solution was more more simple ;D
i have to open gconf-editor, to go to desktop-->gnome-->background uncheck draw background
and have to go to Desktop-->Preferences-->Sessions-->Startup Programms
and add /usr/bin/xfdesktop
i found that during searching an option for compiz
and now there is no crash of xfdesktop
thanks for help dude!
the solution for french people: http://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.ph … 78#p458478

edit: is it possible to edit all the right clic menu with $.config/xfce4/desktop/menu.xml?? or is it simply like the menu-editor in the settings section?

Re: How to run xfdesktop under gnome?

dummy@example.com (geniux) — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:06:18 +0000

Ops, making .xsession executable might work, sorry :oops:
chmod a+x ~/.xsession

I'm searching for that application at the moment but please try the command

Edit: You'll have to use the --no-desktop command in order to get xfdesktop to work

Re: How to run xfdesktop under gnome?

dummy@example.com (nierdz) — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:56:29 +0000

this does not work
i think i have to edit the configuration file which is used by gnome to start nautilus whithout the option --no-desktop

Re: How to run xfdesktop under gnome?

dummy@example.com (geniux) — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:45:15 +0000

Then create one of them, in this example you've got a graphical login manager:
nano -w .xsession
nautilus --no-desktop &
xfdesktop &
then hit ctrl+x to save the file

I think that Gnome have an application that lets you decide what commands to use when logging in, unfortunately I cant remember the name though. But try the .xsession part first and see how it works

Re: How to run xfdesktop under gnome?

dummy@example.com (nierdz) — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:19:11 +0000

thank but i don't know where is .xsession or .xinitrc
i dont find them in my home folder???

Re: How to run xfdesktop under gnome?

dummy@example.com (geniux) — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:03:29 +0000

Try posting a question, they'll most certain get a mail that someone have wrote something in the thread.
You could try adding:

nautilus --no-desktop &
xfdesktop &

to your .xsession if you have a graphical login otherwise in your .xinitrc

Hope you solve it

Re: How to run xfdesktop under gnome?

dummy@example.com (nierdz) — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:57:21 +0000

yeah it s exactly the same but the guy does not explain how to disable nautilus at boot
that is exactly what i search :-(
but thank you for all geniux

Re: How to run xfdesktop under gnome?

dummy@example.com (geniux) — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:24:22 +0000

Try this tip from the Gentoo Forum, it's the exact thing you're looking for
Hope it works for you aswell

Re: How to run xfdesktop under gnome?

dummy@example.com (nierdz) — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:41:57 +0000

yeah i thank about that but as i just said when i kill nautilus, a new nautilus come!
nautilus is an highlander! ;D
in fact i have to know what is the configuration file wich start the nautilus process at start
but i don't find :-(

Re: How to run xfdesktop under gnome?

dummy@example.com (geniux) — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:59:51 +0000

I thought if you could change the window manager you could use xfdesktop easier, but that might just not work, sorry about that
If you kill nautilus then run nautilus --no-desktop and then xfdesktop

Re: How to run xfdesktop under gnome?

dummy@example.com (nierdz) — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:39:31 +0000

metacity does not make the desktop
it's nautilus which do this
morever because i run xgl i does not use metacity but compiz
but when i test killall nautilus the process is killed but just after a new process is running and the nautilus desktop appears :-(
maybe another idea??
(because if "killall nautilus" should work i can create little script autostarted which can resolve my problem)

Re: How to run xfdesktop under gnome?

dummy@example.com (geniux) — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:29:59 +0000

Ok. Usually you do killall metacity && xfwm4 (or whatever WM you'd like to use) when you end your Gnome session save the settings. But now you might do killall compiz && xfwm4, don't know how it works though since I don't use XGL myself

Yes the right click menu is nice

Re: How to run xfdesktop under gnome?

dummy@example.com (nierdz) — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:07:19 +0000

i can't set xfwm4 by default because i'm running xgl/compiz and also because i don't know how to do under gnome

And the reason i go to gnome from xfce is xgl/compiz run better under gnome than xfce and some others things too.

But i love the right click menu from xfdestop ;D

Re: How to run xfdesktop under gnome?

dummy@example.com (geniux) — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:35:37 +0000

What happens if you set xfwm4 as the Window Manager in Gnome?
I must ask, why are you or why are you going to using/use Gnome?