Re: GNOME Compliance?
refic_79@unix.edu.sollentuna.se
Tue, 5 May 1998 08:29:56 +0200 (MET DST)
On Mon, 4 May 1998, Andreas Kostyrka wrote:
> On Mon, 4 May 1998, Mike Artz wrote:
>
> > What., exactly, does it mean for AS to be GNOME comliant? I know that
> Don't know that exactly for myself, but it will probably mean dealing
> with some hints more, and perhaps supporting some additional ways of
> communication with the panel. I also don't know how session management
> will interact with the wm.
> > GNOME is the alternative KDE based entirely on free software, but won't
> > you need to use the proprietary window manager (gwm, or whatever) to
> > get all of the benefits?
> Nope. Gnome is based on the idea that any wm will do. For really getting
> the last out of it, you will probably need a little patched up version of
> your favorite wm, so it knows about virtual screens, minimal decorated
> windows, etc.
Well...Afterstep needs to be patched to use all of the Gnome benefits
(guile etc).
Have a look at the Gnome FAQ (in the wm section):
http://www.mindspring.com/~tlewis/gnome/faq/
The Gnome page at http://www.gnome.org/ also contains some info about
Gnome-compliant wms.
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