On 2010/10/04 11:51 (GMT+0200) Guido Berhoerster composed:
* Felix Miata composed:
This is what I missed. Because I normally only use KDE, I often forget WM & DM are different things. Yet, because they are similar, seems like defining DISPLAYMANAGER & DEFAULT_WM ought to be handled by one single file in /etc/sysconfig, maybe xmanagers or similar instead of separate displaymanager and windowmanager. Anyone else think so?
No, they are not similiar but completely different things. In order to use LXDE you do not need to use LXDM but can use any login manager.
So I could dispense with login manager entirely with zypper rm? I once tried that, with the proposed result that half of KDE would have disappeared from /. On factory boots I normally use init 3, and startx if and when I want X. If they were really completely different, then I should be able to do this. The way I understand it, they are related in that both are necessary for X to work at all, while it's easy to forget they are not one and the same. Putting the two settings in the same config file would both make it clear that there is a difference, while also reminding there is a difference. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org