[H-GEN] Why no keyboard with NO Window Manager ?

[Robert Brockway]

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On Fri, 25 Apr 2003, Stuart Longland wrote:

> > I have set up the same scenario using an xterm and an X application and
> > even Netscape as the default application and with this the user can type
> > but if I use konqueror or Phoenix (a non X app) the keboard is not
> > recognised.
>
> Is there any specific reason for not using a Window Manager?  What's
> wrong with just using FVWM or TWM with no defined menues?

A couple of quick thoughts before I go off to sleep...

When using a display manager (eg, xdm,kdm,etc) it is possible to run _any_
application as the window manager.  Just make it the last line in
.xsession & don't & it.  When it exits you X session exits and the display
manager reappears.  I've tried this with netscape to limit a user to only
using netscape under X.  Worked fine (ie, no technical problems) except
the lack of window framing/decoreations made the app a bit hard to see,
especially when using dropdown menus.

A better option is to use fvwm2 (or another highly configurable WM) with
the menus strictly controlled (as Stuart suggests).  I have done this
successfully on several occassions.

Cheers,
	Rob

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