Bug#626063: gdm3 does not honor default window manager setting

A M Torres, Hugo mnemonico at posthocergopropterhoc.net
Mon May 9 08:06:07 UTC 2011


I am not too technically savvy to know. I accept your judgment. Thanks for
taking the time to reply.

On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 4:29 AM, Josselin Mouette <joss at debian.org> wrote:

> Le lundi 09 mai 2011 à 03:27 -0300, A M Torres, Hugo a écrit :
> > I thought gnome-session was effective only after the gdm login. I mean
> > compiz is not active *at* the gdm screen.
> >
> > The documentation you pointed says:  "By default, gnome-session tries
> > to start compiz, metacity or sawfish if
> > they are installed, then falls back to the system default."
> >
> > That indeed happens after login in but what I am asking for having
> > that before login, at the gdm screen.
> >
> > Is that possible?
>
> Sorry, I misunderstood your request.
>
> This would be technically possible, but would bring much complexity
> without a clear benefit, so I prefer not to do it.
>
> Cheers,
> --
> .''`.      Josselin Mouette
> : :' :
> `. `'
>  `-
>
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