On Fri, 2002-11-01 at 05:58, Mike A. Harris wrote: > On Mon, 28 Oct 2002, Kevin McConnell wrote: > > >Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 08:04:11 -0800 (PST) > >From: Kevin McConnell <kevymac@yahoo.com> > >To: psyche-list@redhat.com > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >List-Id: Discussion of Red Hat Linux 8.0 (Psyche) <psyche-list.redhat.com> > >Subject: Re: What happened to Xconfigurator? > > > > > >--- steveo@syslang.net wrote: > >> I noticed that it seems to be gone from 8.0 and the > >> config file that I > >> ended up with from the install is not XF86Config-4. > >> Instead i got > >> XF86Config. Am I missing something? > > > >try xf86config as that is the replacement program. > > Um.. no. xf86config is _not_ the replacement program. That > would be an explicit step backwards to the stone age. A large > enough backwards step that I'm surprised that I forgot to remove > that ancient garbage from RHL 8.0.... ;o) > > I'll have to remember to kill that one off next time. Thanks for > the reminder. ;o) > > The new config tool is: redhat-config-xfree86 > > Speaking of things to kill consider killing TWM: it has no redeeming qualities (there are more featureful WMs with lower memory footprints) and I don't think many people use it. At the very least don't make it selectable through menus since it is deathtrap for a beginner (he will have no means of leaving the damned thing). Those few TWM diehards still left are' supposed to be able to hack their X files (I am not speaking about the movie!) in order to get TWM: they don't need a menu. But other people would not have to jump above the TWM unexploded mine. JFM -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
