RE: Use of X 'without' a window manager

["Paul Blacquiere" <p_blacquiere@yahoo.co.uk>]

Hi,

 

You could try modifying your X startup script to use only the TWM (Tiny Windows Manager) and your app.  I am pretty sure you will require at least a basic window manager to manager the required resources for your app.

 

On Redhat this is /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients

 

try:

 

xclock -geometry 100x100-5+5 &
exec twm

 

which should open up just the xclock.

 

You could adjust the geometry to suit your full screen, or investigate options to open the app in max mode.  As far as disabling window bar and Ctrl-Alt-Backspace, I don't know.

 

Good luck.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: newbie-admin@xfree86.org [mailto:newbie-admin@xfree86.org]On Behalf Of Tom Bednarchuk
Sent: 01 July 2002 05:34
To: newbie@xfree86.org
Subject: Use of X 'without' a window manager

Hi all !

 

I'm trying to do an embedded Linux device and have an application that runs great so far BUT I want to get rid of the window manager(KDE presently) since in the end product my application will be the only thing that the user interacts with and I don't want windows to be closed, resized, moved, etc.

 

Could someone please point me at some resources to help me get going in the right direction?

 

TIA

 

Tom