[25332] in Athena Bugs
Re: linux 9.2.25: Gnome Control Center
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jonathan Reed)
Mon Dec 1 10:58:06 2003
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We also had a report of this behavior from a client in OLC. That
report was also on a Linux machine. One of our consultants confirmed
that this problem (even on an account which has no dotfiles other
than the ones from /usr/prototype_user) seems to occur on Linux
machines, whereas it works fine on Suns.
-Jon
At 6:48 PM -0500 11/29/2003, Rocco J Pigneri wrote:
>System name: w20-575-8.mit.edu
>Type and version: i686 9.2.25
>Display type: nVidia Corporation NV5 [RIVA TNT2/TNT2 Pro] (rev 15)
>
>Shell: /bin/athena/tcsh
>Window manager: sawfish
>
>What were you trying to do?
>
> I would like to be able to set my Sawfish settings by clicking on
> the Windows icon in the Gnome Control Center.
>
>What's wrong:
>
> When I click on the Windows icon, I get the following error
> message:
>
> Cannot start the preferences application for your window manager
>
> Window manager "Sawfish" has not registered a configuration tool
>
> This dialog has only a Close button and no title.
>
>What should have happened:
>
> The Sawfish configurator, which appears when I middle-click the
> desktop and then select Customize->All Settings should appear.
>
>Please describe any relevant documentation references:
>
> The OLC stock answers do not contain any reference to this problem.
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Jonathan Reed
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