Window behavior in 0.2

[wheat]

I'm a newbie.

I just upgraded from Apple X11 0.1 to 0.2. The windows behave differently (the title bars are flat and green) and clicking on parts of title bars have unexpected effects, including shrinking windows into little rectangles. Kinda cool, but what is it?

What do you call this different window behavior theme, and how do you turn it off or select between different sets of window behaviors?

[lasterk]

Same thing happened to me... Here's how to fix. Reinstall, there is a step to select Installation Type... click the Customize button, and check on X11 Config.

This will overwrite your X11 config with the default config, and your familiar X11 windows will come back.

Ken

[richardjpratt]

hi wheat,

The update fixes a "bug" that had the quartz window manager start automaticly. With the new download it behaves the way it should by starting the TWM window manager if you don't have an .xintrc file. Others here could probably explain better than myself, but...

To fix this type this in terminal:
echo "exec quartz-wm" > .xinitrc

This will create the file called .xinitrc with the command exec quartz-wm as its only line.

The next time you start X11 it should be back to normal.

Hope this helps,

Richard

[sao]

richardjpratt, is right. 'Twm' is the default XFree86 window manager and now Apple X11 implementation behaves as it should be.

To call other window manager and start-up applications create your own ~/.xinitrc file in your home directory.

Just write with pico at your home directory:

pico .xinitrc

Then, you can edit it with your own choices.

To start 'quartz-wm' type in your ~/.xinitrc file:

exec /usr/X11R6/bin/quartz-wm

[wheat]

Thanks, sao. I, a Mac user for sixteen years, have now edited a string in my first Unix file.

I wonder why Apple decided to use TWM as the default environment for 0.2, while they used their own Quartz as the default in 0.1. Tradition? Nostalgia?