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Re: Window Managers under Windows


Take a look at "VNC", it may provide the functionality you desire, and
it's GPL'ed.

http://www.orl.co.uk/vnc/

David H. Friedman wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 7 Sep 1998, Ilsundal <listmail@alfheim.net> wrote:
> 
> > I cannot seem to get another window manager running.  I get a generic"
> > Cannot load, another WM is running;" I'm assuming this other WM that is
> > running is infact Windows itself
> 
> Which X server are you using?
> 
> I use Exceed, a commercial X server that has two modes.  In one mode, X
> apps appear as native windows.  In this mode Exceed acts as the WM, so
> trying to start another results in an error.  In the other mode, Exceed
> does not provide WM functions.  In this mode you can run another WM, but X
> apps can only appear as child windows inside the Exceed parent window.
> 
> David H. Friedman
> dhf@interport.net
> 
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