Window managers: how to use XFCE wm in Gnome ??

[Todd Slater]

On 2/1/06, Vincent Trouilliez <vincent.trouilliez at modulonet.fr> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
> I am trying to find a theme in the line of the old Mac (Mac OS 7/8/9,
> not X). I searched on www.gnomelook.org and couldn't find anything. All
> there is, relates to OS X.
>
> Yesterday I happened to install XFCE on Dapper, and oh miracle, it came
> with a window theme called "Platinum". It was exactly what I was looking
> for. But I think this theme only works in XFCE, not Gnome, as I think it
> is powered by XFCE's window manager, "xfce4wm" or something I think,
> instead of Gnome which uses Metacity.
>
> Of course, I would still need a Gtk theme to complement the window theme
> (another miracle, one day maybe...), but in the meantime, could someone
> tell me if it's possible to get Gnome to use that XFCE window manager ?
> If it's possible, how to proceed, and does it have any ill effects on
> Gnome, or can Gnome be theoretically happy with any window manager ? Or
> is it built around Metacity ??

If you go to gnome-session-properties you can turn off the respawning
of metacity. Then, kill metacity, start xfwm4, and save your session.

Todd