On Sun, 05 Dec 2010 23:38:35 +0000, Marko Vojinovic wrote: [....] >> I'm obviously not getting my question across. How do I get it to >> launch *on* *boot* -- knowing that it does not now. > > AFAIK, a window manager *does* *not* , and *should* *not* , start on > boot. Rather, it is started on user login when (if) a desktop > environment (such as Gnome or KDE) is activated. OK, I stand corrected : on login, then. At any rate, it should launch before I start using things, and doesn't. [....] > You mentioned in an earlier post that you used to use compiz --- which > is another window manager. Make sure to tell Gnome to use metacity Not quite. What I said was that I remove it as soon as any install finishes. -- Beartooth Staffwright, Neo-Redneck Not Quite Clueless Power User I have precious (very precious!) little idea where up is. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines