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8.7 Using a Window Manager Alone 129
Client2_PerScreen=True
Client3_Command=xfdesktop
Client3_PerScreen=False
# Default splash screen selection.
[Splash Screen]
Engine=mice
The Count entry specifies the number of clients in the session, and each client has two
lines: ClientN_Command, which specifies the command line used to start the client, and
ClientN_PerScreen, which specifies whether the command should be run on each
screen in the display.
To change the default window manager, simply edit the Client0_Command line:
Client0_Command=mwm
To add additional clients to the default session, add additional Client lines:
Client4_Command=evolution
Client4_PerScreen=False
Then change the Count line to reflect the new total:
Count=5
If the user has already saved session information, you can clear it out to force a failsafe
session to be used at next login:
# rm ~user/.cache/sessions/*
Xfce gives the user the option of saving the session when the logout icon on the panel
is clicked, as shown in Figure 8-6. This updates the ~/.cache/session directory.
8.7 Using a Window Manager Alone
Sometimes a full-blown desktop environment can be overkill, particularly on a
machine with limited memory or CPU resources, or when the user will be limited to
a small range of tasks (such as certain kiosk [Section 15.


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