From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: ng0 Subject: bug#24146: Various window managers need startup services. Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2016 22:42:26 +0000 Message-ID: <87twf1o4od.fsf@we.make.ritual.n0.is> References: <87h9b1g2fz.fsf@we.make.ritual.n0.is> <87lh0dy425.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:60371) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bV4sU-0002aG-RQ for bug-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 03 Aug 2016 18:43:07 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bV4sQ-0000pB-NE for bug-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 03 Aug 2016 18:43:05 -0400 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:57722) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bV4sQ-0000p7-Jf for bug-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 03 Aug 2016 18:43:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1bV4sQ-0002s9-AL for bug-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 03 Aug 2016 18:43:02 -0400 Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <87lh0dy425.fsf@gnu.org> List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" To: Ludovic =?UTF-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= Cc: 24146@debbugs.gnu.org Hi, Ludovic Courtès writes: > ng0 skribis: > >> We have gnome and xfce with services to start them in >> gnu/services/desktop.scm. >> >> We should add services for: >> >> * xmonad >> * awesome >> * ratpoison >> * windowmaker >> * sawfish >> * openbox >> * guile-wm >> * i3-wm >> * evilwm >> * dwm >> * bspwm > > Unlike full-blown desktop environments (GNOME, Xfce, KDE), I don’t think > any of these window managers needs a service, because they typically fit > in one package with just one command that needs to be launched. > > Compare this with ‘gnome-service-type’, which needs to extend Polkit and > to add a whole bunch of packages to /run/current-system/profile so that > it can work. > > ratpoison doesn’t need anything like that. :-) > > I’m closing this bug, but let me know if you think I’m overlooking > something! > > Thank you, > Ludo’. Am I overlooking something then? Is a service what is required to make them selectable (cycle by pressing F1) in the SLIM login? I know that they all can be started just with one command, but having them in SLIM would make it more visible as long as we use SLIM. We could also have system config parts for them, for example to make the awesome-wm config adjustable in the system. -- ♥Ⓐ ng0 Current Keys: https://we.make.ritual.n0.is/ng0.txt For non-prism friendly talk find me on http://www.psyced.org