switching between desktop behaviors/enviroments??

StarAngel08 · 09-26-2008, 03:10 PM

well i'm kind of having this problem where i logged into a lab's computer (unix / sun) at school for the first time and when i gave me the choice between java and default behavior i choose default behavior and checked the don't show again message but instead of getting the normal desktop i got a desktop with a rectangular toolbar on the bottom??

kinda like that

http://linuxbook.orbdesigns.com/ch08...s/btlb803i.jpg

how do i fix this the people in the lab tried using ctrl / shift /tab / ! but it did not work...

i'm kind of a newbie at this ... help?

**wmorri** · 09-27-2008, 08:59 PM

Welcome to TSF!!

This just looks like a very paired down version of KDE one of the *nix GUI's. Without seeing the exact desktop, I can't really diagnose what the problem is. If you could get a picture of it and post it up here then that would be wonderfull.

Cheers!

**blah789** · 09-28-2008, 11:26 AM

I know very little about Unix, but isn't there a utility called switchdesk that will let you switch desktop environments? Maybe it's restricted to redhat/fedora only I don't know (you seem to be on Solaris). But you could always give it a try in a terminal window. When you log off and back on, do you mean you don't get that choice again? Before you type in your username and password, there's sometimes other buttons and menus that let you pick a desktop environment, so fiddle around with those to see.

StarAngel08 · 09-28-2008, 07:23 PM

blah789, ur right there was an options button on the log in menu.. i guess i never noticed that thx...

09-26-2008, 03:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
StarAngel08 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2 OS: vista	switching between desktop behaviors/enviroments?? well i'm kind of having this problem where i logged into a lab's computer (unix / sun) at school for the first time and when i gave me the choice between java and default behavior i choose default behavior and checked the don't show again message but instead of getting the normal desktop i got a desktop with a rectangular toolbar on the bottom?? kinda like that http://linuxbook.orbdesigns.com/ch08...s/btlb803i.jpg how do i fix this the people in the lab tried using ctrl / shift /tab / ! but it did not work... i'm kind of a newbie at this ... help?

09-27-2008, 08:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,811 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: switching between desktop behaviors/enviroments?? Welcome to TSF!! This just looks like a very paired down version of KDE one of the nix GUI's. Without seeing the exact desktop, I can't really diagnose what the problem is. If you could get a picture of it and post it up here then that would be wonderfull. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!*

09-28-2008, 11:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
blah789 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,284 OS: Windows 2000 SP4 and Windows XP SP3	Re: switching between desktop behaviors/enviroments?? I know very little about Unix, but isn't there a utility called switchdesk that will let you switch desktop environments? Maybe it's restricted to redhat/fedora only I don't know (you seem to be on Solaris). But you could always give it a try in a terminal window. When you log off and back on, do you mean you don't get that choice again? Before you type in your username and password, there's sometimes other buttons and menus that let you pick a desktop environment, so fiddle around with those to see.

09-28-2008, 07:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
StarAngel08 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2 OS: vista	Re: switching between desktop behaviors/enviroments?? blah789, ur right there was an options button on the log in menu.. i guess i never noticed that thx...