[packages] gtk+, glib, imlib

Jehan nahor@bravobrava.com
Fri Jul 12 17:59:00 GMT 2002


Ian Burrell wrote:
> Windows Explorer isn't a window manager.  

Actually it is. When you install those small applications that change 
the look and feel of Windows, all they do is, for WinNT/2k/XP, change 
the key 
{HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE|HKEY_CURRENT_USER}\Software\Microsoft\Windows 
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon, key "Shell", which point to "explorer.exe" 
by default. For Win95/98/Me, it's System.ini, key "shell", which also 
point to "explorer.exe".
(from the documentation of LiteStep at 
http://lsdocs.shellfront.org/install.php)
Explorer.exe is a big, BIG thing that does lots of things (too many?).

	Jehan





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