When attempting to switch to the WindowMaker window manager via the GNOME Control Panel, WindowMaker fails to load with an error #6.

Cause: There is a minor typo in two key files that causes WindowMaker not to boot. The files are:

                           $home/GNUstep/Defaults/WMRootMenu
                           /etc/X11/WindowMaker/WMRootMenu

Both files have this line:

                           ("Exit...", EXIT),

Solution: The comma at the end of this statement is causing the error. Delete the comma on the end of the statement. The corrected line should read:

                           ("Exit...", EXIT)

Be sure to edit both of the WMRootMenu files. Even though they have the same name, they are in different paths, and are different files.

(Thanks to Robert Weeks and LinuxPPC.com.)
arthur99@global2000.net