i3 under ubuntu precise with gnome3 settings
Hello,
After trying out several methods to use i3 with Ubuntu (precise) and Gnome 3, I am using this method: http://askubuntu.com/questions/77191/how-can-i-use-lightdm-for-user-defined-sessions
Created a /usr/share/xsessions/custom.desktop file:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Xsession
Exec=/etc/X11/Xsession
And created an .xinitrc file with:
#!/bin/bash
gnome-settings-daemon &
exec i3
The problem is that somehow none of my gnome settings (fonts, theme, keyboard) is being loaded.
For example, I configured my keyboard layout in gnome3, and it is not loaded when I start an i3 session. None of the gtk theme settings are loaded either, if I start nautilus, it starts with an old default nautilus theme and not with the usual "Ambience" Ubuntu theme.
What's even more strange is that sometimes this actually works, when I load i3 I get all my gnome settings (keyboard, theme, fonts, etc etc). I think it's because I log in to my gnome3 session before choosing my custom xsession, but I can't reproduce this.
Is anyone using i3 under ubuntu with gnome3 settings? How?
Thank you for your help
