--- On Fri, 7/2/10, Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus at freebsd.org> wrote:
> If a user using packages starts GNOME with GDM, does the
> problem go away?
Packages (pkg_add) or ports makes no difference.
GDM: fast login, gnome apps do not work (e.g. cannot change number of workspaces)
startx: slow login, gnome apps work.