ok, i tried to do it how the tutorial said but
when i logout the session the whole bottom
panel disapears and i hae to maualy restart.
which doesnt help at all.

I asked the same thing!
http://forum.slitaz.org/index.php/discussion/498/e17-windowmanager/#Item_3
in case the link does not work, just look at the second page in English-General forum or search it
I hope that helps

ok, i skimmed though most of that and i am still confused, lol

well now after i fresh installed again.... did what the handbook told me.... worked after all. freaking sweet!

is the anyway to autostart e17 as default?

Open xterm as root

root@slitaz:tazx e17

Hello Josh,

In /etc/slim.conf you can choose which desktop will be started. Edit it as root, put e17 first, save and restart. Here is the corresponding part of my /etc/slim.conf file:

# Available sessions (first one is the default).
# The current chosen session name is replaced in the login_cmd
# above, so your login command can handle different sessions.
# see the xinitrc.sample file shipped with slim sources
sessions            openbox,e17,jwm,dwm,awesome

Regards,
LuX.