Awesome with Gnome 3

awesome-gnome3

1. System Settings -> System Info -> Graphics -> Forced Fallback Mode ON
2. .gnomerc in your $HOME 
       export WINDOW_MANAGER=/usr/local/bin/awesome-wm
3. /usr/local/bin/awesome-wm
        #!/bin/sh
        awesome &
4. /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/awesome.session
        [GNOME Session]
        Name=Awesome session
        RequiredComponents=gnome-settings-daemon;
        RequiredProviders=windowmanager;notifications;
        DefaultProvider-windowmanager=awesome
        DefaultProvider-notifications=notification-daemon
5. /usr/share/applications/awesome.desktop
        [Desktop Entry]
        Version=1.0
        Type=Application
        Name=Awesome
        Comment=The awesome launcher!
        TryExec=awesome
        Exec=awesome
6. /usr/share/xsessions/gnome-awesome.desktop
        [Desktop Entry]
        Name=Awesome GNOME
        Comment=Dynamic window manager
        TryExec=/usr/bin/gnome-session
        Exec=gnome-session --session=awesome
        Type=XSession
7. .Xsession / .xinitrc
        gnome-settings-daemon &      # handles themes, starts gnome-screensaver. You may have to use gconf to disable it setting the background.
        nm-applet &                  # assuming you're using Network Manager
        gnome-power-manager &        # for laptops and stuff
        gnome-volume-manager &       # for mounting CDs, USB sticks, and such
        eval `gnome-keyring-daemon`  # SSH/GPG agent
        exec awesome                 # awesome receives xinit's process id; when it terminates, X will be terminated

Does this still work. I read elsewhere that gnome no longer supports this

Does this still work. I read elsewhere that gnome no longer supports this