The simpliest way to start KDE is to just forget about the way you currently start cygwin,XFree86, and twm.
Instead just click start---programs---KDE-cygwin.... No typing required. Greg -- Greg Freemyer On Tue, 2003-07-15 at 11:56, Charles E. Cooper wrote: > OK, > I'm not a cygwin expert, but use it to window into a solar machine for > editting. > > I dislike the twm window manager as it doesn't let me change focus unless > you click on the top of the window bar, which often gets buried when I have > numerous windows open. > > I've been trying to experiment with another window manager, KDE, but > haven't figured out where twm is started up. > > I edited the ".xinitrc" file and the "startx.1" file without changing anything. > > I usually start CYGWIN under Windows 2000 and then type "startx" to bring > up the window manager. > > Can anyone give me some guidance on this? > > Chuck > > Charles E. Cooper > Applied Research Laboratory > The Pennsylvania State University > (814) 865-6829 (Swift Office) > (814) 865-2020 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >