Jon - I just tripped over "white window" problem you asked about last December:
> I just installed Cygwin and it seems to work fine with one exception: > All X-application windows get all white. If I run startxwin.bat I get > a white window (but decoration is ok). If I type something in the > window I still can't see anything. If I type xterm&<enter> I get a new > completely white window. > > The system would be a bit more useful with more colors. Any ideas? The solution (as I hope you have found by now) is in this section of the Cygwin/x FAQ: 3.7. I have a multihead system. Do I need special options to make it work? You should start XWin.exe with the -multiplemonitors options It was easier for me to debug this because I had Cygwin/X running, then configured a second monitor, then observed the white windows. If you're installing Cygwin from scratch, it's harder to find the feature of your system that caused the failure. I think the FAQ entry should be rewritten to start with the symptom instead of the cause, something like this: 3.7. Why are my X-application windows white? You probably have a multihead system. You should start XWin.exe with the -multiplemonitors option. I note that the documentation for the XWin.exe command line parameters at http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ug/configure-cygwin-x-options.html spells the option as "-multimonitors", but the program's compiled-in help only shows the longer form. Does anyone know why -multiplemonitors isn't the default? - Jim Van Zandt -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
