So it looks like if I first start up the multiwindow window manager like so: "xwin -multiwindow &", then I can run xterm, but I have to specify the display. What's the typical way of automating this?
On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 10:19 PM, Joel Gwynn <joel...@gmail.com> wrote: > I know I've done this before, but I just can't get it to work on this > new computer. It's running Windows 7 starter. I want to run xterm > w/o running startx, ie I just want to open an xterm in windows, but I > get: > > $ xterm > xterm Xt error: Can't open display: > xterm: DISPLAY is not set > > If I specify DISPLAY: > $ xterm -display localhost:0.0 > xterm Xt error: Can't open display: localhost:0.0 > xterm: DISPLAY is not set > > TIA, > Joel > -- 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/