> From: cygwin-xfree-ow...@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-xfree- > ow...@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Stephen More > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 2:16 PM
> Let me ask this question to clarify things: > > multiwindow mode (startxwin) -- Is this the same thing as "--rootless" No. > I read the thread, and there is alot about changing .xinitrc to add a > window manager. > But I did not read how to add a window manager to .startxwinrc or a > parameter. You can't. Read again. > I need to run fvwm rootless like: > http://x.cygwin.com/screenshots/cygx-rootless-fvwm2-20031224-0010.png Then run rootless, not multiwindowed. If my responses seem curt, it is because I am concerned you won't have the attention span to get through them. Over the next several years, please try to get all the way through the FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html Mike P.S. Ease up on the sugar, champ - that stuff'll kill you eventually!