Re: windowed mode seemingly unavailable
After googling the cygwin reference topic it looks like I was unsuccessful getting the message to send right. So I'll just send this to the address that I know works so you all can at least get some appreciatiation and I can get some sleep. Thanks for the help Ivan (and Takuma). Your follow-on suggestion to Takuma's message worked perfectly. I typed twm , and bingo... back in business. I sure appreciate all the help. This group's commitment to the development and support of cygwin is very impressive. Many thanks for maintaining and supporting such a great product. Brian _ Find a broadband plan that fits. Great local deals on high-speed Internet access. http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200360ave/direct/01/
Re: windowed mode seemingly unavailable
Brian, The default mode from startx is now -multiwindow that you got. Although its performance has been improved, you can edit /usr/X11R6/bin/startx to modify defaultserverargs. Or you can override default args on invocation, for example 'startx -- :0' (-- indicates that following arguments should be given to the X server). Takuma Murakami
Re: windowed mode seemingly unavailable
Takuma, thanks for your quick response. My apologies in advance to all (because I don't think this will end up in the proper thread), but I have still not received a copy of either Takuma's e-mail or mine in my inbox. I did read the response on the website though and am now very close to a solution. Using 'startx -- :0', I can open the xserver window with an xterm started. However, the xterm does not have any toolbars allowing it to be resized or repositioned. Compounding the problem is the fact that whenever I launch a remote app like say xclock, it opens on top of the xterm (and since there are no toolbars, I cannot move or close it either). I have tried looking through the xwin arguments mentioned here: http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/configure-cygwin-xfree-options.html but do not seem to see anything related (I have tried -scrollbars and -nodecoration). Just as a workaround, I also tried to see if installing the other slightly older package of xfree86 using the setup utility would bring me back to the old green toolbar with white background arrangement that was working for me before, but no success. Brian, The default mode from startx is now -multiwindow that you got. Although its performance has been improved, you can edit /usr/X11R6/bin/startx to modify defaultserverargs. Or you can override default args on invocation, for example 'startx -- :0' (-- indicates that following arguments should be given to the X server). Takuma Murakami _ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963
Re: windowed mode seemingly unavailable
Brian, On Sun, 21 Mar 2004, Brian Deckard wrote: Takuma, thanks for your quick response. My apologies in advance to all (because I don't think this will end up in the proper thread), but I have still not received a copy of either Takuma's e-mail or mine in my inbox. FYI, you can use the Raw text link in the archives to get the mbox-formatted message to reply to -- Google for cygwin getting references. I did read the response on the website though and am now very close to a solution. Using 'startx -- :0', I can open the xserver window with an xterm started. However, the xterm does not have any toolbars allowing it to be resized or repositioned. Compounding the problem is the fact that whenever I launch a remote app like say xclock, it opens on top of the xterm (and since there are no toolbars, I cannot move or close it either). You need to run a window manager (e.g., twm). The multiwindow mode comes with a built-in window manager (i.e., the Windows one), but for all other modes you need to explicitly run one. I have tried looking through the xwin arguments mentioned here: http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/configure-cygwin-xfree-options.html but do not seem to see anything related (I have tried -scrollbars and -nodecoration). Just as a workaround, I also tried to see if installing the other slightly older package of xfree86 using the setup utility would bring me back to the old green toolbar with white background arrangement that was working for me before, but no success. Just try running twm from the xterm before you start other clients... You can also add it to your xinitrc. Igor --- Brian, The default mode from startx is now -multiwindow that you got. Although its performance has been improved, you can edit /usr/X11R6/bin/startx to modify defaultserverargs. Or you can override default args on invocation, for example 'startx -- :0' (-- indicates that following arguments should be given to the X server). Takuma Murakami -- http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/ |\ _,,,---,,_[EMAIL PROTECTED] ZZZzz /,`.-'`'-. ;-;;,_[EMAIL PROTECTED] |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Igor Pechtchanski, Ph.D. '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL a.k.a JaguaR-R-R-r-r-r-.-.-. Meow! I have since come to realize that being between your mentor and his route to the bathroom is a major career booster. -- Patrick Naughton
