Re: [Xastir] Cygwin problem, probably routine
That'll teach me to answer emails without access to my complete archives. I didn't recognize the name so forgot the previous thread that resulted in the new instructions. I'll fire up my install and let it run for awhile and see if it also messes up after some time. Dave KD7MYC ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@lists.xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
[Xastir] Cygwin problem, probably routine
Hello All, I'm very pleased to have recently installed XASTIR on Cygwin here. (I installed Cygwin for the purpose of running XASTIR. I went the Cygwin route because I'm considering dabbling with other Linux apps on Cygwin.) However I've run into a vexing problem: suddenly if I right-click on the map, the mouse pointer changes from an arrow pointing northwest to an arrow pointing northeast, and then XASTIR refuses to respond to any further mouse clicks or keyboard keys. And it's not just XASTIR; xterm doesn't respond either. All I can do is kill XASTIR and xterm the Windows way (the big red X in the upper-right corner) and stop the Cygwin/X Server by right-clicking the tray icon and clicking Exit. As far as I know I haven't changed anything in my Cygwin environment since installing XASTIR. I think I must be doing something wrong. Does anyone have any clue, or should I ask on one of the Cygwin lists? 73, - Rob W7GH ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@lists.xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
Re: [Xastir] Cygwin problem, probably routine
Rob, How recently did you install and which set of installation directions did you use? If you had an installation previous to the recent upgrade in Cygwin, I've found that doing that upgrade isn't worth it. Kill the Cygwin directory (or at least everything but the Home sub direcotory) and then reinstall using the new directions in the Readme.Cygwin file. An upgrade from the old packages to the new ones leaves too much garbage behind. The other thing I'd try is to make sure that you aren't using a special or add-on screen saver. It's possible that the screen saver is changing the screen resolution or pallet and that is messing with the X-Windows session. Dave KD7MYC ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@lists.xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
Re: [Xastir] Cygwin problem, probably routine
Hi Curt and David, and thank you for venturing to answer my question. Unfortunately I left out a crucial fact the first time around: XASTIR worked just fine for a few days when I first installed it. So I don't think that the problem is with the installation. (And for the record, I followed the old Cygwin install instructions first, and ran into problems in the configure step. David heard my pitiful cries for help and unveiled the new Cygwin install instructions, which worked.) Also I discovered that if I get the problem and kill XASTIR, then xterm works again. I previously reported that xterm doesn't respond to keyboard or mouse events either once XASTIR stops responding. I don't think that it has to do with the NumLock/CapsLock problem. If I forget to turn NumLock off and click on something in XASTIR, I get told firmly but politely to turn off NumLock. Also the problem seems to be somewhat intermittent; sometimes I can get the right-click menu to work. I've been playing with it, and I can't seem to duplicate the problem every time. This seems like a weird one. I think I'll see if anyone in the Cygwin community might have any ideas... 73, - Rob W7GH ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@lists.xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
