RE: SSH X11 forwarding issues
I believe the use of '-X' has been depreciated. Try using '-Y' instead. Sterling -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Philip H. Schlesinger Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 10:07 PM To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com Subject: SSH X11 forwarding issues Hi all. I just upgraded my Cygwin to the latest version and found a rather interesting problem: I can do the following command in the bash window with no problem: ssh username@server location it prompts me for my password and then takes me in from there. -- However, if I: startx ssh -X username@server location It prompts me for my password and then hangs. -- If I: startxwin.bat ssh -X username@server location same problem: It prompts me for my password and then hangs. -- The only way I've successfully made a connection with X forwarding is: startxwin.bat Execute putty for windows with X11 forwarding enabled Enter username and password And I'm off and running... Help? - Phil -- 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/ -- 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/
xclipboard
Hi, I have XWin 6.8.2.0-4 and am running on Windows2000 professional, starting it like this: XWin -multiplemonitors -clipboard -rootless -screen ... And, I am runing fvwm2 as the window manager, and a couple of xterms in it. So, I left mouse click to highlight some text, and hit CNTL-C to copy it and move to another window and hit CNTL-V to paste it. Nothing happens. I also tried pasting into the native windows application Notepad and still nothing. I looked into the xclipboard man page, but there was nothing there. I checked the web. Someone suggested I should use -emulate3buttons. I would like to be able to copy from one xterm to another. Every window has the reverse video highlight capability. However, I can't get beyond that. Please help. Thanks, David -- 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/
Re: xclipboard
On Thu, 6 Apr 2006, David wrote: Hi, I have XWin 6.8.2.0-4 and am running on Windows2000 professional, starting it like this: XWin -multiplemonitors -clipboard -rootless -screen ... And, I am runing fvwm2 as the window manager, and a couple of xterms in it. So, I left mouse click to highlight some text, and hit CNTL-C to copy it and move to another window and hit CNTL-V to paste it. That won't work because control characters are valid input to xterm. Nothing happens. I also tried pasting into the native windows application Notepad and still nothing. By default xterm uses the primary selection. It is possible that cygwin can supply the X clipboard selection to notepad (not necessarily the same as the Windows clipboard). xterm can be told to use the clipboard selection (recent xterm versions- cygwin probably is not recent) can do this via a menu selection. See selectToClipboard in http://invisible-island.net/xterm/xterm.log.html I looked into the xclipboard man page, but there was nothing there. I checked the web. Someone suggested I should use -emulate3buttons. That's because xterm's default bindings use the middle button for pasting. I would like to be able to copy from one xterm to another. For that, you only need to use the mouse bindings that xterm provides by default (see manpage): left=start selection, middle=paste, right=extend selection. Every window has the reverse video highlight capability. However, I can't get beyond that. Please help. Thanks, David -- 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/ -- Thomas E. Dickey http://invisible-island.net ftp://invisible-island.net -- 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/
Re: SSH X11 forwarding issues
Hi Sterling. I checked the man page and -Y is just -X with less security: -X Enables X11 forwarding. This can also be specified on a per-host basis in a configuration file. X11 forwarding should be enabled with caution. Users with the ability to bypass file permissions on the remote host (for the user's X authorization database) can access the local X11 display through the forwarded connection. An attacker may then be able to perform activities such as keystroke monitoring. -Y Enables trusted X11 forwarding. Trusted X11 forwardings are not subjected to the X11 SECURITY extension controls. Nevertheless, same problem - it freezes after I type in my password. Other ideas? - Phil Sterling Baker wrote: I believe the use of '-X' has been depreciated. Try using '-Y' instead. Sterling -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Philip H. Schlesinger Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 10:07 PM To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com Subject: SSH X11 forwarding issues Hi all. I just upgraded my Cygwin to the latest version and found a rather interesting problem: I can do the following command in the bash window with no problem: ssh username@server location it prompts me for my password and then takes me in from there. -- However, if I: startx ssh -X username@server location It prompts me for my password and then hangs. -- If I: startxwin.bat ssh -X username@server location same problem: It prompts me for my password and then hangs. -- The only way I've successfully made a connection with X forwarding is: startxwin.bat Execute putty for windows with X11 forwarding enabled Enter username and password And I'm off and running... Help? - Phil -- 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/ -- 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/ -- 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/
Re: SSH X11 forwarding issues (with verbose data)
I tried the -vvv mode and here's the screen capture: debug3: no such identity: /home/phil/.ssh/id_dsa debug2: we did not send a packet, disable method debug3: authmethod_lookup keyboard-interactive debug3: remaining preferred: password debug3: authmethod_is_enabled keyboard-interactive debug1: Next authentication method: keyboard-interactive debug2: userauth_kbdint debug2: we sent a keyboard-interactive packet, wait for reply debug2: input_userauth_info_req debug2: input_userauth_info_req: num_prompts 1 Password: debug3: packet_send2: adding 32 (len 22 padlen 10 extra_pad 64) debug2: input_userauth_info_req debug2: input_userauth_info_req: num_prompts 0 debug3: packet_send2: adding 48 (len 10 padlen 6 extra_pad 64) debug1: Authentication succeeded (keyboard-interactive). debug1: channel 0: new [client-session] debug3: ssh_session2_open: channel_new: 0 debug2: channel 0: send open debug1: Entering interactive session. debug2: callback start debug2: x11_get_proto: /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth -f /tmp/ssh-zfHmWgkGRG/xauthfile generate 127.0.0.1:0.0 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 untrusted timeout 1200 2/dev/null Sterling Baker wrote: I believe the use of '-X' has been depreciated. Try using '-Y' instead. Sterling -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Philip H. Schlesinger Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 10:07 PM To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com Subject: SSH X11 forwarding issues Hi all. I just upgraded my Cygwin to the latest version and found a rather interesting problem: I can do the following command in the bash window with no problem: ssh username@server location it prompts me for my password and then takes me in from there. -- However, if I: startx ssh -X username@server location It prompts me for my password and then hangs. -- If I: startxwin.bat ssh -X username@server location same problem: It prompts me for my password and then hangs. -- The only way I've successfully made a connection with X forwarding is: startxwin.bat Execute putty for windows with X11 forwarding enabled Enter username and password And I'm off and running... Help? - Phil -- 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/ -- 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/ -- 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/
Re: SSH X11 forwarding issues
-Y is really what you want. Aside from that, anything useful from -vv? What about the server logs? And /tmp/Xwin.log? And what do you mean by freezes? Philip H. Schlesinger wrote: Hi Sterling. I checked the man page and -Y is just -X with less security: -X Enables X11 forwarding. This can also be specified on a per-host basis in a configuration file. X11 forwarding should be enabled with caution. Users with the ability to bypass file permissions on the remote host (for the user's X authorization database) can access the local X11 display through the forwarded connection. An attacker may then be able to perform activities such as keystroke monitoring. -Y Enables trusted X11 forwarding. Trusted X11 forwardings are not subjected to the X11 SECURITY extension controls. Nevertheless, same problem - it freezes after I type in my password. Other ideas? - Phil Sterling Baker wrote: I believe the use of '-X' has been depreciated. Try using '-Y' instead. Sterling -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Philip H. Schlesinger Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 10:07 PM To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com Subject: SSH X11 forwarding issues Hi all. I just upgraded my Cygwin to the latest version and found a rather interesting problem: I can do the following command in the bash window with no problem: ssh username@server location it prompts me for my password and then takes me in from there. -- However, if I: startx ssh -X username@server location It prompts me for my password and then hangs. -- If I: startxwin.bat ssh -X username@server location same problem: It prompts me for my password and then hangs. -- The only way I've successfully made a connection with X forwarding is: startxwin.bat Execute putty for windows with X11 forwarding enabled Enter username and password And I'm off and running... Help? - Phil -- 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/
(n00b question) How does one activate the scrollbar in an xterm?
Hi all. I'm a *nix newbie. In M$ Windows, I can edit the properties of a console window and thus create a scrollback history. However, the xterms in Cygwin have no scrollbar. How does one activate the scrollbar and adjust the length of scrollback history? - Phil -- 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/
RE: (n00b question) How does one activate the scrollbar in an xterm?
I have not done this with cygwin-x before, but I do it with my sun solaris. Create .Xdefaults at home directory if does not already exists. google or man xterm should tell you more. Enter/append lines similar to these: xterm*scrollBar: true xterm*saveLines: 4000 xterm*cursorColor: Red xterm*pointerColor: Blue xterm*borderColor: Red -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Philip H. Schlesinger Sent: Thu, April 06, 2006 12:23 PM To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com Subject: (n00b question) How does one activate the scrollbar in an xterm? Hi all. I'm a *nix newbie. In M$ Windows, I can edit the properties of a console window and thus create a scrollback history. However, the xterms in Cygwin have no scrollbar. How does one activate the scrollbar and adjust the length of scrollback history? - Phil -- 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/ -- 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/
Re: xclipboard
David wrote: Hi, I have XWin 6.8.2.0-4 and am running on Windows2000 professional, starting it like this: XWin -multiplemonitors -clipboard -rootless -screen ... And, I am runing fvwm2 as the window manager, and a couple of xterms in it. So, I left mouse click to highlight some text, and hit CNTL-C to copy it and move to another window and hit CNTL-V to paste it. Nothing happens. I also tried pasting into the native windows application Notepad and still nothing. I looked into the xclipboard man page, but there was nothing there. I checked the web. Someone suggested I should use -emulate3buttons. I would like to be able to copy from one xterm to another. Every window has the reverse video highlight capability. However, I can't get beyond that. Please help. Thanks, David -- 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/ if your mouse has a clickable scrollwheel, or any other button that can be identified as 'button3', click it. i.e. 1. highlight text to copy ( ctrl-C is NOT require ) 2. make 'paste into' window/Xapp the active window ( click on the window/Xapp you want to past into) 3) click the scroll button, or if emulate3buttons is on , click left/right buttons in quick sequence ( or click whatever other button your mouse has defined as button3 3a) to paste into a native WINDOWS app, select the app, ctrl-v, or right click/select paste -- 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/
Re: (n00b question) How does one activate the scrollbar in an xterm?
Soong, SylokeJ wrote: I have not done this with cygwin-x before, but I do it with my sun solaris. Create .Xdefaults at home directory if does not already exists. google or man xterm should tell you more. Enter/append lines similar to these: xterm*scrollBar: true xterm*saveLines: 4000 xterm*cursorColor: Red xterm*pointerColor: Blue xterm*borderColor: Red alternatively invoke the xterm with the pertinent command line parameters... xterm --help .. xterm -sb -sl 2500 -sr etc, etc, etc -- 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/
Re: SSH X11 forwarding issues
Hi Jack. See my other post at 9:19 am with the -vvv output. Freezes: I type my password, hit enter, and I don't get any additional output. -vvv says that things are being sent to /dev/null - Phil Jack Tanner wrote: -Y is really what you want. Aside from that, anything useful from -vv? What about the server logs? And /tmp/Xwin.log? And what do you mean by freezes? Philip H. Schlesinger wrote: Hi Sterling. I checked the man page and -Y is just -X with less security: -X Enables X11 forwarding. This can also be specified on a per-host basis in a configuration file. X11 forwarding should be enabled with caution. Users with the ability to bypass file permissions on the remote host (for the user's X authorization database) can access the local X11 display through the forwarded connection. An attacker may then be able to perform activities such as keystroke monitoring. -Y Enables trusted X11 forwarding. Trusted X11 forwardings are not subjected to the X11 SECURITY extension controls. Nevertheless, same problem - it freezes after I type in my password. Other ideas? - Phil Sterling Baker wrote: I believe the use of '-X' has been depreciated. Try using '-Y' instead. Sterling -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Philip H. Schlesinger Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 10:07 PM To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com Subject: SSH X11 forwarding issues Hi all. I just upgraded my Cygwin to the latest version and found a rather interesting problem: I can do the following command in the bash window with no problem: ssh username@server location it prompts me for my password and then takes me in from there. -- However, if I: startx ssh -X username@server location It prompts me for my password and then hangs. -- If I: startxwin.bat ssh -X username@server location same problem: It prompts me for my password and then hangs. -- The only way I've successfully made a connection with X forwarding is: startxwin.bat Execute putty for windows with X11 forwarding enabled Enter username and password And I'm off and running... Help? - Phil -- 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/ -- 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/
Re: (n00b question) How does one activate the scrollbar in an xterm?
Philip H. Schlesinger wrote: Hi all. I'm a *nix newbie. In M$ Windows, I can edit the properties of a console window and thus create a scrollback history. However, the xterms in Cygwin have no scrollbar. How does one activate the scrollbar and adjust the length of scrollback history? haeh? I guess it depens on what windowmanager you use./ Mu xterm window has a history to the time jesus was sucking nibbles. - Phil -- 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/ -- And God saidLet there be light.But then the program crashed because he was trying to access the 'light' property of a NULL universe pointer. Alexander J. Herrmann Analyst/Programmer http://www.aiengine.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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/
Re: SSH X11 forwarding issues (with verbose data)
Philip H. Schlesinger wrote: I tried the -vvv mode and here's the screen capture: debug1: Authentication succeeded (keyboard-interactive). OK, good. You're authenticated after entering your password. debug2: x11_get_proto: /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth -f /tmp/ssh-zfHmWgkGRG/xauthfile generate 127.0.0.1:0.0 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 untrusted timeout 1200 2/dev/null 1) What do you get if you try that by command hand (sans the /dev/null redirection)? 2) What do you get if you skip X-forwarding altogether? 3) What do you get if you rm the xauthority data on both sides of the connection? -- 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/
Client crashes under XWin -multiwindow
I have a client application that crashes under Xwin -multiwindow It works just fine if I use twm or any other window manager. I ran an xmonui | xmond on it and it seems that the trouble occurs when the client makes a GetGeometry request. -- 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/
Re: SSH X11 forwarding issues (with verbose data)
Jack Tanner wrote: debug2: x11_get_proto: /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth -f /tmp/ssh-zfHmWgkGRG/xauthfile generate 127.0.0.1:0.0 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 untrusted timeout 1200 2/dev/null 1) What do you get if you try that by command hand (sans the /dev/null redirection)? Not sure what you mean here...forgive my n00b-ness... 2) What do you get if you skip X-forwarding altogether? Works fine. 3) What do you get if you rm the xauthority data on both sides of the connection? Only .Xauthority was on the remote PC, and problem still exists... debug3: no such identity: /home/phil/.ssh/id_dsa debug2: we did not send a packet, disable method debug3: authmethod_lookup keyboard-interactive debug3: remaining preferred: password debug3: authmethod_is_enabled keyboard-interactive debug1: Next authentication method: keyboard-interactive debug2: userauth_kbdint debug2: we sent a keyboard-interactive packet, wait for reply debug2: input_userauth_info_req debug2: input_userauth_info_req: num_prompts 1 Password: debug3: packet_send2: adding 32 (len 22 padlen 10 extra_pad 64) debug2: input_userauth_info_req debug2: input_userauth_info_req: num_prompts 0 debug3: packet_send2: adding 48 (len 10 padlen 6 extra_pad 64) debug1: Authentication succeeded (keyboard-interactive). debug1: channel 0: new [client-session] debug3: ssh_session2_open: channel_new: 0 debug2: channel 0: send open debug1: Entering interactive session. debug2: callback start debug2: x11_get_proto: /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth -f /tmp/ssh-Xc8hsbJjXZ/xauthfile generate 127.0.0.1:0.0 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 untrusted timeout 1200 2/dev/null Jack Tanner wrote: Philip H. Schlesinger wrote: I tried the -vvv mode and here's the screen capture: debug1: Authentication succeeded (keyboard-interactive). OK, good. You're authenticated after entering your password. debug2: x11_get_proto: /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth -f /tmp/ssh-zfHmWgkGRG/xauthfile generate 127.0.0.1:0.0 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 untrusted timeout 1200 2/dev/null 1) What do you get if you try that by command hand (sans the /dev/null redirection)? 2) What do you get if you skip X-forwarding altogether? 3) What do you get if you rm the xauthority data on both sides of the connection? -- 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/ -- 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/
Re: SSH X11 forwarding issues (with verbose data)
Philip H. Schlesinger wrote: Jack Tanner wrote: debug2: x11_get_proto: /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth -f /tmp/ssh-zfHmWgkGRG/xauthfile generate 127.0.0.1:0.0 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 untrusted timeout 1200 2/dev/null 1) What do you get if you try that by command hand (sans the /dev/null redirection)? Not sure what you mean here...forgive my n00b-ness... Err, that should've said try that command by hand. As in, $ /tmp/ssh-WHATEVER/xauthfile generate [...] timeout 1200 (Drop the 2 /dev/null bit at the end, thus keeping the output from xauthfile from being redirected to /dev/null.) -- 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/
RE: (n00b question) How does one activate the scrollbar in an xterm?
I'm thinking that both .Xdefaults and xterm do not depend on the window mgr, so that .Xdefaults entries as well as xterm cmd options should function similarly on any x window mgr - at least when specifically about the xterm scroll history. Is its scroll history not controlled by xterm itself rather than by the window mgr? However, the shell we use and instructions we have for it might determine the length of command history (which is not within context of this discussion/list). ~I believe in G*d and Charles Darwin his Prophet. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Alexander J. Herrmann Sent: Thu, April 06, 2006 1:45 PM To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com Subject: Re: (n00b question) How does one activate the scrollbar in an xterm? Philip H. Schlesinger wrote: Hi all. I'm a *nix newbie. In M$ Windows, I can edit the properties of a console window and thus create a scrollback history. However, the xterms in Cygwin have no scrollbar. How does one activate the scrollbar and adjust the length of scrollback history? haeh? I guess it depens on what windowmanager you use./ Mu xterm window has a history to the time -- 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/
RE: (n00b question) How does one activate the scrollbar in an xterm?
On Thu, 6 Apr 2006, Soong, SylokeJ wrote: I'm thinking that both .Xdefaults and xterm do not depend on the window mgr, so that .Xdefaults entries as well as xterm cmd options should function similarly on any x window mgr - at least when specifically about the xterm scroll history. Is its scroll history not controlled by xterm itself rather than by the window mgr? However, the shell we use and instructions we have for it might determine the length of command history (which is not within context of this discussion/list). xterm's not a shell; discussion of xterm is (usually) on-topic for this list. -- Thomas E. Dickey http://invisible-island.net ftp://invisible-island.net -- 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/
RE: (n00b question) How does one activate the scrollbar in an xterm?
The little girl asked, When will the world end? The old man responded, When humans cease to exist. The old man added, However, the shell we inhabit might determine our length of days. The young man from askance joined in, xterm's not a shell. The little girl asked, When will humans cease to exist? The old man responded, When humans are no longer aware of themselves. The old man added, However, the shell we inhabit might determine our consciousness. The young man from askance joined in, xterm's not a shell. The little girl asked, When will humans no longer be aware of themselves? The old man responded, When xterm becomes a shell. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Thomas Dickey Sent: Thu, April 06, 2006 3:20 PM To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com Subject: RE: (n00b question) How does one activate the scrollbar in an xterm? On Thu, 6 Apr 2006, Soong, SylokeJ wrote: I'm thinking that both .Xdefaults and xterm do not depend on the window mgr, so that .Xdefaults entries as well as xterm cmd options should function similarly on any x window mgr - at least when specifically about the xterm scroll history. Is its scroll history not controlled by xterm itself rather than by the window mgr? However, the shell we use and instructions we have for it might determine the length of command history (which is not within context of this discussion/list). xterm's not a shell; discussion of xterm is (usually) on-topic for this list. -- Thomas E. Dickey http://invisible-island.net ftp://invisible-island.net -- 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/ -- 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/
Re: Scaleable fonts
John Rehill wrote: Am posting this here, due to the fact below that it was pointed out this is more a cygwin/x thing... So what is the purpose of the cygwin/x scaleable fonts? How exactly are they implemented into the running of cygwin cygwin/x? Thanks in advance Let's back up and look again at what you really want... Am trying to get scaleable fonts in a command window running under cygwin. I want to have it so that when the user changes the window size or maximizes it, the fonts 'grow' with the window. Igor tried to tell you this really isn't a cygwin/x issue, and scalable fonts won't do this for you, at least not with the regular command window. There are other alternatives to the command window. There is xterm, which runs under X, and rxvt, which has both an X and a native-windows mode. But I don't think either of these will do what you want, either. Most terminal type windows just give you more lines/columns when you resize them and not increase the font. But, you can select different font sizes which will cause the window to grow/shrink accordingly. If that is acceptable to you, instead of using the normal resize controls, check those out. e.g. in xterm try ctrl-right click. You may try asking back on the main list if the new native-only experimental rxvt will have a similar option if you don't want to run X just to get this. Cary -- 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/
Re: (n00b question) How does one activate the scrollbar in an xterm?
Thanks! That did it! :) - Phil Reid Thompson wrote: Soong, SylokeJ wrote: I have not done this with cygwin-x before, but I do it with my sun solaris. Create .Xdefaults at home directory if does not already exists. google or man xterm should tell you more. Enter/append lines similar to these: xterm*scrollBar: true xterm*saveLines: 4000 xterm*cursorColor: Red xterm*pointerColor: Blue xterm*borderColor: Red alternatively invoke the xterm with the pertinent command line parameters... xterm --help .. xterm -sb -sl 2500 -sr etc, etc, etc -- 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/ -- 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/
Re: SSH X11 forwarding issues (with verbose data)
That appears to be something generated on the fly - and by the looks of it, on the remote computer, as that directory doesn't exist. - Phil Jack Tanner wrote: Philip H. Schlesinger wrote: Jack Tanner wrote: debug2: x11_get_proto: /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth -f /tmp/ssh-zfHmWgkGRG/xauthfile generate 127.0.0.1:0.0 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 untrusted timeout 1200 2/dev/null 1) What do you get if you try that by command hand (sans the /dev/null redirection)? Not sure what you mean here...forgive my n00b-ness... Err, that should've said try that command by hand. As in, $ /tmp/ssh-WHATEVER/xauthfile generate [...] timeout 1200 (Drop the 2 /dev/null bit at the end, thus keeping the output from xauthfile from being redirected to /dev/null.) -- 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/ -- 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/
Re: SSH X11 forwarding issues (with verbose data)
No, it should be on the local computer. Try this: run startxwin.bat, then open two xterms. In one, run the ssh -Y -vv ... command. When it freezes, in the other xterm try to run the xauth command by hand. By the way, I gave you the wrong command syntax below. That should've been $ /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth -f /tmp/ssh-WHATEVER/... If I'm wrong, and it is on the remote computer, then from the second xterm you should be able to ssh in without X forwarding, and try it on the remote machine. Philip H. Schlesinger wrote: That appears to be something generated on the fly - and by the looks of it, on the remote computer, as that directory doesn't exist. - Phil Jack Tanner wrote: Philip H. Schlesinger wrote: Jack Tanner wrote: debug2: x11_get_proto: /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth -f /tmp/ssh-zfHmWgkGRG/xauthfile generate 127.0.0.1:0.0 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 untrusted timeout 1200 2/dev/null 1) What do you get if you try that by command hand (sans the /dev/null redirection)? Not sure what you mean here...forgive my n00b-ness... Err, that should've said try that command by hand. As in, $ /tmp/ssh-WHATEVER/xauthfile generate [...] timeout 1200 (Drop the 2 /dev/null bit at the end, thus keeping the output from xauthfile from being redirected to /dev/null.) -- 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/ -- 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/ -- 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/
RE: (n00b question) How does one activate the scrollbar in an xterm?
Ugh, top-posting... Reformatted. On Thu, 6 Apr 2006, Soong, SylokeJ wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Thomas Dickey Sent: Thu, April 06, 2006 3:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR. Thanks. Subject: RE: (n00b question) How does one activate the scrollbar in an xterm? Paraphrasing the extra-long lead-in: Thomas Dickey wrote:. On Thu, 6 Apr 2006, Soong, SylokeJ wrote: However, the shell we use... [snip] xterm's not a shell; [snip] [an amusing parable about a little girl and an xterm snipped] Funny, but wa-ay off-topic for this list. You might be better off http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#TITTTLing this thread. Beware the hippos. Igor -- http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/ |\ _,,,---,,_[EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] ZZZzz /,`.-'`'-. ;-;;,_Igor Peshansky, Ph.D. (name changed!) |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' old name: Igor Pechtchanski '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL a.k.a JaguaR-R-R-r-r-r-.-.-. Meow! Las! je suis sot... -Mais non, tu ne l'es pas, puisque tu t'en rends compte. But no -- you are no fool; you call yourself a fool, there's proof enough in that! -- Rostand, Cyrano de Bergerac -- 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/
Strange architecture under /etc/X11/
There seem to be 00s or even 000s of strangely configured links under /etc/X11/, all taking the form a - a. Often (always?) the link a - a is located in a directory called a. eg /etc/X11/rstart/commands/x11r6/x11r6 and any number under /etc/X11/xserver/ such as /etc/X11/xserver/en_US/en_US This seems to me to cause havoc with file handling resulting in multiple error msgs No such file or directory or Too many levels of symbolic links. Fergus -- 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/
