If you run XWin --help, you get the following:
use: X [:display] [option]
[snip]
-screen scr_num [width height [x y] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] ]
Enable screen scr_num and optionally specify a width and
height and initial position for that screen. Additionally
a monitor
Hello:
I've tried to start several graphical aplications, like xmgrace, twm or xpdf
and I get always the same message Can't open display: It seems there is
no display configured for the X server.
On the other hand, Xwin starts the Xserver with no error messages.
Since I'm new in Cygwin,
I've tried to start several graphical aplications, like xmgrace, twm or xpdf
and I get always the same message Can't open display: It seems there is
no display configured for the X server.
On the other hand, Xwin starts the Xserver with no error messages.
You must have the DISPLAY variable set
Thank you for your answer, Brett.
I have some (not to much) familiarity with linux, but I'm used to configure
a xorg.conf file. I understand that in Cygwin this does not exist, so I'm a
little lost in how to set once for all the variable DISPLAY to 127.0.0.1:0.0
I runned xterm -display
Meanwhile I found that starting X with startxwin.sh sets the display
correctly and opens a X console. xpdf, xmgrace, etc... work nicelly now.
Must I start an X session this way?
Thanks.
Joao
- Original Message -
From: João Esteves [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
Sent:
Try putting in the -multiplemonitors option.
When I had the same problem last year, the option helped.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Thomas Chadwick
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 7:26 AM
To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
Subject: RE: Can't
João Esteves wrote:
Meanwhile I found that starting X with startxwin.sh sets the display
correctly and opens a X console. xpdf, xmgrace, etc... work nicelly now.
Must I start an X session this way?
You must start the X server if you plan to use X applications. You can
choose to start the
