shell properties

2007-08-15 Thread Cole Radcliffe
Hello, when I do a startx, I get a new window shell with properties different from the one on which I typed startx. The problem is I want to change the font size on this new window and I do not know how. Also, is it possibly to directly open x11 without opening normal cygwin first? Thanks. --

xterm

2007-08-30 Thread Cole Radcliffe
When I try to run xterm -e /usr/bin/bash -l from the cygwin shell I get an error that says xterm Xt error: Can't open display DISPLAY is not set Also, how can I get the replies to this message e-mailed to me? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports:

Changing the font size

2007-08-31 Thread Cole Radcliffe
I tried to change the font size with the option -fs after the xterm command however xterm did not recognize that option even though it appeared in man xterm. I am guessing that it was just not compiled into the cygwin version of xterm. Is there any other way to accomplish this. I could just set

font and screen size

2007-09-05 Thread Cole Radcliffe
I tried to change the font size with the option -fs after the xterm command however xterm did not recognize that option even though it appeared in man xterm. I am guessing that it was just not compiled into the cygwin version of xterm. Is there any other way to accomplish this. I could just set

Re: font and screen size

2007-09-05 Thread Cole Radcliffe
That is weird. I do not have a .Xdefaults in my home directory. I do have a .Xauthority-c file, which is empty. I downloaded it pretty recently, maybe we are working with different versions. On 9/5/07, Angelo Graziosi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In my $HOME/.Xdefaults I have: ! -[ xft ]

Re: font and screen size

2007-09-05 Thread Cole Radcliffe
with the large font size in the correct directory? On 9/5/07, Cole Radcliffe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That is weird. I do not have a .Xdefaults in my home directory. I do have a .Xauthority-c file, which is empty. I downloaded it pretty recently, maybe we are working with different versions. On 9

scroll bars

2007-09-05 Thread Cole Radcliffe
Thanks for the help with the font size. Now why does why does %RUN% XWin -silent-dup-error -scrollbars give me a terminal with no scroll bars? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation:

Re: scroll bars

2007-09-05 Thread Cole Radcliffe
%RUN% xterm -fn 10x20 -scrollbar -e /usr/bin/bash -l does not work for me I also tried it with -scrollBar -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ:

re: scroll

2007-09-06 Thread Cole Radcliffe
What are the XWin server options you are using with that Reid? Mine which are %RUN% XWin -clipboard -silent-dup-error -multiwindow give some weird object that looks like a scrollbar on the side but it does not allow you to scroll On Thu, 2007-09-06 at 00:22 -0500, Cole Radcliffe wrote: %RUN

re: scroll

2007-09-16 Thread Cole Radcliffe
Cole Radcliffe wrote: What are the XWin server options you are using with that Reid? Mine which are %RUN% XWin -clipboard -silent-dup-error -multiwindow give some weird object that looks like a scrollbar on the side but it does not allow you to scroll my options are the same