Matthew C Snyder wrote: > This screenshot: http://cygwinports.dotsrc.org/screenshots/xfce4.jpg > shows XFCE running under X/Cygwin. I've installed XFCE using the > Cygwin setup.exe interface, and while it can be run by typing > "xfce4-session.exe" at the prompt that appears when I run "startx", > two things occur for me that are different from the screenshot:
This happens because you started X in multiwindow mode. Instead, with the X server closed, try: $ unset DISPLAY $ startxfce4 -- -nodecoration -clipboard Yaakov Cygwin Ports