Lars, I probably won't have time to look at this soon. Maybe next week.
Don't forget to cc the cygwin-xfree mailing list when you mail me, because you're not having a conversation with me (even though I wrote xwinclip) you are having a conversation with the Cygwin/XFree86 project and we like to keep these conversations public so that others can pitch in. Harold > -----Original Message----- > From: Lars Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 12:11 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE:[2] Problem with windows programs w/Cygwin-xfree > > > Harold, > > xwinclip seems to be the problem program. Did you try the steps > below - I have > tried them on several machines by now, and on all the "lock up" > windows, at > kleast for a while, so I can't launch MSWindows programs. When I stop > xwinclip the problem goes away. > > Lars. > > 1) start cygwin/cfree with startxwin.bat. > > 2) in the xterm window, start xwinclip > > 3) Go down and click on the windows meny bar and issue the command > WindowsKey-E (to bring up windows Explorer). (WindowsKey is the key with > a MSWindow on it). > > 4) After this I can't bring any windows programs up (at least for > a while). Try to > click the Start button, for example. The windows side of the > machine become > very sluggish. Lars. > > >We're�going�to�need�information�on�*exactly*�which�programs�this�problem > > happens�with. > >
