Somewhat related ... what X programs are available for cygwin? Are people using cygwin X-windows for application development, or are people using is as a desktop?
Just curious, I couldn't think of a reason other than app development that would seem logical (compared to running a regular Linux desktop system) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Steven O'Brien > Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 3:20 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Starting X in Cygwin > > > Bryan Zimmer wrote: > > > Greetings, > > > > I used to have an installation of Cygwin that, when I did a > "startx", > > I = got the server startup, the twm window manager, a > couple of xterms > > and ="oclock". Now, I run startx and all I get is the blank server > > screen. = When I exit, I get a message to the effect of Xlib: not > > authorized to = connect to display :0.0. > > > > What am I doing wrong? I know a bit of Unix, but my knowledge of X > > falls = short. I don't know how to authorize Xlib to connect to > > display :0.0. > > > > Any help will be appreciated with respect. > > > > You almost certainly have a .Xauthority file in your home directory. > Delete it and xstart will work again. > > Steven