On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 23:38:07 +1200 (NZST) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 00:24:45 +1200 (NZST) > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > [snip] > > Q: how do i make a desktop icon on my win98 machine, which contacts > > my XDMCP server for a remote session? > > > > A: right-click in the desktop. choose Neu(new) Verknuepfung(link). > > as commandline type > > c:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe -c 'PATH=/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin XWin.exe :0 > > -query myserver.mydomain -once -fullscreen' as "Ausfuehren in" > > (execution path) choose C:\ > [snip] > > I admire your pluck at sorting this out, but to make life simple for > yourself: Why not use explorer go to the dir C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin > make a copy of the batch file startxdmcp.bat to a name like > Xquery.bat; Edit the new batch file to your prefrences and then using > the RIGHT mouse button in explorer, drag the new script onto the > desktop choosing the link option? >
hi still it does not work. i updated to new cygwin. i don't know if it really had worked with the old one. but now i have a race condition. sometimes it works, sometimes keyboard is english. i added a strace before the call to XWin.exe but that way it runs too slow. at least it works! the batch file startxdmcp also seems to always work. but i do not understand why. the xserver cannot be started reliably from a bash but only from a batch file, but why is this so??? cu erik -- Erik Thiele
