I updated, and it seems to have removed all the files associated with xwinclip, but not replaced them with any working functionality in XWin. So now I have NO working clipboard support after this update. The focus problem still exists as well. Sigh.
~% cygcheck -c | grep XFree XFree86-base 4.3.0-1 OK XFree86-bin 4.3.0-9 OK XFree86-etc 4.3.0-6 OK XFree86-f100 4.2.0-3 OK XFree86-fenc 4.2.0-3 OK XFree86-fnts 4.2.0-3 OK XFree86-fscl 4.2.0-3 OK XFree86-fsrv 4.3.0-7 OK XFree86-lib 4.3.0-1 OK XFree86-lib-compat 4.3.0-2 OK XFree86-man 4.3.0-4 OK XFree86-startup-scripts 4.2.0-5 OK XFree86-xserv 4.3.0-50 OK XFree86-xwinclip 4.3.0-2 OK ~% cygcheck -l XFree86-xwinclip ~% Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harold L Hunt II" Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 3:43 PM Subject: Re: XWin -clipboard and xterm focus -#- MailID:8WBA > Peter, > > You need to do a general update of Cygwin by rerunning Cygwin's > setup.exe and letting it upgrade updated packages. > > For example, the XFree86-xserv package is now at version 4.3.0-50; you > have version 4.3.0-20 installed. Let me just say that *substantial* > changes in functionality have been made in those last 30 releases. > > If you still have the same problems after upgrading, feel free to reask > your questions. > > Harold > > Peter Wisnovsky wrote: > > > I'm using the XFree86 stuff to run my bash shells on cygwin and am using the > > following to start my X session. > > > > xinit -- Xwin -clipboard -multiwindow & > > > > [I've tried various combinations of -multiwindow and -rootless] > > > > In multiwindow mode xterms only seem to have keyboard focus if the mouse is > > in > > the xterm window. Is there any way to configure it so that the xterm has > > keyboard focus if its in front? It seems to pick up a few characters after > > the mouse leaves, but then stops. > > > > > > Also...the -clipboard setting doesn't have any discernable effect. I put > > this in based on > > > > http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ug/configure-cygwin-xfree-options.html > > > > but I have to use the standalone Xwinclip. I'm running > > > > % cygcheck -c | grep XFree > > XFree86-base 4.3.0-1 OK > > XFree86-bin 4.3.0-5 OK > > XFree86-etc 4.3.0-3 OK > > XFree86-f100 4.2.0-3 OK > > XFree86-fenc 4.2.0-3 OK > > XFree86-fnts 4.2.0-3 OK > > XFree86-fscl 4.2.0-3 OK > > XFree86-fsrv 4.3.0-4 OK > > XFree86-lib 4.3.0-1 OK > > XFree86-lib-compat 4.3.0-1 OK > > XFree86-man 4.3.0-2 OK > > XFree86-startup-scripts 4.2.0-5 OK > > XFree86-xserv 4.3.0-20 OK > > XFree86-xwinclip 4.3.0-1 OK > > > > I notice there is no reference to -clipboard in my XWin(1) manual page. > > > > Peter