Sorry forgot to mention the cygwin versions : CYGWIN_NT-5.1 ... 1.5.22(0.156/4/2) 2006-11-13 17:01 i686 Cygwin
Xwin : Release: 1.5.3.0 (20090222) > -----Original Message----- > From: Matta, Sunil > Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 9:45 AM > To: 'cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com' > Cc: 'su...@equityoms.com' > Subject: Trouble with the xwin and ms remote desktop > > I have been running Xwin on xp pro for a week along with > xterms and emacs on my desktop. > > I then tried to remote connect (ms remote desktop: mstsc.exe) > to the desktop from a laptop across the internet. > > 1) As soon as I had connected to my desktop (which was > running xwin), the xserver crashed. I could see the rest of > the ms xp apps on the remote screen though. > > The laptop has a 14" screen whereas the desktop has twin 19" screens. > I then re-started the xserver from the remote laptop while > connecting to the desktop, which seemed to be working fine as > long as I stayed on the laptop. > > 2) When I got back to my desktop, the xserver still thought > that the laptop's screen was in use, and wouldnt display > correctly past the top two thirds of screen 0. > I guess this makes sense since the xserver knew of the > smaller screen size when it was started during the remote session. > Consequently, anything on the bottom of the screen would not > draw at all, or refresh properly. > i.e. if I had an xterm on the lower end of the monitor, it > would not accept any key strokes until I moved the xterm to > the top two-thirds of the screen. > > > Is there any way to request Xwin.exe to dynamically "resize" > itself rather than bouncing the xserver a specific > size/resolution profile ?? > > Otherwise, I might have to bounce the xserver every time i > alternate between the desktop and the laptop. > > Thanks, > > Sunil Matta > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/