Hello, I've subscribed over at Xfce user's mailing list but wanted to start here before asking there...
I'm using cygwin-1.7 and the 1.6 Xserver. Previously I've tried to use the fluxbox (built fine but won't start b/c of missing shared libs) and used wmaker but it was dull. I've only used the X-Server for GNU emacs. I was thrilled when I figured out how to correctly install packages from the cygwinports project and got pretty far along with xfce4. I was hoping to sort out some issues (described below) and learn more about the limitations/best practices of the available packages (starting with xfce4). Thanks in advance for any assistance. I've looked in the FAQ's http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html but haven't found any answers.I copied the xfce4 auto-generated .config directory to my cygwin $HOME/.config but configuring xfce4 in Linux seems tricky enough without having to add in the cygwin layer...here's how I've started xfce4: I installed the necessary packages from the mirror and can have used 3 ways to start xfce4: 1) Using a .bat file with (in addition to the usual sets and cleanup stuff): %RUN% XWin -clipboard -silent-dup-error %RUN% xterm -e /usr/bin/bash -l startxfce4 2) Using a .bat file with: %RUN% XWin -keyhook -clipboard -silent-dup-error %RUN% xfdesktop 3) Firing up a normal cygwin shell and using 'startxfce4' RESULTS: #1 gives best results with desktop, bottom panel and icons looking good. Even the splash screen looks good during startup (couldn't find 'Balou Splash Engine' but 'Mice' worked fine.) #2 loads with missing icons and the bottom panel either cut off or not loading. No mouse icon, just a small line. #3 Starts the X server and that's it. Msgs in cygwin shell indicate several incompatible requests coming from shell script outlined in FAQ but that's enough to tell me I don't want to start xfce this way. Starting xfce4 with choice 1 seems best but there are some issues: A) 'Tips and tricks' won't display anything; err msg in (initial xterm session window which runs throughout xfce session) states: /bin/sh: fortune: command not found B) Log out icons not working: 4 [main] xfce4-panel 3996 fork: child -1 - died waiting for longjmp before initialization, retry 0, exit code 0xC0000005, errno 11 4 [main] xfce4-panel 5940 fork: child -1 - died waiting for longjmp before initialization, retry 0, exit code 0xC0000005, errno 11 C) Mousepad not installed? Here's a copy of the xterm session messages after executing startxfce4 (i.e. option #1): $ startxfce4 /usr/bin/startxfce4: X server already running on display 127.0.0.1:0.0 xrdb: "Xft.hinting" on line 12 overrides entry on line 6 xrdb: "Xft.hintstyle" on line 14 overrides entry on line 7 xrdb: "XTerm*background" on line 28 overrides entry on line 10 xrdb: "XTerm*foreground" on line 29 overrides entry on line 9 xscreensaver: 10:43:22: couldn't get password of "root" Agent pid 4776 sh: /usr/bin/iceauth: No such file or directory ** (xfce4-session:2164): WARNING **: Failed to setup the ICE authentication data , session management might not work properly. xfdesktop[1824]: starting up xfce4-settings-helper is already running ** (xfce4-session:2164): WARNING **: ICE connection 0x6f74d8 rejected (xfce4-panel:5912): xfce4-panel-WARNING **: No X-XFCE-{Module,Exec} entry found in "/usr/share/xfce4/panel-plugins/thunar-tpa.desktop". (xfce4-panel:5912): xfce4-panel-WARNING **: Failed to create plugin "thunar-tpa" ** (xfce4-session:2164): WARNING **: ICE connection 0x6f74d8 rejected ** (xfce4-session:2164): WARNING **: ICE connection 0x6f74d8 rejected (xfce4-settings-helper:2080): xfce4-settings-helper-WARNING **: Failed to connec t to session manager /bin/sh: fortune: command not found MCS->Xfconf settings migration complete QUESTIONS: What's the best way to end the xfce4 session? I've been bringing down the X Server. Is using the Konqueror web browser my only option on Cygwin/X? Thanks very much for any assistance or suggestions. -Will -- 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/