On Wed, 23 May 2001, Stephan Witt wrote:
Hi Stephan!
> Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote:
> >
> > Bradford Castalia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > | LyX version 1.1.6fix1 crashes on the second screen (localhost:0.1)
> > | with the error message "BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)".
> > | Startup, with no command line arguments, completes with no apparent
> > | problems. The Help menu is invoked and the Introduction document
> > | selected. Status messages flash quickly in the bottom pane of the
> > | LyX window; I think that an X Server action may happen just before
> > | the crash.
> >
> > Ok... tell us (me) how to setup a second screen so that we can test
> > this.
> >
>
> % man xinit :)
>
> On a Linux system...
>
> * After starting the first X-Server (per run level 3 or so)
> * type Ctrl-Alt-F1
> * login as normal user
> * xinit -- /usr/X11R6/bin/X :1
Note that this is _not_ the same as as the original problem.
This will setup a second display, :1.0, but Bradford's problem was on the
second screen of the first display :0.1.
Maybe that is a minor difference for this report, maybe it isn't.
Allan. (ARRae)
