Re: Can not get XWindows to Work in Cygwin/X .... I LOVE CYGWIN, USE IT EVERY DAY

2017-04-18 Thread Larry Hall (Cygwin)
On 04/18/2017 08:45 PM, Mike Rushton wrote: OK. I followed these instructions but I never get to see a screen. I want to un-install and re-install it. I don't see Cygwin/X in the Control Panel. How do I uninstall it ?

Re: Can not get XWindows to Work in Cygwin/X .... I LOVE CYGWIN, USE IT EVERY DAY

2017-04-18 Thread Mike Rushton
n programs will show up. -Original Message- From: cygwin-ow...@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-ow...@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Mike Rushton Sent: Friday, April 14, 2017 9:33 AM To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Can not get XWindows to Work in Cygwin/X .... I LOVE CYGWIN, USE IT EVERY DAY (Ok

RE: Can not get XWindows to Work in Cygwin/X .... I LOVE CYGWIN, USE IT EVERY DAY

2017-04-17 Thread Chase, Brian E.
ere is your new XDG desktop menu where all your graphical Cygwin programs will show up. -Original Message- From: cygwin-ow...@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-ow...@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Mike Rushton Sent: Friday, April 14, 2017 9:33 AM To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Can not get XWin

Re: Can not get XWindows to Work in Cygwin/X .... I LOVE CYGWIN, USE IT EVERY DAY

2017-04-14 Thread Mike Rushton
(Ok I tried to send this to the list and it failed ... I had an image of my black screen in it) I still just get a blank screen. When i type xwin or startxwin . I found instructions to look for the variable "tty" under Windows Environment Variables in Control Panel and remove it but i

Re: Can not get XWindows to Work in Cygwin/X .... I LOVE CYGWIN, USE IT EVERY DAY

2017-04-11 Thread Achim Gratz
mrushton writes: > I type Startxwin or xwin and just get a xterm to the server? Well, then X works as it's supposed to be. The standard setup is to use a rootless server and have Windows manage the application windows (like that xterm you're seeing). There should be two new icons in the try in W

RE: Can not get XWindows to Work in Cygwin/X .... I LOVE CYGWIN, USE IT EVERY DAY

2017-04-11 Thread Chase, Brian E.
Suggest reinstalling Cygwin with additional options as follows: - xwin-xdg-menu - xwinclip - xwininfo - cygrunsrv (if you're going to run an sshd server) - curl (if you test network connections of various protocols, useful when ping is blocked)