Weird text highlighting / cut paste problems
Hi, I have just upgraded my Cygwin/X installation on Windows XP SP3 from the pre-release 1.7 to 1.7.5-1 and am now having problems with cut and paste. I am starting Cygwin using the following commands : CYGWIN=server XWin -nodecoration -silent-dup-error export CYGWIN # Make sure XWin is ready to accept connections before proceeding while (( $(checkX -d $DISPLAY -t 12) )) ; do sleep 2 done # Start the urxvt server /usr/bin/urxvtd -q -f -o # Start the Window manager wmaker However when I attempt to highlight text within a urxvt session using a double click to select a word or click and hold while dragging the cursor the text drops the highlight when I release the mouse button and nothing appears to be placed on the clipboard. This gives the following errors : winClipboardWindowProc - timed out waiting for WIN_XEVENTS_NOTIFY winClipboardFlushXEvents - SelectionRequest - GetClipboardData () failed: 2733 If I try to cut and paste to a MS application only the last MS clipboard contents are pasted. If I try to paste the contents of the MS clipboard to a urxvt window nothing is pasted If I try to paste any text into a gvim editor window it causes the gvim to hang which then has to be killed. Now for the strange bits: After a period of time, maybe an hour, a selection will stay highlighted for about 5 seconds which will allow it to be pasted any number of times using the middle mouse button to any application, under Cygwin/X using focus follows mouse or MS Windows, while it is highlighted. When the highlighing is dropped then the previous problems re-occur, ie nothing will be pasted and it will again cause gvim to hang. When it fails to paste it give the following error : winClipboardFlushXEvents - SelectionRequest - GetClipboardData () failed: 058a After yet more time, about 2 hours after starting Cygwin, the problem appears to have vanished completely and text will highlight correctly and paste to any application using the middle mouse button under Cygwin or C-v under Windows. Even when the highlighted text is de-selected by a single mouse click the item can still be pasted successfully. Before upgrading, from the pre-release 1.7 to 1.7.5-1, occasionly text would not stay highlighted but this could normally be corrected by shutting down Cygwin/X and restarting. This has not been successful since updating. Any ideas on what is happening and what I may be able to try to correct the issue would be appreciated Thanks Stv_T Company of the Year - Insurance Day London Market Awards 2009Most Client Responsive Insurer of the Year - European Risk Management Awards, StrategicRISK 2010Chartis Insurance UK Limited Registered in England: company number 1486260 Registered address: The Chartis Building, 58 Fenchurch St, London EC3M 4AB, United Kingdom Authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA registration number 202628) This information can be checked by visiting the FSA website - www.fsa.gov.uk/register/firmSearchForm.do Please visit our website - www.chartisinsurance.com/uk The information contained within this email and any attachment is strictly confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the above-named addressee(s). If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and delete the email from your system immediately - you are not entitled to use it, copy it, store it or disclose it to anyone else. Chartis Insurance UK Limited and other subsidiaries and affiliates of Chartis Inc. (collectively Chartis, We or Us) may monitor and record email traffic data and content. Emails are not secure and may contain viruses. We do not accept any liability or responsibility for viruses transmitted through this email, or any attachment, or for changes made to this email after it was sent. Any opinions or other information in this email that do not relate to the official business of Chartis shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by us. -- 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/
Weird text highlighting / cut paste problems
Hi, Just seen my post in the mailing list - Not easy to read This should be better I have just upgraded my Cygwin/X installation on Windows XP SP3 from the pre-release 1.7 to 1.7.5-1 and am now having problems with cut and paste. I am starting Cygwin using the following commands : CYGWIN=server XWin -nodecoration -silent-dup-error export CYGWIN # Make sure XWin is ready to accept connections before proceeding while (( $(checkX -d $DISPLAY -t 12) )) ; do sleep 2 done # Start the urxvt server /usr/bin/urxvtd -q -f -o # Start the Window manager wmaker However when I attempt to highlight text within a urxvt session using a double click to select a word or click and hold while dragging the cursor the text drops the highlight when I release the mouse button and nothing appears to be placed on the clipboard. This gives the following errors : winClipboardWindowProc - timed out waiting for WIN_XEVENTS_NOTIFY winClipboardFlushXEvents - SelectionRequest - GetClipboardData () failed: 2733 If I try to cut and paste to a MS application only the last MS clipboard contents are pasted. If I try to paste the contents of the MS clipboard to a urxvt window nothing is pasted If I try to paste any text into a gvim editor window it causes the gvim to hang which then has to be killed. Now for the strange bits: After a period of time, maybe an hour, a selection will stay highlighted for about 5 seconds which Will allow it to be pasted any number of times using the middle mouse button to any application, under Cygwin/X using focus follows mouse or MS Windows, while it is highlighted. When the highlighing is dropped then the previous problems re-occur, ie nothing will be pasted and it will again cause gvim to hang. When it fails to paste it give the following error : winClipboardFlushXEvents - SelectionRequest - GetClipboardData () failed: 058a After yet more time, about 2 hours after starting Cygwin, the problem appears to have vanished completely and text will highlight correctly and paste to any application using the middle mouse button under Cygwin or C-v under Windows. Even when the highlighted text is de-selected by a single mouse click the item can still be pasted successfully. Before upgrading, from the pre-release 1.7 to 1.7.5-1, occasionly text would not stay highlighted but this could normally be corrected by shutting down Cygwin/X and restarting. This has not been successful since updating. Any ideas on what is happening and what I may be able to try to correct the issue would be appreciated Thanks Stv_T Company of the Year - Insurance Day London Market Awards 2009Most Client Responsive Insurer of the Year - European Risk Management Awards, StrategicRISK 2010Chartis Insurance UK Limited Registered in England: company number 1486260 Registered address: The Chartis Building, 58 Fenchurch St, London EC3M 4AB, United Kingdom Authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA registration number 202628) This information can be checked by visiting the FSA website - www.fsa.gov.uk/register/firmSearchForm.do Please visit our website - www.chartisinsurance.com/uk The information contained within this email and any attachment is strictly confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the above-named addressee(s). If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and delete the email from your system immediately - you are not entitled to use it, copy it, store it or disclose it to anyone else. Chartis Insurance UK Limited and other subsidiaries and affiliates of Chartis Inc. (collectively Chartis, We or Us) may monitor and record email traffic data and content. Emails are not secure and may contain viruses. We do not accept any liability or responsibility for viruses transmitted through this email, or any attachment, or for changes made to this email after it was sent. Any opinions or other information in this email that do not relate to the official business of Chartis shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by us. -- 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/
Re: Slow response to keypresses in xorg-server-1.8.0-1
The workaround in XWin.20100630-git-bc2f74e105146c36.exe definitely fixes the problem. I have been running with it for two days now. Did anyone find out if root cause is a bug in /dev/windows implementation or something else? On 11:59, Jon TURNEY wrote: Anyhow, I've cooked up a small additional change which should prevent this blocking behaviour and uploaded a build [2]. It seems to resolve the problem in this specific case. Perhaps you could try it out and see if it helps? [1] http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2010-02/msg00124.html [2] ftp://cygwin.com/pub/cygwinx/XWin.20100630-git-bc2f74e105146c36.exe.bz2 -- 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/
How to launch an xterm using Monospace font
Hello, I would like to launch an xterm terminal using Monospace font. Monospace is the font used by default by gvim. I tried: xterm -fn Monospace which gives an error message. Thank you for your help. Jean Johner -- 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/
Using konsole in Cygwin
Hello, I often connect to a KDE Linux server so that I am familiar with konsole. I tried the konsole command on Cygwin, which is unknown. Is there a way to use KDE console on Cygwin. Sorry if my questions look too much elementary. I am new to Cygwin. Do not hesitate to redirect me towards FAQs or user guides. Best regards. Jean Johner -- 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/
Re: Using konsole in Cygwin
On Thu, 5 Aug 2010, JOHNER Jean 066030 wrote: Hello, I often connect to a KDE Linux server so that I am familiar with konsole. I tried the konsole command on Cygwin, which is unknown. Is there a way to use KDE console on Cygwin. Sorry if my questions look too much elementary. I am new to Cygwin. Do not hesitate to redirect me towards FAQs or user guides. iirc, cygwin has xterm, rxvt and rxvt-unicode -- Thomas E. Dickey http://invisible-island.net ftp://invisible-island.net -- 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/
Re: How to launch an xterm using Monospace font
On Thu, 5 Aug 2010, JOHNER Jean 066030 wrote: Hello, I would like to launch an xterm terminal using Monospace font. Monospace is the font used by default by gvim. I tried: xterm -fn Monospace xterm -fa Monospace is perhaps what you meant. -- Thomas E. Dickey http://invisible-island.net ftp://invisible-island.net -- 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/
