Re: XWin wrong fonts after update
, because, you can trust me there are for sure tons of people out there which have had the same problem and do not have the skill, the time, the will to report the problem and/or to understand (as you say) the solution. Free software for sure does not mean you have to be an expert in everything you are willing to use! Externe Mail : cygwin-xfree-ow...@cygwin.com 01.04.200917:24 Gesendet von: cygwin-xfree-ow...@cygwin.com Bitte antworten an cygwin-xfree An: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com Kopie: Thema: Re: XWin wrong fonts after update catia.lava...@bechtle.com schrieb: Please check the FAQ for informations about the update: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#modular There are some changes in the location of file after the upgrade, so you have to set up old start scripts for the X server to the new structure. If you can not solve the problem with, the informations in the FAQ, please follow the instructions for reporting a problem: Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html You can check the output of cygcheck -s -v -r cygcheck.out on both computers to see differences. I think it is important to know how you start the X server on both computers and to check for differences in the start up scripts. Regards Dirk -- 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/ -- 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: XWin wrong fonts after update
catia.lava...@xxx.xxx wrote: I've been using since ages cygwin and XWin (XWin :0 -clipboard -multiwindow) on a Win XP Prof 32bit and I had no problems at all. Last update of cygwin I did was some month ago (I do not know exactly when). Yesterday afternoon I did again an update (like I always did without looking at he home page of cygwin) and I have realized that the X.org was updated. You can always tell which packages are going to be updated by clicking the View button in setup.exe until the label next to it reads Partial. In fact, I wouldn't recommend updating without first checking that list. You should then read the announcements for the packages about to be updated so that you're not surprised by any changes. The X update was a VERY large one and came with quite a detailed announcement. The problem is since then a graphical application which is ssh tunneled from a remote linux machine, which was working until the update, now is showing up with horrible (almost not readable) text fonts (Is there a way to attach a screenshot?). There's no point. Anyone subscribed to this list will already know what your problem is. I have tried to do a new installation of cygwin on another machine. On the fresh installed machine the same application exports fine with the correct fonts. This means that the update is the problem. No. The problem is that you didn't do your research before updating, and once you had the problem, you don't appear to have tried to find out the answer before posting your question. Please look in the announcements archive at http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree-announce/ You should then check the FAQ here http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree-announce/ and the user guide here http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ug/ If you're still not sure what your problem is, before posting again please search the archives of this mailing list at http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/ where the topic has been discussed MANY times. Phil This email has been scanned by Ascribe Ltd using Microsoft Antigen for Exchange. -- 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: XWin wrong fonts after update
I know I can always tell which packages are to be updated, what if I do not what to? I mean I am not installing a beta distribution, so I assume that the things are enough tested before they are posted in a repository. Obviously it can happen that something is buggy or does not work for one or another reason the way it should, but for sure this is to be seen as a bug and not as stupidity of the people who install the update. And at the end of the day what should people do keep the old packages all life long? sometimes I will be forced to trust you and apply the update anyway, and the X.org major update is now old (November 2008). If something needs manual help before the update procedure can be performed (which should never happen if the update procedure is good enough), a warning message should pop up. Even if I accept (which I do not really) that I was not enough careful in applying the update what should I do now: kill myself? reinstall the whole system or are you willing to give an hint how to restore the functionality? If there is no point in attaching a screen shot and you are soo good in understanding what I mean, you would be soo good even in answering right away solving the problem instead replying with an useless polemic mail, right? p.s. I did googled and I did look in the previous threads and I did not find any answer to my question, that's why am am asking. Externe Mail : cygwin-xfree-ow...@cygwin.com 01.04.200915:29 Gesendet von: cygwin-xfree-ow...@cygwin.com Bitte antworten an cygwin-xfree An: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com Kopie: Thema: RE: XWin wrong fonts after update catia.lava...@xxx.xxx wrote: I've been using since ages cygwin and XWin (XWin :0 -clipboard -multiwindow) on a Win XP Prof 32bit and I had no problems at all. Last update of cygwin I did was some month ago (I do not know exactly when). Yesterday afternoon I did again an update (like I always did without looking at he home page of cygwin) and I have realized that the X.org was updated. You can always tell which packages are going to be updated by clicking the View button in setup.exe until the label next to it reads Partial. In fact, I wouldn't recommend updating without first checking that list. You should then read the announcements for the packages about to be updated so that you're not surprised by any changes. The X update was a VERY large one and came with quite a detailed announcement. The problem is since then a graphical application which is ssh tunneled from a remote linux machine, which was working until the update, now is showing up with horrible (almost not readable) text fonts (Is there a way to attach a screenshot?). There's no point. Anyone subscribed to this list will already know what your problem is. I have tried to do a new installation of cygwin on another machine. On the fresh installed machine the same application exports fine with the correct fonts. This means that the update is the problem. No. The problem is that you didn't do your research before updating, and once you had the problem, you don't appear to have tried to find out the answer before posting your question. Please look in the announcements archive at http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree-announce/ You should then check the FAQ here http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree-announce/ and the user guide here http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ug/ If you're still not sure what your problem is, before posting again please search the archives of this mailing list at http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/ where the topic has been discussed MANY times. Phil This email has been scanned by Ascribe Ltd using Microsoft Antigen for Exchange. -- 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/ -- 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: XWin wrong fonts after update
catia.lava...@bechtle.com schrieb: Please check the FAQ for informations about the update: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#modular There are some changes in the location of file after the upgrade, so you have to set up old start scripts for the X server to the new structure. If you can not solve the problem with, the informations in the FAQ, please follow the instructions for reporting a problem: Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html You can check the output of cygcheck -s -v -r cygcheck.out on both computers to see differences. I think it is important to know how you start the X server on both computers and to check for differences in the start up scripts. Regards Dirk -- 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: XWin wrong fonts after update
catia.lava...@xxx.xxx wrote: I know I can always tell which packages are to be updated, what if I do not what to? You click on the second column until it says Keep. The interface could be more user friendly, but it does the job. I've not updated this PC to X11R7 because I need a server with accelerated GL. That hasn't stopped me from updating the rest of my cygwin packages. The rest of your response was just a pointless and unwarranted rant. Just follow the links I gave you, do what they tell you, and if you've still got a problem, we can start dealing with it. Even if I accept (which I do not really) that I was not enough careful in applying the update what should I do now: kill myself? Erm... only if you really, really want to, and it has to be your own decision. p.s. I did googled and I did look in the previous threads and I did not find any answer to my question, that's why am am asking. I just googled too, for fonts site:x.cygwin.com, and the first result was the cygwin X FAQ that I previously listed. The section on updates includes what is almost certainly the answer to your problem. If your problem genuinely is not covered by any of the links I gave you, then by all means post a follow-up, but in that case, you should tell us exactly what you *have* tried to resolve it, and why your problem isn't covered by the existing documentation. If you don't include that information, then we can only assume that the existing answers are good enough, but that you've not read or tried them. If you don't understand the documentation, then that is an equally valid point to raise. I assume from your email that you are not a native English speaker, and so it's possible that the language could be made simpler for you. If this is the case for you, then you should say which parts need clarifying. Remember, this is free software, written, maintained and supported by unpaid volunteers. Nobody owes you anything. Phil This email has been scanned by Ascribe Ltd using Microsoft Antigen for Exchange. -- 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/
