[ANNOUNCEMENT] [1.7] Updated: xorg-server 1.7.5-1, 1.7.99.901-1 (TEST)

2010-02-25 Thread Yaakov (Cygwin/X)
The following package has been updated for Cygwin 1.7: * xorg-server-1.7.5-1 * xorg-server-1.7.99.901-1 (TEST) This package contains XWin and the other X.Org X11 servers. This is an update to the latest stable upstream release. A snapshot of the 1.8 beta series has also been made available as

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: mesa-7.6.1-1

2010-02-25 Thread Yaakov (Cygwin/X)
The following packages have been updated for Cygwin 1.7: * libGL-devel-7.6.1-1 * libGL1-7.6.1-1 * libGLU-devel-7.6.1-1 * libGLU1-7.6.1-1 * libGLw-devel-7.6.1-1 * libGLw1-7.6.1-1 * libOSMesa-devel-7.6.1-1 * libOSMesa7-7.6.1-1 * mesa-7.6.1-1 This is an update to the latest stable upstream version.

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: libX11-1.3.3-1

2010-02-25 Thread Yaakov (Cygwin/X)
The following packages have been updated for Cygwin 1.7: * libX11_6-1.3.3-1 * libX11-devel-1.3.3-1 * libX11-xcb1-1.3.3-1 * libX11-xcb-devel-1.3.3-1 libX11, aka Xlib, is the core library of the X11 protocol. This is an update to the latest upstream release. Yaakov Cygwin/X CYGWIN-XFREE-ANNOU

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: libXfont-1.4.1-2

2010-02-25 Thread Yaakov (Cygwin/X)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 The following package has been updated in the Cygwin net distribution: *** libXfont-devel-1.4.1-2 This release is built with only a static library. Due to incomplete support for weak symbol linkage, xorg-server must currently be built with a st

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: WindowMaker-0.92.1pre2-1

2010-02-25 Thread Yaakov (Cygwin/X)
The following packages has been updated/added for Cygwin 1.7: *** WindowMaker-0.92.1pre2-1 *** libWINGs-devel-0.92.1pre2-1 *** libWMaker-devel-0.92.1pre2-1 *** libwraster-devel-0.92.1pre2-1 *** libwraster3-0.92.1pre2-1 Window Maker is the GNU window manager for the X Window System. It was design

Re: How do I start WM?

2010-02-25 Thread Holger Krull
Am 25.02.2010 03:54, schrieb Kenneth Wolcott: If I don't set the DISPLAY environment variable then it complains about it not being set. If I do set the DISPLAY environment variable then it complains about not being able to use it. $ openbox-session which: no hsetroot in [PATH content deleted]

Re: How do I start WM?

2010-02-25 Thread Yaakov (Cygwin/X)
On 2010-02-25 04:25, Holger Krull wrote: I can confirm problems with openbox. It does not start everytime i try on my computer and i get the same behavior that you described, a short view of the black background. Openbox is just a window manager. If that's all you have in ~/.xinitrc, you won'

Re: How do I start WM?

2010-02-25 Thread Holger Krull
Am 25.02.2010 12:18, schrieb Yaakov (Cygwin/X): On 2010-02-25 04:25, Holger Krull wrote: I can confirm problems with openbox. It does not start everytime i try on my computer and i get the same behavior that you described, a short view of the black background. Openbox is just a window manager.

Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] [1.7] Updated: xorg-server 1.7.5-1, 1.7.99.901-1 (TEST)

2010-02-25 Thread Jon TURNEY
On 25/02/2010 08:21, Yaakov (Cygwin/X) wrote: The following package has been updated for Cygwin 1.7: * xorg-server-1.7.5-1 The following patches has been added in the stable release: I believe this also contains a patch for the issue where input would freeze in running a motif application in

Re: Cygwin/X 1.7 keyboard/mouse freeze shortly after Xwin login to Solaris

2010-02-25 Thread Jon TURNEY
On 20/02/2010 04:02, Mark Veneziano wrote: Thanks very much for investigating this issue. Please let me know if I can help in any way. If you can confirm this is fixed with xorg-server 1.7.5-1, that would be helpful :-) -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Probl

Re: How do I start WM?

2010-02-25 Thread Joseph Ess
From: Holger Krull >I know that. Sorry for being to short with the description. >The X-Server dies when openbox starts, and it shouldn't do that, even >without a window manager. But i see this only every tenth attempt to >start openbox, while the original poster seems to have this every time. >

Re: How do I start WM?

2010-02-25 Thread Yaakov (Cygwin/X)
On 2010-02-25 12:56, Joseph Ess wrote: Really? I looked. Your definition of "clear" and mine must be different. The xinit(1) man page suggests an ~/xinitrc like so: xrdb -load $HOME/.Xresources xsetroot -solid gray& xclock -g 50x50-0+0 -bw 0& xload -g 50x50-50+0 -bw 0& xterm -g 80x24+0+0& xterm

RE: How do I start WM?

2010-02-25 Thread Joseph Ess
From: "Mike Ayers" > Notice the first line. This is a script. When it ends, startx ends, as does > your X > session. Notice the last line. The X session now lasts as long as the > window manager. > Note the lack of redirects on the window manager, and the use of a console > window. I >

Re: How do I start WM?

2010-02-25 Thread Yaakov (Cygwin/X)
On 2010-02-25 13:47, Joseph Ess wrote: I got it. Thank you. I can start up Xwindows with OpenBox from a Windows shortcut now. I still don't have a workspace pager. Is the problem me or is it OpenBox? Openbox is just a WM. It does not provide a panel, pager, or other desktop components.

Re: How do I start WM?

2010-02-25 Thread Joseph Ess
>From: "Yaakov (Cygwin/X)" > > Note that the last line does NOT have a '&'. Quoting from xinit(1): _Now_ it's clear. Thanks. Joe -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.c

RE: How do I start WM?

2010-02-25 Thread Mike Ayers
> From: cygwin-xfree-ow...@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-xfree- > ow...@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Jon TURNEY > Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 11:58 AM > On 23/02/2010 16:18, Christopher Faylor wrote: > > From my reading of the documentation, it sounds like you'd get this > behavior by > > adding

Re: How do I start WM?

2010-02-25 Thread Yaakov (Cygwin/X)
On 2010-02-25 10:16, Joseph Ess wrote: I can reproduce your finding. Putting just "openbox&" in my ~/xinitrc does not work. Of course not; the xinit(1) man page explains that clearly. Yaakov Cygwin/X -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports:

RE: Crash of XWin

2010-02-25 Thread Mike Ayers
> From: cygwin-xfree-ow...@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-xfree- > ow...@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Rodrigo Medina > Suddenly XWin will not start anymore. > Few hours ago everything was OK. > I have not installed any new software,, just shutdown and start again > the machine. > I include cygcheck -s, X

RE: How do I start WM?

2010-02-25 Thread Mike Ayers
> From: cygwin-xfree-ow...@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-xfree- > ow...@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Joseph Ess > Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:16 AM > I can reproduce your finding. Putting just "openbox &" in my ~/xinitrc > does not work. > Putting the "exec openbox-session >/tmp/openbox.log 2>&1"

Re: How do I start WM?

2010-02-25 Thread Joseph Ess
From: "Yaakov (Cygwin/X)" >On 2010-02-25 10:16, Joseph Ess wrote: > >I can reproduce your finding. Putting just "openbox&" in my ~/xinitrc does > >not work. > Of course not; the xinit(1) man page explains that clearly. Really? I looked. Your definition of "clear" and mine must be different.

Re: How do I start WM?

2010-02-25 Thread Reid Thompson
On Thu, 2010-02-25 at 10:56 -0800, Joseph Ess wrote: > From: "Yaakov (Cygwin/X)" > >On 2010-02-25 10:16, Joseph Ess wrote: > > >I can reproduce your finding. Putting just "openbox&" in my ~/xinitrc > > >does not work. > > Of course not; the xinit(1) man page explains that clearly. > > Really?

Re: How do I start WM?

2010-02-25 Thread Joseph Ess
From: "Yaakov (Cygwin/X)" > Openbox is just a WM. It does not provide a panel, pager, or other desktop components. Maybe I'm thinking of BlackBox, since it has a "toolbar". Thanks, Joe -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cy

Re: How do I start WM?

2010-02-25 Thread Reid Thompson
On Thu, 2010-02-25 at 12:32 -0800, Joseph Ess wrote: > From: "Yaakov (Cygwin/X)" > > Openbox is just a WM. It does not provide a panel, pager, or other > desktop components. > > Maybe I'm thinking of BlackBox, since it has a "toolbar". > Thanks, > Joe these types of components can be used with

Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] [1.7] Updated: xorg-server 1.7.5-1, 1.7.99.901-1 (TEST)

2010-02-25 Thread ERIC HO
I sent the following to the cygwin email by mistake: I reported a problem back in December last year on: Cygwin 1.7 beta XWin Crashes from Ubuntun 9.10 after Firefox sessions. It was never fixed until I installed xorg-server 1.7.5-1 tonight.  I sshed  to Ubuntun 9.10 and stayed on Firefix and othe

Re: Cygwin/X 1.7 keyboard/mouse freeze shortly after Xwin login to Solaris

2010-02-25 Thread Mark Veneziano
Thanks again for the help. Unfortunately things are only partially fixed with 1.7.5-1. The Motif context menu issue appears to be gone. When I right-click inside a CDE application, I get a context menu as expected, and no keyboard/mouse freeze. However, I still get a keyboard/mouse freeze