Re: empty x windows

2010-06-14 Thread Jeff Spirko
me things to try, such > as the > 'screens' and 'mulitplemonitors', neither worked. One important thing is to make sure the X server is started while the second monitor is active. I know that if I start XWin in single-monitor mode, then attach the second monitor, the X

Re: frequently getting a STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION exception under win7

2010-06-11 Thread Jeff
hing, I'll post it. Jeff -- 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: xterm no longer accepts keyboard input

2010-03-14 Thread Jeff Spirko
On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 11:39 PM, Bob Kline wrote: > Jeff Spirko wrote: > >> If you see different results from running startxwin from the command >> line vs. the icon, you should check to see if you have an old batch >> file laying around > > Thanks for the s

Re: xterm no longer accepts keyboard input

2010-03-13 Thread Jeff Spirko
check to see if you have an old batch file laying around using commands like these: vdir /usr/bin/startxwin* which startxwin Unfortunately, I can't help with your actual problem, but this may be complicating things. -Jeff -- Jeff Spirko spi...@gmail.com spi...@lehigh.edu WD3V |=>

Re: Can't start X after upgrading to cygwin1.7

2010-01-23 Thread Jeff Spirko
the XWin Server icon so instead of just startxwin.exe, it says: ... "startxwin.exe -- -logfile ~/XWin.log" (Don't take out the beginning of the command that runs startxwin through bash, or the /etc/profile won't get run. The quotes are needed because this is the argum

composite extension

2009-09-03 Thread Jeff Forbes
Hi, I have been unable to find how to disable the composite extension. Can anyone tell me how this can be done. Jeff -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ

Background processes with Cygwin

2009-04-03 Thread Jeff Irwin
I have been beating my head on a wall for two weeks and have googled til my fingers bled. I am running windows server 2003 with cygwin. I am attempting to get a bash script to continue to run in cygwin even after I have logged out. I have tried several different tactics. The most recent and

Re: Cannot convert string "-*-lucida-medium-r-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1"

2009-02-19 Thread Jeff Y
rom: Yaakov (Cygwin/X) > Subject: Re: Cannot convert string > "-*-lucida-medium-r-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" > To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com > Cc: cyg...@cygwin.com > Date: Thursday, February 19, 2009, 12:27 PM > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA256 >

re: XWin -silent-dup-error not so silent

2006-09-09 Thread Jeff Cook
Anybody have a work-around for this super-annoying problem? Jeff Cook IT Consultant 3 Facility Services University of Oregon XWin -silent-dup-error not so silent * From: "Kenneth Nellis" * To: * Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:50:19 -0400 * Subject: XWin -silent-dup-error not so silent

Cygwin Xfree not functional on laptop with wireless

2005-01-19 Thread Browning, Jeff
it's just dead. Running the startxwin.bat file from a normal DOS window shows the usual start message. The X icon appears, but will display nothing. Eventually, the X icon vanishes, apparently a silent crash. Any clue what is going on here? Regards, Jeff

can't start with startx

2004-05-15 Thread Jeff D. Hamann
Clipboard not yet started, aborting. winClipboardProc - Call to select () failed: -1. Bailing. winClipboardProc - XDestroyWindow succeeded. winDeinitMultiWindowWM - Noting shutdown in progress [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ When I try to start the server using startxwin.bat I only get a console window. Be

Missing libGLw.a in versino 2.427 of setup

2004-05-04 Thread Jeff Felix
I recently had to reinstall Cygwin from scratch (version 2.427). I got everything using the setup program. Now, however, I can't link my Open GL programs because libGLw.a is missing. The include files for this code are there (e.g. GLwDrawA.h in /usr/X11R6/include/GL) but the library is not. Looking

Re: Could not open default font 'fixed'

2004-03-09 Thread Jeff Wolkove
Thanks, Harold. The fix worked. At 08:47 PM 3/9/2004, you wrote: Jeff, Jeff Wolkove wrote: I had the above error when I attempted to run startxwin.bat. The FAQ says I should nudge the mailing list so here I am nudging. Does anyone know of a fix for this error? Let me know if you need any

Could not open default font 'fixed'

2004-03-09 Thread Jeff Wolkove
I had the above error when I attempted to run startxwin.bat. The FAQ says I should nudge the mailing list so here I am nudging. Does anyone know of a fix for this error? Let me know if you need any further details. Thanks Jeff

Problem with remote KDE apps

2003-02-03 Thread Jeff Dilcher
I am having a problem that I guess is X related. I ssh into another computer, then run "kmail", and the application displays, however much of the toolbars and other aspects of the display run off the screen. Like here: http://hiddenworld.net:81/images/cygwin.jpg I have fiddled with the "kmail -