Re: Using startx script without opening cygwin bash command window

2004-03-17 Thread ramerkw
Hi, I've been following this thread as a lurker and hopefully this message will be threaded with those already posted. I have tried several of the suggestions. They work mostly, but I can't seem to get wmaker going as does a 'startx' command. Using the shortcut with XWin just brings up

Re: Using startx script without opening cygwin bash command window

2004-01-24 Thread Milos Komarcevic
My question is this... I currently open Cygwin's bash shell window and type startx to start up my X server. (I use the windowless option to avoid the ugly background.) But this leaves me with a bash shell that I don't use. I use my X shell windows. Is there a way to start the X server with

Re: Using startx script without opening cygwin bash command window

2004-01-24 Thread Holger Krull
Andrew Schulman schrieb: And this doesn't open a shell window? That's what the OP wanted to avoid. The shell window closes after starting Xwin. Holger Krull

Re: Using startx script without opening cygwin bash command window

2004-01-23 Thread Andrew Schulman
>> I don't know what options you have in your startx script, but I have a >> shortcut in my Windows startup folder with target >> >> C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\XWin.exe -multiwindow -clipboard -dpi 100 > > But that only works if the cygwin dlls are in your PATH. So, put them in. Then you can run

Re: Using startx script without opening cygwin bash command window

2004-01-23 Thread Holger Krull
I don't know what options you have in your startx script, but I have a shortcut in my Windows startup folder with target C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\XWin.exe -multiwindow -clipboard -dpi 100 But that only works if the cygwin dlls are in your PATH. I use D:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe -l -c "xwin +kb -xkbmap

Re: Using startx script without opening cygwin bash command window

2004-01-23 Thread Andrew Schulman
> My question is this... I currently open Cygwin's bash shell window and > type startx to start up my X server. (I use the windowless option to avoid > the ugly background.) But this leaves me with a bash shell that I don't > use. I use my X shell windows. Is there a way to start the X serv

Using startx script without opening cygwin bash command window

2004-01-23 Thread Wil Hunt
Hello all, I am currently using Cygwin/XFree86 and loving it. I've compiled IceWM and have been happily using that to make my life heaver here at work where we have a big messy mixture of Windows and Linux boxes. My question is this... I currently open Cygwin's bash shell window and type