Re: text fields in app don't allow input when running Cygwin X

2013-07-08 Thread Deryl Steinert
Jon, Thanks for all the help and explanation. The new XWin.exe seems to fix the problem. I just set up a link from /usr/bin/XWin.exe to the new .exe file so that I can switch between the original and new easier. I can reproduce the issue with the original and the issue is fixed with the new

Re: text fields in app don't allow input when running Cygwin X

2013-07-08 Thread Jon TURNEY
On 08/07/2013 22:21, Deryl Steinert wrote: Thanks for all the help and explanation. The new XWin.exe seems to fix the problem. I just set up a link from /usr/bin/XWin.exe to the new .exe file so that I can switch between the original and new easier. I can reproduce the issue with the

Re: text fields in app don't allow input when running Cygwin X

2013-06-28 Thread Jon TURNEY
On 19/06/2013 15:37, Jon TURNEY wrote: On 17/06/2013 15:44, Deryl Steinert wrote: Do you consider this an issue with Cygwin, Java 7 or with our Java apps? If the issue is with Cygwin do you foresee implementing a solution anytime soon? Or do you know of a workaround we can use in Java?

Re: text fields in app don't allow input when running Cygwin X

2013-06-19 Thread Jon TURNEY
On 17/06/2013 15:44, Deryl Steinert wrote: Do you consider this an issue with Cygwin, Java 7 or with our Java apps? If the issue is with Cygwin do you foresee implementing a solution anytime soon? Or do you know of a workaround we can use in Java? This might just be a bug in the way the

Re: text fields in app don't allow input when running Cygwin X

2013-06-19 Thread Deryl Steinert
Jon, Here is a link to another java bug report that does refer to CygwinX directly; http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=7147075 Thanks, Deryl -- View this message in context:

Re: text fields in app don't allow input when running Cygwin X

2013-06-17 Thread Deryl Steinert
Hi, Jon, Thanks for the quick response. Do you consider this an issue with Cygwin, Java 7 or with our Java apps? If the issue is with Cygwin do you foresee implementing a solution anytime = soon? Or do you know of a workaround we can use in Java? Trying to figure out what I can do to remedy the

Re: text fields in app don't allow input when running Cygwin X

2013-06-15 Thread Jon TURNEY
On 13/06/2013 16:00, Deryl Steinert wrote: Here is a reference to a Java bug that suggests that the problem may be related to the X window manager being used; http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=6798064 It doesn't specifically address the issue under Cygwin but does talk about the

Re: text fields in app don't allow input when running Cygwin X

2013-06-13 Thread Deryl Steinert
I am seeing this same issue with running a Java 7 app through the Cygwin xserver in multiwindowed mode (startxwin). Once a Java window loses keyboard focus I can't get it to regain focus for keyboard events. Basically all keyboard input to a window must be completed without the window losing

Re: text fields in app don't allow input when running Cygwin X

2013-06-13 Thread Deryl Steinert
Here is a reference to a Java bug that suggests that the problem may be related to the X window manager being used; http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=6798064 It doesn't specifically address the issue under Cygwin but does talk about the issue occurring under the ION window manager which is

Re: text fields in app don't allow input when running Cygwin X

2013-04-17 Thread KM
I don't think this ever went thru - Original Message - Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 12:19 PM Subject: Re: text fields in app don't allow input when running Cygwin X one more time - since I got a delivery failure KM   - Original Message - Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 8:44 AM

Re: text fields in app don't allow input when running Cygwin X

2013-03-27 Thread Jon TURNEY
On 25/03/2013 18:39, KM wrote: I have an application that I have always compiled on Linux and then invoked via X Windows with my installed Cygwin X. Basically use a shortcut to startwin.exe (full command is C:\cygwin\bin\run.exe /usr/bin/bash.exe -l -c /usr/bin/startxwin.exe ). This always

Re: text fields in app don't allow input when running Cygwin X

2013-03-27 Thread Mark Hansen
On 3/27/2013 9:09 AM, Jon TURNEY wrote: On 25/03/2013 18:39, KM wrote: I have an application that I have always compiled on Linux and then invoked via X Windows with my installed Cygwin X. Basically use a shortcut to startwin.exe (full command is C:\cygwin\bin\run.exe /usr/bin/bash.exe -l

text fields in app don't allow input when running Cygwin X

2013-03-25 Thread KM
I have an application that I have always compiled on Linux and then invoked via X Windows with my installed Cygwin X.  Basically use a shortcut to startwin.exe (full command is  C:\cygwin\bin\run.exe /usr/bin/bash.exe -l -c /usr/bin/startxwin.exe ).  This always started my X server in the