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RE: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Shadow Framebuffer Test 1




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Wright [mailto:kevin@wright.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 9:49 PM
> To: Harold Hunt; Cygx (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Shadow Framebuffer Test 1
> 
> 
> Harold,
> 
> I did a quick try of this on NT 4.0 and got the following:
> 
> $ XWin -screen 0 1024x768x8 -whitepixel 255 -blackpixel 0
> _XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should be set to root
> error opening security policy file 
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy
> 
> Fatal server error:
> could not open default font 'fixed'


You can ignore the first two errors.  They are not really errors
but warning, or you can make your own Security Policy file.

The error "fixed" means your fonts/mis/fixed is corrupted or
X is unable to find.

Suhaib


> 
> any ideas?
> 
> --Kevin
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cygwin-xfree-owner@sources.redhat.com
> > [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@sources.redhat.com]On Behalf Of 
> Harold Hunt
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 6:27 PM
> > To: Cygx (E-mail)
> > Subject: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Shadow Framebuffer Test 1
> >
> >
> > I'm happy to announce a shadow framebuffer based test 
> server.  This server
> > should work on Windows 95/98/Me, as well as Windows NT 4.0 and
> > Windows 2000.
> >
> > I have prepared a simple release page at:
> >
> > http://www.msu.edu/~huntharo/xwin/shadow/
> >
> > This release consists of updates to a single file: 
> XWin.exe.  You can
> > download XWin.exe from a link on the page mentioned above.
> >
> > I'd really appreciate some quick feedback on whether this works
> > for people.
> >
> > Thank you for your interest in the project,
> >
> > Harold
> >
> > P.S.  The release page above will eventually make it onto 
> the primary
> > Cygwin/XFree86 site; but I have homework due tomorrow, so 
> that won't be
> > tonight :)
> >
> >
> 


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