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RE: Window Manager for X of Cygwin-Xfree
- To: "'cygwin-xfree at sources dot redhat dot com'" <cygwin-xfree at sources dot redhat dot com>
- Subject: RE: Window Manager for X of Cygwin-Xfree
- From: Suhaib Siddiqi <ssiddiqi at inspirepharm dot com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 06:52:21 -0400
In 'contrib" Directory, I guess
Suhaib
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anjani Prasad Achanta [mailto:anjani@cfl.rr.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 1:37 AM
> To: 'Suhaib Siddiqi'
> Subject: RE: Window Manager for X of Cygwin-Xfree
>
>
>
> Thank You for the info - the scripts just says we have to
> change them. I changed the initialization script and I am now
> using "twm". But my question was still unanswered. I wanted
> to know where I can get the binaries for vtwm. Aren't they
> released with the current version 4.1.0?
> Are there any other available window managers?
> Anjani
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-xfree-owner@sources.redhat.com
> [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@sources.redhat.com] On Behalf Of
> Suhaib Siddiqi
> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 6:00 AM
> To: 'cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com'
> Subject: RE: Window Manager for X of Cygwin-Xfree
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Anjani Prasad Achanta [mailto:anjani@cfl.rr.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 12:27 AM
> > To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> > Subject: Window Manager for X of Cygwin-Xfree
> >
> > Hi
> > I am new to cygwin. I installed the latest set of binaries of
> > cygwin-xfree following the Cygwin User Guide. The guide was really
> > helpful. I am able to start the X server by running startxwin shell
> > script. (Of course not through the batch file - it failed
> for this).
> > But an error came up while X is brought up saying vtwm not found. I
> > have not
> > changed any configuration files. I searched for a window manager and
> > found none in the bin directory.
> > Where can I get the window manager (vtwm or twm) binaries (and
> > related libraries) for cygwin-xfree? When I searched in the net the
> > tar
> > file "*vtwm*.tar.gz" file is found in 4.0.3 version of cygwin-xfree
> > but
> > the same is not available with 4.1.0 version.
> > What shall I do now? Where and which window manager should I
> > use?
>
> Please; Read the mail archives. Read the README file which
> is in startup-script directory. You will know the solution.
> That is all you can do. This question had been answered many
> times that for the people who do not intend to READ the
> README files and search mail archives before asking questions.
>
> Suhaib
>
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> > Anjani Prasad
> >
>