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Re: Windows titles, root window and xterm
- From: Alexander Gottwald <alexander dot gottwald at s1999 dot tu-chemnitz dot de>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 18:05:54 +0200 (MEST)
- Subject: Re: Windows titles, root window and xterm
- References: <5.2.1.1.0.20040427161443.00aa2800@mail.mistral.net>
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
On Tue, 27 Apr 2004, Darryl Scott wrote:
> Hi!
> Two /three points :
>
> Point 1 : Opposite behaviour in Window titles defaulting to Cygwin/X X
>
> A similar point to this has been raised before, in March 2004, in a remote
> context. I do not believe that it was ever answered fully.
>
> I have just installed Cygwin on a 100% clean W2000 machine and have
> opposite behaviour to that found on W2003 with the same version (8/4/04 N.B
> dd/mm/yy not USA format) of Cygwin. Any explanations? Clearly on W2000 it
> wants the clipboard started, what ever that entails. My point is that
> opposite behaviour occurs on W2003, I just want to understand why.
What do you mean with opposite behaviour?
Maybe you have installed older XFree86 packages aside/instead of the xorg
packages.
> Below are the XWin command lines and the differences found in the W2000 log
> files.
> There are no fails in the common part of the log files.
>
> StartXwin.bat
>
> This version displays executable titles from the X-app bulletins as
> required. In W2003 it is the opposite.
>
> XWin -multiwindow -emulate3buttons -nowinkill
>
> This version produces Cygwin/X X as the bulletin titles. In W2003 it is the
> opposite.
>
> XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -emulate3buttons -nowinkill
I can not reproduce this. tested with xterm an win2k abnd it displayed the
string xterm in the title in both cases.
>
> Point 2/3 : "the root window"
>
> What is the name of the *rc file that controls this root window? Currently
> it is a seemingly useless frozen blob without mouse control and
> unpopulated. So I would like to either use it or loose it.
It is hardcoded. You can not change this via .rc file.
> The other menu items controlled via .XWinrc are OK except that the
> application elements have an instance of a xterm that was used to open the
> application. While this xterm dies after the application dies it would be
> good to lose it earlier.
>
> e.g. XWinrc menu commands :
>
> xterm -fg ** -bg ** // using .bashrc
>
> and
>
> xterm -fg ** -bg ** -e /usr/bin/tcshrc // using .tcshrc and other
> shells and scripts
>
> etc.
>
> I have successfully "lost" this xterm when running applications within
> Cygwin but have not manage to do this when using Cygwin as the X-server for
> "foreign" applications.
The clarify: You want to close the xterm while a program started from it is
still running?
Maybe the program requires the console for output. Have you tried Control-D to
exit the xterm?
bye
ago
BTW: Your messages are a pain to read. A lot of text with few information hiding
inbetween.
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