[winGRASS] display manager and monitors

[Huidae Cho]

Then, I think the problem happens only with the recent X versions
because mine works fine with a one month old cygwin stuff. What X
version do you have?

Thank you.
Huidae Cho


On Thu, Mar 17, 2005 at 12:34:48PM +0000, Richard Martin wrote:
> Huidae,
> 
> When I run startxwin.bat > grass60 -- this also causes a crash. I don't 
> think the batch files are the problem, because starting from a bash shell, 
> startxwin.sh > grass60 causes a crash as well. Set display 127.0.0.1:0.0 
> should work just fine. The problem may lie in the way XWin is processing 
> the display perimeter and SET DISPLAY=:0 is nothing but a work around.
> 
> Here's my startxwin.bat:
> 
> Dick
> 
> @echo off
> SET DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0
> 
> 
> REM
> REM The path in the CYGWIN_ROOT environment variable assignment assume
> REM that Cygwin is installed in a directory called 'cygwin' in the root
> REM directory of the current drive.  You will only need to modify
> REM CYGWIN_ROOT if you have installed Cygwin in another directory.  For
> REM example, if you installed Cygwin in \foo\bar\baz\cygwin, you will need
> REM to change \cygwin to \foo\bar\baz\cygwin.
> REM
> REM This batch file will almost always be run from the same drive (and
> REM directory) as the drive that contains Cygwin/X, therefore you will
> REM not need to add a drive letter to CYGWIN_ROOT.  For example, you do
> REM not need to change \cygwin to c:\cygwin if you are running this
> REM batch file from the C drive.
> REM
> 
> SET CYGWIN_ROOT=\cygwin
> 
> SET PATH=.;%CYGWIN_ROOT%\bin;%CYGWIN_ROOT%\usr\X11R6\bin;%PATH%
> 
> SET XAPPLRESDIR=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults
> SET XCMSDB=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/Xcms.txt
> SET XKEYSYMDB=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XKeysymDB
> SET XNLSPATH=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/locale
> 
> 
> REM
> REM Cleanup after last run.
> REM
> 
> if not exist %CYGWIN_ROOT%\tmp\.X11-unix\X0 goto CLEANUP-FINISH
> attrib -s %CYGWIN_ROOT%\tmp\.X11-unix\X0
> del %CYGWIN_ROOT%\tmp\.X11-unix\X0
> 
> :CLEANUP-FINISH
> if exist %CYGWIN_ROOT%\tmp\.X11-unix rmdir %CYGWIN_ROOT%\tmp\.X11-unix
> 
> 
> REM
> REM The error "Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed'" is
> REM caused by using a DOS mode mount for the mount that the Cygwin/X
> REM fonts are accessed through.  See the Cygwin/X FAQ for more
> REM information:
> REM http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-error-font-eof
> REM
> 
> if "%OS%" == "Windows_NT" goto OS_NT
> 
> REM Windows 95/98/Me
> echo startxwin.bat - Starting on Windows 95/98/Me
> 
> goto STARTUP
> 
> :OS_NT
> 
> REM Windows NT/2000/XP/2003
> echo startxwin.bat - Starting on Windows NT/2000/XP/2003
> 
> :STARTUP
> 
> REM Brief descriptions of XWin-specific options:
> REM
> REM -screen scr_num [width height]
> REM      Enable screen scr_num and optionally specify a width and
> REM      height for that screen.
> REM      Most importantly, any parameters specified before the first -screen
> REM      parameter apply to all screens.  Any options after the first 
> -screen
> REM      parameter apply only to the screen that precedes the parameter.
> REM      Example:
> REM          XWin -fullscreen -screen 0 -screen 1 -depth 8 -screen 2
> REM      All screens will be fullscreen, but screen 2 will be depth 8, while
> REM      screens 0 and 1 will be the default depth (whatever depth Windows
> REM      is currently running at).
> REM -multiwindow
> REM      Start an integrated Windows-based window manager.  Not to be used
> REM      with -rootless nor -fullscreen.
> REM -rootless
> REM      Use a transparent root window with an external window manager
> REM      (such as twm).  Not to be used with -multiwindow nor
> REM      with -fullscreen.
> REM -fullscreen
> REM      Use a window as large as possible on the primary monitor.
> REM -multiplemonitors
> REM      Create a root window that covers all monitors on a
> REM      system with multiple monitors.
> REM -clipboard
> REM      Enable the integrated version of xwinclip.  Do not use in
> REM      conjunction with the xwinclip program.
> REM -depth bits_per_pixel
> REM      Specify the screen depth to run at (in bits per pixel) using a
> REM      DirectDraw-based engine in conjunction with the -fullscreen
> REM      option, ignored if the -fullscreen option is not specified.
> REM      By default, you will be using a DirectDraw based engine on any
> REM      system that supports it.
> REM -unixkill
> REM      Trap Ctrl+Alt+Backspace as a server shutdown key combination.
> REM -nounixkill
> REM      Disable Ctrl+Alt+Backspace as a server shutdown key combination 
> (default).
> REM      Example:
> REM          XWin -unixkill -screen 0 -screen 1 -screen 2 -nounixkill
> REM      Screens 0 and 1 will allow Ctrl+Alt+Backspace, but screen 2 will 
> not.
> REM -winkill
> REM      Trap Alt+F4 as a server shutdown key combination (default).
> REM -nowinkill
> REM      Disable Alt+F4 as a server shutdown key combination.
> REM -scrollbars
> REM      Enable resizing of the server display window.  Do not use in 
> conjunction
> REM      with -multiwindow nor with -rootless.
> REM -nodecoration
> REM      Draw the server root window without a title bar or border.
> REM      Do not use with -mutliwindow nor with -rootless.
> REM -lesspointer
> REM      Hide the Windows mouse cursor anytime it is over any part of the
> REM      window, even if Cygwin/X is not the window with the focus.
> REM -refresh rate_in_Hz
> REM      Specify a refresh rate to use when used with the -fullscreen 
> option.
> REM -trayicon
> REM      Enable the tray icon (default).
> REM -notrayicon
> REM      Disable the tray icon.
> REM      Example:
> REM          XWin -notrayicon -screen 0 -screen 1 -screen 2 -trayicon
> REM      Screens 0 and 1 will not have tray icons, but screen 2 will.
> REM -emulate3buttons [timeout]
> REM      Emulate 3 button mouse with an optional timeout in milliseconds.
> REM -xf86config
> REM      Specify an XF86Config-style configuration file.
> REM -keyboard
> REM      Specify a keyboard device from the configuration file.
> 
> 
> REM
> REM Startup the programs
> REM
> 
> 
> REM Startup the X Server with the integrated Windows-based window manager.
> REM WARNING: Do not use 'xwinclip' in conjunction with the ``-clipboard''
> REM command-line parameter for XWin.  Doing so would start two clipboard
> REM managers, which is never supposed to happen.
> 
> run XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -silent-dup-error
> 
> 
> REM Startup an xterm, using bash as the shell.
> 
> run xterm -sl 1000 -sb -rightbar -ms red -fg yellow -bg black -e 
> /usr/bin/bash -l
> 
> 
> REM
> REM Startup the twm window manager.
> REM WARNING: Do not use an external window manager in conjunction with
> REM the ``-multiwindow'' command-line parameter for XWin.  Doing so
> REM would start two window managers, which is never supposed to happen.
> REM
> 
> REM run twm
> 
> 
> REM Set a background color.  Only needed when not using -multwindow for 
> XWin.
> 
> REM run xsetroot -solid aquamarine4
> 
> 
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