[winGRASS] display manager and monitors
Richard Martin
idrawmaps at msn.com
Thu Mar 17 12:55:24 EST 2005
I think your right! My release is 6.8.2.0-1, released on 2005-2-23 -- but,
there where three releases in February, 6.8.2.0-1 included.
Dick
>From: Huidae Cho <grass4u at gmail.com>
>To: Richard Martin <idrawmaps at msn.com>
>CC: wingrass at grass.itc.it
>Subject: Re: Re: [winGRASS] display manager and monitors
>Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 10:55:27 -0600
>
>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 parameter 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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