[Gllug] OT: PC X-Server

[Peter Childs]

On Wed, 19 Feb 2003, Tethys wrote:

> 
> Dan Kolb writes:
> 
> >Alternatively the Cygwin XFree86 port also works nicely. However, the whole X
> >server is displayed as one Windows window, with the applications sitting in a
> >Window Manager inside this window. Exceed, IIRC, gives each X application its
> >own Windows window.
> 
> Actually, I far prefer running in a single window, because then I can
> run my window manager of choice, rather than be lumbered with Windows'
> inflexibility. In particular, my hotkeys for raising, lowering and
> iconifying windows, and for starting up a new rxvt make me significantly
> (i.e., probably 2 or 3 times) more productive. Plus I can't live without
> focus follows mouse. Yes, you can tweak Windows to do that too, but it
> still raises the window when it becomes active, which loses you most of
> the gains you had.
> 
> Exceed is quite nice, if pricey (last time I looked). It does, however,
> have some font issues. In the past, I've been happy with MI-X, which
> used to be free, but these days costs $25 (although the expiry on the
> trial version is easily thwarted).
> 
	I still can't get this too work (cygwin that is). when I start it 
with 

X -query 192.168.0.31 -from 192.168.0.77 

(where 192.168.0.31 is my thin client server and 192.168.0.77 is my
windows box) 

all I get is a shrinking grey X like screen it crashes multiple times..
shrinking each time and a message in my xdm-errors such

X Error of failed request:  BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window 
parameter)
  Major opcode of failed request:  14 (X_GetGeometry)
  Resource id in failed request:  0x0
  Serial number of failed request:  54
  Current serial number in output stream:  54
X Error of failed request:  BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window 
parameter)

repeated once for each time it shrinks.

	What is the problem and how do I fix it? I did try asking this
question on the LTSP mailing list but did not come up with a good 
answer....

Peter Childs 


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