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RE: xterm error: Can't open display
- Subject: RE: xterm error: Can't open display
- From: Suhaib Siddiqi <ssiddiqi at inspirepharm dot com>
- Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 07:11:33 -0400
- Cc: "'cygwin-xfree at sources dot redhat dot com'" <cygwin-xfree at sources dot redhat dot com>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: claude [mailto:ubik@telecomsm.multiarea.ro]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 7:07 AM
> To: Suhaib Siddiqi
> Cc: 'cygwin-xfree@sources.redhat.com'
> Subject: RE: xterm error: Can't open display
>
>
> On Wed, 23 May 2001, Suhaib Siddiqi wrote:
>
> >
> > > First I tried to start it by running startxwin.bat at bash
> > > then from cmd-prompt and outside the xwindow-window with...
> > > wait !, from ouside the xwindow-window (double-clik on it) it
> > > works ! ok, but why only this way ?
> >
> >
> > Double-click on what from outside the xwindows and it
> works? You neeed
> > to provide more parameters to Xwin.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> such as ?
>
E.g.
start XWin -screen 0 1024x768x24 -whitepixel 255 -blackpixel 0
>
> > Check mail archives And FAQ etc.
>
> Nothing there
>