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RE: xterm error: Can't open display




> -----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
> 


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