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RE: IceWM?




> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com
> [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com]On Behalf Of Suhaib Siddiqi
> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 9:26 AM
> To: 'cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com'
> Subject: RE: IceWM?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > > maybe your IceWM failed to start.  Try starting it from 
> > xterm window.  
> > > It should show you errors if it is crashing.
> > 
> > I see icewm running in the Windows task manager -
> 
> you can kill it in Taskmanager

It doesn't appear to do anything to kill the old icewm. It dies, 
but even though I ran a new one from xterm, nothing changes.
BTW, the background is green - not the normal black and white background
X has when there is no wm.

> > could it 
> > still have crashed in that case? Also, do you mean to run 
> > icewm from the odd-looked xterm inside of XFree86?
> 
> yes! without a window manager, xterm would be odd-looking.
> 
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Sean
> > 
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Sean LeBlanc [mailto:sean@nutros.com]
> > > > Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 11:15 AM
> > > > To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> > > > Subject: IceWM?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Earlier I asked about window managers - I'm trying to get IceWM 
> > > > working for the time being. I downloaded binary 
> edition, changed 
> > > > startxwin.sh according to directions, and run startxwin.sh. The 
> > > > server comes up with a green background, and an xterm...but the 
> > > > xterm doesn't look right (no edges or title bar), and there is 
> > > > nothing else on the screen.  Any ideas on what I'm doing 
> > wrong here?
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Sean
> > > >
> > >
> > 
> 


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