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Re: Multi-window problems on remote clients
- From: "Nigel Hathaway" <nigel at bprj dot co dot uk>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 17:46:03 -0000 (GMT)
- Subject: Re: Multi-window problems on remote clients
- References: <53849.193.131.176.54.1077816385.squirrel@wick.bprj.co.uk>
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
If I add -clipboard onto the end of the command line this problem goes
away. However, the clipboard contents do not get transferred.
> When accessing remote clients using the multiwindow mode, the title is
> always "Cygwin/X X" and the close button (X on top right of window
> bar/frame) does not send the appropriate to the client - i.e. the window
> does not close. [The icon, however, makes it through OK to the top left)
>
> This can be reproduced as follows:
>
> Log onto a remote Linux box using XDMCP. Choose 'Failsafe' login - i.e no
> window manager, just an Xterm. Start various program from the shell.
>
> My command line was as follows:
>
> C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\XWin.exe -multiwindow -nowinkill -once -broadcast
>
> I am using Windows XP. My remote box uses Fedora core 1.
>
> I am using a 'recent' version of XWin - January 2004, I think.
>
> - Nigel Hathaway
>
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