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Re: remote Mathematica client does not work properly in Cygwin/X(pointer bug?)


On Mon, 14 Jun 2004, Liangfeng Sun wrote:

> I'm using the latest Cygwin/X for Windows XP.
> I use xinit to start X server on my local computer,
> then connect to a remote linux computer by 'ssh -X'.
> Many clients work properly, i.e. xemacs, mozilla, etc.
> However, the pointer does not work good when I start
> Mathematica(V5) on the remote linux computer.
> The error information is,
>
> X Error of failed request:  BadWindow (invalid Window
> parameter)
>   Major opcode of failed request:  38 (X_QueryPointer)
>   Resource id in failed request:  0x3a
>   Serial number of failed request:  23406
>   Current serial number in output stream:  23406
>
> As long as I move my pointer to any Mathematica
> window, that error message will appear on the window
> where the Mathematica is started.
> The Mathematica can not recognize 'Shift-Enter' 2-key
> combination.
> Usually, the Cygwin/X crashes after I use Mathematica
> for a long time.
>
> I don't know if somebody else has also encountered
> this kind of problem.
> Please help to solve this problem.

<http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-ssh-no-x11forwarding>
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