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Re: multiwindow doesn't work
- From: Jim Scheef <jscheef at yahoo dot com>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:41:10 -0700 (PDT)
- Subject: Re: multiwindow doesn't work
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
Alexander,
Thanks for the prompt reply, but this used to work and I can't minimize the
desktop window because it is frameless. Worse, the desktop remains on top and
hides all Windows apps. The syntax "startx -multiwindow &" comes from the KDE
web site and clearly indicates that the desktop is not to appear, so
something is wrong.
What causes the message: "ERROR: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)"? This
message is also displayed when I start any KDE apps, like kwrite.
Thanks,
Jim
--- Alexander Gottwald <Alexander.Gottwald@s1999.tu-chemnitz.de> wrote:
> Jim Scheef wrote:
>
> > Hello.
> >
> > Ever since CygwinX switched X server source (or whatever changed), I have
> not
> > been able to make -multiwindow work on my machine running XP SP1. KDE 3
> is
> > installed as the desktop. When I start using "startx -multiwindow &",
> > everything seems to start up correctly - the splash screen is displayed
> in a
> > Windows window, the round plays and then the root window appears and
> > initializes in frameless mode.
>
> KDE has it's own root (or better desktop) window. This is just a simple
> window
> and Xwin can do nothing to hide it.
>
> Other KDE application will be displayed as simple windows and you could
> minimize
> the destop window and have the others still present.
>
> bye
> ago
> NP: Accessory - I say go (Hocico Mix)
> --
> Alexander.Gottwald@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de
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>