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Re: Windows programs in Cygwin/X ?
- From: Chris Green <chris at areti dot co dot uk>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 21:15:09 +0000
- Subject: Re: Windows programs in Cygwin/X ?
- References: <2284342f0602272112g334a850bp1893a3a512eb20d2@mail.gmail.com> <du7kbt$746$1@sea.gmane.org>
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 01:25:29PM -0700, Cary Jamison wrote:
> Doug Bohl wrote:
> > After much turmoil, I've managed to get a number of window managers
> > running in Cygwin/X. What I'm wondering is this: Is it at all
> > possible to allow my windows programs to be managed by my Cygwin/X
> > window manager? Presently, if I'm in -fullscreen mode and I'm running
> > some X programs, I'd have to alt+tab out of X and into explorer.
>
> It's only possible to go the other way - have Windows manage both your X and
> your Windows windows. Is there a reason you don't want to go this way?
> Have you tried -multiwindow?
>
I still think the most obvious answer is a multiple desktop utility on
the windows machine. Just click to the 'other' window.
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Chris Green (chris@areti.co.uk)
"Never ascribe to malice that which can be explained by incompetence."
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