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Re: Loosing mouse and keyboard events??


Yes, I have experienced the same problem on Win2K ... but I do not have
any other solution than you're suggesting


Torsten

"Height, Jason" wrote:
> 
> Hello all
> 
> I have been using cygwin xfree for a while and have struck an unusual issue.
> 
> I use xwin for a xdmcp connection to our linux server, after a period of
> time of inactivity (say after coming in on a morning having left it running
> all night) I find that the keyboard no longer functions in any of the
> xterm's that have been opened.
> 
> This morning I found for the first time that the mouse clicking the xterm
> close icon, would not work (although I could drag the xterm arround).
> 
> Has anyone else had similar problems?
> 
> I am running the latest xfree-4.0.3 downloaded yesterday. It is running on
> Windows NT4.
> 
> I suspect that the problem may be related either to the windows screensaver,
> the xwindows screensaver, or the fact that I minimise the xwin window on the
> windows machine.
> 
> For the moment I have to restart xwin which is OK but a bit of an
> inconvenience.
> 
> Jason


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