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RE: Backticks in 4.1.0


Fabio,

I cannot reproduce it.  On my systems (Windows 2000, and ME) I do not see
it.  I left the server on for almost an hour and watched ;-)
I do not have Windows 98SE, but on Windows ME I also do not see backtick?

Suhaib

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fabio Somenzi [mailto:Fabio@Colorado.EDU]
> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 5:50 PM
> To: Suhaib Siddiqi
> Cc: 'Fabio@Colorado.EDU'; 'cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com'
> Subject: RE: Backticks in 4.1.0
> 
> Suhaib,
> 
> Thanks for the prompt reply.  I ran a few more experiments.  I still
> get the backticks even when:
> 
> 1. I run without window manager.
> 
> 2. I disable McAfee Virus Scan.
> 
> 3. I change the screen parameters from 1280x1024x32 to 1280x1024x16 in
>    the call to XWin.
> 
> I didn't mention it explicitly, but just in case..., the backticks
> only show up in the xfree windows.  I've seen them with xterms, rxvts,
> and with emacs.
> 
> 
> Fabio
> 
> 
> >>>>> "SS" == Suhaib Siddiqi <ssiddiqi@inspirepharm.com> writes:
> 
>  SS> I will try to reproduceit with your startup script.  I have not seen
> it.
>  SS> However, once in a while I used to get a tiny Virtual Windows Manager
> icon
>  SS> for vtwm, which I always assumed was due to a bug in vtwm.
> 
>  SS> Suhaib
> 
>  >> -----Original Message-----
>  >> From: Fabio Somenzi [mailto:Fabio@Colorado.EDU]
>  >> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 4:53 PM
>  >> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
>  >> Cc: Fabio Somenzi
>  >> Subject: Backticks in 4.1.0
>  >>
>  >>
>  >> I have installed the binaries for 4.1.0 on my desktop PC running
>  >>
>  >> Windows98
>  >> cygwin 1.3.2
>  >> no previous xfree installation
>  >>
>  >> All works well except for the fact that about once a minute, a
>  >> backtick ('`') appears in the window that has the focus.
>  >>
>  >> I have installed 4.0.3 on my laptop, running
>  >>
>  >> Windows98SE
>  >> cygwin 1.3.2
>  >>
>  >> and, with the same general setup, I have not seen this problem.
>  >>
>  >> On the desktop, I have tried both twm and vtwm as window managers.  I
>  >> took the latter from the 4.0.3 distribution.)
>  >> I have tried vtwm with and without .vtwmrc.  The results are the same.
>  >>
>  >> I start xfree with this simple script, which apart from the screen
>  >> parameters, is the same on the laptop:
>  >>
>  >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>  >> #! /bin/sh
>  >>
>  >> eval `ssh-agent`
>  >> XWin -screen 0 1280x1024x32 -whitepixel 255 -blackpixel 0 -engine 4 &
>  >> vtwm &
>  >> xsetroot -solid aquamarine4
>  >> xclock -geometry 80x80+1134+0 &
>  >> xterm -n xterm-1 -j -ls -sb -sl 500 -rightbar -geometry
>  >> +361+0 -e bash &
>  >> xterm -n xterm-2 -j -ls -sb -sl 500 -rightbar -geometry
>  >> +0+396 -e bash &
>  >> xterm -n xterm-3 -j -ls -sb -sl 500 -rightbar -geometry
>  >> +508+343 -e bash &
>  >> exit
>  >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>  >>
>  >> (The laptop has 1024x768x16 instead of 1280x1024x32.)
>  >>
>  >> The problem exists also if I comment out the "ssh-agent" line.  It
>  >> exists also when I have all local clients.  However, the backticks do
>  >> not seem to show up when the window in which xfree runs is
>  >> "minimized."  Any suggestions on what I could try next?
>  >>
>  >>
>  >> Thanks
>  >>
>  >>
>  >> Fabio Somenzi
>  >>


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