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Re: Backticks in 4.1.0


I have seen this myself on my win2k box.  I don't know what to say.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Suhaib Siddiqi" <ssiddiqi@inspirepharm.com>
To: <Fabio@Colorado.EDU>
Cc: <cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com>
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 5:58 PM
Subject: 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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