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Re: Cygwin Openbox queries
- From: Brian Ford <ford at vss dot fsi dot com>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 12:44:05 -0600 (CST)
- Subject: Re: Cygwin Openbox queries
- References: <20040302004922.70722.qmail@web13701.mail.yahoo.com>
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
On Mon, 1 Mar 2004, Jophrey Lim wrote:
> I am trying to start the X server with Cygwin/X running in Rootless mode?
> with the /openbox/ window manager running locally (one of the screenshots).
>
Please show us the exact command you used to do this.
?
> However, I have no idea on how to do it. I tried running "openbox" but I?
> got this error saying Connection to X server failed. I had checked the?
> online user guide and searched the internet for any guide but failed.
>
What does echo $DISPLAY say?
?
> Do you have any script on how to start the X server with openbox window?
> manager? Any website that I can refer to?
>
/usr/X11R6/bin/Xwin.exe :0 -rootless&
/usr/X11R6/bin/openbox -display :0
WFM.
?
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Brian Ford
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FlightSafety International
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