Re: XWin doesn't close by itself

[Volker Lenhardt <volker dot lenhardt at uni-essen dot de>]

Am Sonntag, 21. März 2004 14:01 schrieb Alexander Gottwald:
> Volker Lenhardt wrote:
> > But the X server stays running, its logo lingers in the systray. I have
> > to shut it by a series of 3 clicks. No alt-f4. If I don't do so, I get
> > another X server the next time I start my xsane batch.
>
> if you don't use mulitwindowmode or the clipboard you can add the option
> -once to the commandline. the xserver will exit after the last client quit.
>

I tried, but xsane is easier to be used in multiwindow mode. And the X
server nonetheless has to be shut down explicitly after exiting xsane.

> > There's some cleaning up mechanism at the start of startxwin.bat, but it
> > doesn't seem to be helpful. How can I check for a running X server, so
> > my batch doesn't start a new one? Or how can I close the X server at the
> > close of the batch?
>
> I another xserver is already running then the newly started xserver will
> notice it and not start up.
>

I'd be happy, if it did so. So I try and skip all of the cleaning up and
start XWin only if there doesn't exist a .../tmp/X0. It works so far.
Can I get into trouble some time if I don't clean up?

Regards
Volker

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Volker Lenhardt
E-Mail: volker.lenhardt@uni-essen.de