Re: Problem with running remote Linux Java GUI

[Christopher Mark Conn <cmc3list-win2k at yahoo dot com>]

George Ming writes:

> I use Cygwin/X to run remote X window programs. It
> works perfect for normal Linux X applications; but not
> for any Java GUI. In a Cygwin xterm, when I run a Java
> GUI in a remote linux machine, I only get an empty
> window which does not show all the interface elements,
> e.g., button, menu, and others. 
>
> In the mail achieve, I found some one posted the
> similar issues when executing a Java GUI in a remote
> Solaris system. But the solution is not applicable to
> my case. Does any one meet the same problem, or have
> any clue about it?

Hi George 

I think I can help on this one, although I'm new to
Cygwin. I work in AIX support and we have a lot of
customers who use Hummingbird Exceed to connect to
AIX boxes running CDE. This works fine as long as the
AIX box is running dtlogin which sends information 
back to Exceed.

But if they want to run more complicated apps like
the Oracle installer (which I suspect is java-based)
they have to use XVFB, the Virtual Frame Buffer which
emulates a graphics card. I am not sure what else
Cygwin needs to give Java what it needs, will be
interesting to hear what others say.

Hope this helps a little :-).

I installed Cygwin last weekend because I wanted to
connect to my FreeBSD box from my Win2K laptop and
run Emacs in full graphics mode. I'm doing that now
and it's flawless!

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Chris Conn 
http://storm.cadcam.iupui.edu/~cmcgoat
Austin, Texas, USA