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Re: new x.org server - startx and xinit fail?


On 02/16/2009, Lloyd Wood wrote:
Ah, installing a number of fonts in Cygwin setup's X11 list, that allows xinit to produce a working X11 virtual desktop window. Once I launch a window manager it's usable, with xterms etc.

However, /usr/bin/startx and treating X windows as Windows windows appears to have problems with spaces in path names, as outlined below.

<http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2009-02/msg00369.html>


Please use the recommended list for X questions and issues.

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