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Re: xorg-server 1.17.2-1 and dexpot - X11 windows disappear


I received an e-mail this morning from a gentleman named Joachim
KÃnig-Baltes concerning this issue.  He found an old post in the
Dexpot forums with a different issue, but the solution is working for
him (and for me) and now the latest version of xorg-server in Cygwin
is working with Dexpot again.

The forum post is here:
   http://dexpot.de/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3297

This post has a file to download and place into the Dexpot
installation directory.  Restart Dexpot and it will work correctly
with xorg-server 1.17.2-1 again.

In case that forum post goes away, the solution is to create a file
name 'myweschsel.ini' in the Dexpot install directory and simply put
the following 2 lines in it and restart Dexpot.

[Exe]
XWin.exe=move

Thanks to Joachim for finding and sharing this solution!



On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 2:29 PM, Nem W Schlecht <nemws1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Finally got a little time to test this a little bit.  Unfortunately,
> all I can really say is that Dexpot gets confused with X11 application
> windows with xorg-server 1.17.2-1 but was completely fine/working with
> xorg-server 1.17.1-5.
>
> Here's what I did just now to test:
> 1) Opened up 3 xterms on Desktop 1 of dexpot
> 2) Created directories 'one', 'two' and 'three' in my home directory
> and cd'ed each xterm into these dirs respectively (this ensured that
> each xterm has a unique title)
> 3) Minimized xterm "three" to the status bar in Windows, leaving one
> and two alone
> 4) Switched to desktop 2, waited 3 seconds, switched back to desktop 1
> 5) xterms "one" and "two" have disappeared.  xterm "three" is still in
> the status bar and be restored and looks fine
> 6) ran a 'ps -ef' looking for 'xterm' - I can see all three.
> 7) dexpot has a 'Desktop Windows' dialog that will list all windows -
> even hidden ones.  Only xterm "three" shows up in this list.
> 8) Right clicked on X in the task bar and de-selected "Hide Root
> Window" - only xterm "three" shows up - neither of the other 2 do.
>
> Any recommendations on how to test this issue further?
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 11:18 AM, Nem W Schlecht <nemws1@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Just tried the new 1.17.2-1 xorg-server - server starts fine, can open
>> windows, etc.
>>
>> I also use Dexpot (http://www.dexpot.de) as a virtual desktop manager.
>> When I switch away from a desktop with X11 apps running in it and then
>> switch back, all of my windows have disappeared and their icons are no
>> longer in the taskbar.  If I open up a new window and check my
>> processes, the apps are still running.
>>
>> I'll do some more debugging and report back, but I wanted to get an
>> FYI out.  dexpot + Cygwin X11 has worked flawlessly in previous
>> versions.
>>
>> --
>> Nem W Schlecht                   nem@emptec.com
>> Empyreal Technologies    http://www.emptec.com/
>>  "Perl did the magic.  I just waved the wand."
>
>
>
> --
> Nem W Schlecht                   nem@emptec.com
> Empyreal Technologies    http://www.emptec.com/
>  "Perl did the magic.  I just waved the wand."



-- 
Nem W Schlecht                   nem@emptec.com
Empyreal Technologies    http://www.emptec.com/
 "Perl did the magic.  I just waved the wand."

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