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Re: xserver german keyboard
On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 23:38:07 +1200 (NZST)
pnews@lomarline.freeserve.co.uk wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 00:24:45 +1200 (NZST)
> > pnews@lomarline.freeserve.co.uk wrote:
> >
> > > [snip]
> > Q: how do i make a desktop icon on my win98 machine, which contacts
> > my XDMCP server for a remote session?
> >
> > A: right-click in the desktop. choose Neu(new) Verknuepfung(link).
> > as commandline type
> > c:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe -c 'PATH=/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin XWin.exe :0
> > -query myserver.mydomain -once -fullscreen' as "Ausfuehren in"
> > (execution path) choose C:\
> [snip]
>
> I admire your pluck at sorting this out, but to make life simple for
> yourself: Why not use explorer go to the dir C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin
> make a copy of the batch file startxdmcp.bat to a name like
> Xquery.bat; Edit the new batch file to your prefrences and then using
> the RIGHT mouse button in explorer, drag the new script onto the
> desktop choosing the link option?
>
hi
still it does not work.
i updated to new cygwin. i don't know if it really had worked with the
old one. but now i have a race condition. sometimes it works, sometimes
keyboard is english.
i added a strace before the call to XWin.exe but that way it runs too
slow. at least it works!
the batch file startxdmcp also seems to always work. but i do not
understand why. the xserver
cannot be started reliably from a bash but only from a batch file, but
why is this so???
cu
erik
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Erik Thiele