multiwindow doesn't work

[Jim Scheef <jscheef at yahoo dot com>]

I'm reposting. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Jim

--- Jim Scheef <jscheef@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:41:10 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Jim Scheef <jscheef@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: multiwindow doesn't work
> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> 
> Alexander,
> 
> Thanks for the prompt reply, but this used to work and I can't minimize the
> desktop window because it is frameless. Worse, the desktop remains on top
> and
> hides all Windows apps. The syntax "startx -multiwindow &" comes from the
> KDE
> web site and clearly indicates that the desktop is not to appear, so
> something is wrong.
> 
> What causes the message: "ERROR: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)"?
> This
> message is also displayed when I start any KDE apps, like kwrite.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jim
> 
> --- Alexander Gottwald <Alexander.Gottwald@s1999.tu-chemnitz.de> wrote:
> 
> > Jim Scheef wrote:
> > 
> > > Hello.
> > >
> > > Ever since CygwinX switched X server source (or whatever changed), I
> have
> > not
> > > been able to make -multiwindow work on my machine running XP SP1. KDE 3
> > is
> > > installed as the desktop. When I start using "startx -multiwindow &",
> > > everything seems to start up correctly - the splash screen is displayed
> > in a
> > > Windows window, the round plays and then the root window appears and
> > > initializes in frameless mode.
> > 
> > KDE has it's own root (or better desktop) window. This is just a simple
> > window
> > and Xwin can do nothing to hide it.
> > 
> > Other KDE application will be displayed as simple windows and you could
> > minimize
> > the destop window and have the others still present.
> > 
> > bye
> >         ago
> > NP: Accessory - I say go (Hocico Mix)
> > -- 
> >  Alexander.Gottwald@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de
> >  http://www.gotti.org           ICQ: 126018723
> > 
> 
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