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Re: nedit gives X-error of failed request - also issues with (x)emacs


I can confirm that it works indeed. The only difference is that
another window pups up.
Great help !
Thanks, and enjoy the weekend !
Maarten





On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 3:42 PM, Jon TURNEY <jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk> wrote:
> Marco Atzeri wrote:
>> --- Maarten Vanneste  ha scritto:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Interesting. I quit cygwin including killing the X-server. Restarted my
>>> cygwin by double clicking the cygwin icon, executed "startxwin.sh", which
>>> prompted an X-window to open, in which I can now type !
>>>
>>> Going back to the cygwin window in which I typed the "startxwin.sh"
>>> command, I can now open xemacs successfully and can edit. This seems like
>>> a solution.
>>>
>>> So, the x-server shortcut on the desktop may be at odds. This one has the
>>> following characteristics: Target type: MS-DOS batch file Target
>>> location: Singular Target: C:\cygwin\lib\Singular\startxserver.bat Start
>>> in: C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin
>
> Aha! This script is provided by the package singular-icons, and is in need of
>  a small update (or just redirecting to point at the startxwin.bat script)
>
>>> Should I change somethings there ?
>>
>> I assume
>>
>> Target: C:\cygwin\bin\startxwin.bat Start in: C:\cygwin\bin
>
> That should work.
>
>
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