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Re: How do I start WM?
----- Original Message ----
> From: Jon TURNEY <jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk>
> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> Cc: joseph_ess@yahoo.com
> Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 2:42:47 PM
> Subject: Re: How do I start WM?
>
> Your question was "How do I start XWindows in full screen mode with OpenBox
> window manager?", not "How do I start XWindows in full screen mode with
> OpenBox window manager by double-clicking on something?"
That's some serious grasping at straws.
> Copy the "XWin Server" link on the start menu, and change the target of the
> copy from:
>
> C:\cygwin\bin\run.exe /usr/bin/bash.exe -l -c "/usr/bin/startxwin.exe"
>
> to:
>
> C:\cygwin\bin\run.exe /usr/bin/bash.exe -l -c "/usr/bin/startx"
>
> You probably want to change the name of the shortcut to something like "XWin
> server (windowed)" or whatever...
>
> Customize ~/.xinitrc to launch openbox by having it end 'exec openbox' and
> remove the line which starts twm.
>
> Double-click away!
When I do, the Xwindows desktop appears for a split second and disappears. The "XWin Server" icon works as expected, bringing up a single xterm in a Windows window.
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