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RE: fvwm2 and startxwin
> From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-xfree-
> owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Stephen More
> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 2:16 PM
> Let me ask this question to clarify things:
>
> multiwindow mode (startxwin) -- Is this the same thing as "--rootless"
No.
> I read the thread, and there is alot about changing .xinitrc to add a
> window manager.
> But I did not read how to add a window manager to .startxwinrc or a
> parameter.
You can't. Read again.
> I need to run fvwm rootless like:
> http://x.cygwin.com/screenshots/cygx-rootless-fvwm2-20031224-0010.png
Then run rootless, not multiwindowed.
If my responses seem curt, it is because I am concerned you won't have the attention span to get through them. Over the next several years, please try to get all the way through the FAQ:
http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html
Mike
P.S. Ease up on the sugar, champ - that stuff'll kill you eventually!