On 11/19/2016 1:49 PM, Ken Brown wrote: > On 11/19/2016 10:50 AM, Tim Prince wrote: >> >> >> On 11/19/2016 9:41 AM, Ken Brown wrote: >>> [Please keep the discussion on the mailing list.] >>> >>> On 11/19/2016 9:19 AM, Tim Prince wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> On 11/19/2016 8:42 AM, Ken Brown wrote: >>>>> On 11/18/2016 6:52 PM, Tim Prince wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 11/18/2016 2:21 PM, Ken Brown wrote: >>>>>>> On 11/18/2016 1:35 PM, Tim Prince wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 11/18/2016 10:31 AM, Jon Turney wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The following packages have been updated in the Cygwin >>>>>>>>> distribution: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> *** xorg-server-*1.19.0-1 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I still haven't learned how to make it start on Win8.1 or 10: >>>>>>> [...] >>>>>>>> But I don't see it opening an X display, and the taskbar icon >>>>>>>> disappears >>>>>>>> after a few seconds. May be missing the important user advice. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Have you looked for the xwin-xdg-icon in your hidden icons? It's a >>>>>>> black C superimposed over a green X. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ken >>>>>>> >>>>>> The icon stays up in the hidden icons. but seems to have little use. >>>>> >>>>> Don't you get a menu when you click on it? >>>>> >>>> That menu has the option to shut down xserver or view documentation >>>> but >>>> not to open an xterm. >>> >>> I don't think we're talking about the same icon. The one I referred >>> to is a black C superimposed over a green X, and it has many options >>> to start programs, including XTerm (under System Tools). It's started >>> by the xwin-xdg-icon program, which in turn is started by >>> /etc/X11/xinit/startxwinrc (unless you have a ~/.startxwinrc that >>> overrides it). Does 'ps' show that xwin-xdg-icon is running? >>> >>> >> I have occasionally got the xdg icon from which xterm can be started, >> but I haven't found a reproducible way to bring it up. > > Sorry, but I'm confused now. When you say "xdg icon", are you talking > about the one I described? Your previous message said you've never > seen that icon. Are you now saying that it does appear, but only > occasionally? Do you shut down the X server and retry when it doesn't > appear? > It seems necessary to reboot to get a clean start with no related processes, unless there's a magic cleanup command. I agree it may be necessary to try it from clean start.
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