On 2012/10/23 13:37, MERIGHI Marcus wrote: > dco...@gmail.com (David Coppa), 2012.10.23 (Tue) 12:38 (CEST): > > On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 12:33 PM, MERIGHI Marcus <mcmer-open...@tor.at> > > wrote: > > > dco...@gmail.com (David Coppa), 2012.10.23 (Tue) 11:56 (CEST): > > >> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 11:52 AM, MERIGHI Marcus <mcmer-open...@tor.at> > > >> wrote: > > >> > is there a known problem that I missed with java x windows gui apps? > > >> > > > >> > symptoms: java apps produce their windows but these are just blank. > > >> > > > >> > tried: geo/josm, productivity/projectlibre, databases/jxplorer. > > >> > (found by ``sqlite3 /usr/local/share/sqlports 'select * from Depends > > >> > where fulldepends="jdk->=1.6.0:devel/jdk/1.6";' '') > > >> > > > >> > wanted: cluestick or help on debugging. > > >> > > > >> > dmesg, pkg_info output and Xorg.0.log below > > >> > > > >> > packages were updated after installing snapshot yesterday. > > >> > > > >> > Thanks, Marcus > > >> > > >> What's your window manager? > > > > > > cwm(1) - just tried with fvwm(1) and the symptoms were gone. > > > > > > I switched from scrotwm/spectrwm to cwm just a couple of months ago. I > > > am not sure I tried josm within cwm before. Therefore I cannot tell > > > whether this is a new problem. > > > > > > My cwmrc(5) contains just a few bindings: > > > > > > bind CS-w "xombrero" > > > bind CS-l "xterm -e 'less +F /var/log/full'" > > > bind 4-w "xombrero" > > > > > > Thanks for the quick answer, the window manager hint and thus the > > > workaround. > > > > > > Bye, Marcus > > > > Install wmname-0.1 and add: > > > > /usr/local/bin/wmname LG3D > > > > into your .xinitrc before cwm. > > > > Let me know if this works for you. > > no, unfortunately. > for the records one more info (I am not into annoying you): startup > splash screens (josm) and initial dialogs (like the hints in > projectlibre) are shown as expected. Only the main programs seem to be > blank. > > Ciao, Marcus >
What does it say if you just run "wmname" on its own from an xterm? If it doesn't say LG3D there, then something may be resetting it, try running "wmname LG3D" immediately before running the program - this works for me with cwm and projectlibre and josm.
