It seems the " -engine 1" parameter was all that was needed.
Cygwin/X now shows up on my new Windows 11 laptop, as it did on my older
one, with the saved session bringing up three xterm windows and all.
Giving me a richer experience and enabling me to work more efficiently than
when I ha
s
ons. 19. feb. 2025 kl. 19:59 skrev Erik Dybdahl :
Thanks,
That first command does indeed cause a server window titled "Cygwin/X:0.0
to appear (an all white window).
Yeah, all white is an important clue here, since it means no rendering
is going on at all.
So, '-engine 1'
On Thu, 20 Feb 2025, Roland Mainz via Cygwin wrote:
> > > Same happens with dash and ksh93.
>
> And THAT statement is BAD, because it means basic shell functionality
> is broken, affecting dash/bash/ksh93 - reading that IMO means Cygwin
> has a problem in the pipe/fifo code... ;-(
>
> Best way for
h -c 'typeset bar="$( powershell -Command ...) ; echo "${bar}""',
> > where bar does not contain the full output
>
> Please provide full command line that can reproduce your problem.
> I can not see any pipe in above command.
I think Cedric is referring
> Thanks,
> That first command does indeed cause a server window titled "Cygwin/X:0.0
> to appear (an all white window).
> The next command gives some info and warnings, and then 10 of these:
>
> winShadowUpdateDDNL - IDirectDrawSurface4_Blt () failed: 88760827
> winShadow
Thanks,
That first command does indeed cause a server window titled "Cygwin/X:0.0
to appear (an all white window).
The next command gives some info and warnings, and then 10 of these:
winShadowUpdateDDNL - IDirectDrawSurface4_Blt () failed: 88760827
winShadowUpdateDDNL - IDirectDrawSurface
On 18/02/2025 14:56, Erik Dybdahl via Cygwin wrote:
Hi,
I have been using Cygwin for the last twenty years, and fifteen years ago a
colleague of mine introduced me to Cygwin/X.
I've used it ever since, because it's much better to have Xterm windows
controlled by this than to have a
Hi,
I have been using Cygwin for the last twenty years, and fifteen years ago a
colleague of mine introduced me to Cygwin/X.
I've used it ever since, because it's much better to have Xterm windows
controlled by this than to have a number of mintty instances started under
and contro
[Redirecting to Cygwin mailing list.]
On 1/19/2025 5:32 PM, Charles Henkel wrote:
By the way, I run emacs by invoking "emacs", not "emacs-gtk". I just
noticed that my /usr/bin/emacs is linked to /etc/alternatives/emacs
which is linked to /usr/bin/emacs-lucid.exe :
[...]
How in the heck that h
y end, but I am doubting it's
a generic issue.
-Original Message-
From: Ken Brown
Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2025 2:41 PM
To: Charles Henkel ; cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: emacs 29.4-1: Connection lost to X server
On 1/18/2025 11:52 AM, Charles Henkel via Cyg
xorg-server 21.1.12-1
Problem:
After a few minutes idle, emacs crashes with message "Connection lost
to X server" in the invoking shell (either xterm or xfce4-terminal) window.
Workaround:
Revert to emacs 29.3-1
You didn't say which emacs
On 1/16/25 01:17, Brian Inglis via Cygwin wrote:
With Windows Update patches pending restart, Windows sometimes acts
weird
This was not my case though:
_ it did not work before the upgrades were even downloaded;
_ it worked after they were installed;
_ I never tried in between.
N.B. I'm not s
few minutes idle, emacs crashes with message "Connection
lost to X server" in the invoking shell (either xterm or xfce4-terminal) window.
Workaround:
Revert to emacs 29.3-1
Resolution:
I really don't know how to debug this, but I can provide fur
On 2025-01-15 08:05, Andrea Venturoli via Cygwin wrote:
On 1/13/25 21:01, Jon Turney wrote:
CYGWINFORALL=-A /bin/sh -vx /etc/postinstall/xinit.sh
I used the above and, while examining what it did, I saw that it created the
start menu entries!!!
Only thing that changed from two days ago, is I
On 1/13/25 21:01, Jon Turney wrote:
CYGWINFORALL=-A /bin/sh -vx /etc/postinstall/xinit.sh
Thanks.
I used the above and, while examining what it did, I saw that it created
the start menu entries!!!
Only thing that changed from two days ago, is I installed the monthly
Windows Update patches.
run in an elevated
shell (right-click on the "Cygwin64 Terminal" icon, choose "Run As
Administrator", run the /etc/postinstall/xinit.sh script)
Outputs nothing, but also seems to do nothing: at least it doesn't
create Cygwin-X folder or populate it in case it exists.
Hmm.
Terminal" icon, choose "Run As
Administrator", run the /etc/postinstall/xinit.sh script)
Outputs nothing, but also seems to do nothing: at least it doesn't
create Cygwin-X folder or populate it in case it exists.
Is there a way to make it more verbose, so to see what fails
On 13/01/2025 17:42, Andrea Venturoli via Cygwin wrote:
Hello.
Today I run setup to upgrade all packages: an error popped up saying
xinit post-install script was not able to complete.
I'm in fact missing Cygwin-X entries in start menu.
I tried running it again, but I always get the same
Hello.
Today I run setup to upgrade all packages: an error popped up saying
xinit post-install script was not able to complete.
I'm in fact missing Cygwin-X entries in start menu.
I tried running it again, but I always get the same error.
Extract from setup.log.full:
removing /var/
be a
symptom, but not a lot of info about gamin.
Checked related perms and all look okay and usual X files and
directories appear to be there except as below /tmp/fam-XXX/fam-...
All hints and suggestions welcome!
[...]
*** starting 'C:/.../cygwin64/bin/dumper.exe "C:/.../cygwin64
okay and usual X files and directories appear
to be there except as below /tmp/fam-XXX/fam-...
All hints and suggestions welcome!
[Minor redactions]
$ uname -srvmo
CYGWIN_NT-10.0-19045 3.5.4-1.x86_64 2024-08-25 16:52 UTC x86_64 Cygwin
$ cat ~/.xsession-errors
** Message: 17:01:59.912: couldn&#
Thanks Christian.
exec 4> /proc/sys/DosDevices/E:
works.
Original Message
From: Christian Franke via Cygwin
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 9:50 PM UTC+4
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Cc: Christian Franke
Subject: RE: Writing to '\\.\X:' that has no backing Physica
> I have some time available now and I will look again at the problem,
> but if some Python expert want to also look on it, I will appreciate.
MSYS2 does have a working Python 3.12.8
https://github.com/msys2/MSYS2-packages/tree/master/python
--
Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problem
On 05/11/2024 17:48, rct+cygwin--- via Cygwin wrote:
The latest Python in Cygwin, 3.9, reaches end of life in less than a
year, 2025-10, according to [0].
Some packages (numpy) are dropping support for 3.9 [1].
Can we please get an update on the status of a newer Python for Cygwin?
Thanks!
[
Greetings!
Are there any plans/interests to update the cygwin distros with tcl v9.0? Right
now, cygwin's version is 8.6:
$ tclsh
% puts $tcl_version
8.6
I am actually in need of it. Thanks.
josé
--
Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html
FAQ: https://cygwin
] - https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/26247
On 10/3/2024 11:55 AM, Robert Terzi via Cygwin wrote:
Any updates on a newer Python 3.x for Cygwin?
On Dec 23rd, 2023, Marco Atzeri mentioned in an announcement email[0]:
"Python 3.12 will be in the near future introduced and we will skip 3.10 and
es /dev/sd?? nodes for PhysicalDrive partitions.
I tried `dd` with '\\.\X:', but it can't open for writing because it
treats it as a directory (reading succeeds).
$ dd count=1 if='\\.\E:' | xxd
1+0 records in
1+0 records out
512 bytes copied, 0.0213007 s, 24.0 kB/s
partitions.
I tried `dd` with '\\.\X:', but it can't open for writing because it treats it
as a directory (reading succeeds).
$ dd count=1 if='\\.\E:' | xxd
1+0 records in
1+0 records out
512 bytes copied, 0.0213007 s, 24.0 kB/s
: eb52 904e 5446 5320 2020 2000 02
sd?? nodes for PhysicalDrive partitions.
> I tried `dd` with '\\.\X:', but it can't open for writing because it treats
> it as a directory (reading succeeds).
> $ dd count=1 if='\\.\E:' | xxd
> 1+0 records in
> 1+0 records out
> 512 bytes copied, 0.0213007 s,
before that) changed the way that the Cygwin/X
> taskbar icons appear. Before the most recent Windows update, the icon in
> the Windows taskbar for a given Cygwin/X window (xterm or emacs) would be
> the same as the one shown in the upper-left-hand corner of that window.
> I.e. a sigma-li
Any updates on a newer Python 3.x for Cygwin?
On Dec 23rd, 2023, Marco Atzeri mentioned in an announcement email[0]:
"Python 3.12 will be in the near future introduced and we will skip 3.10 and
3.11."
That plan was also mentioned in the Feb 29th 2024 announcement[1] from Marco
Atz
ygwin/X
taskbar icons appear. Before the most recent Windows update, the icon in
the Windows taskbar for a given Cygwin/X window (xterm or emacs) would be
the same as the one shown in the upper-left-hand corner of that window.
I.e. a sigma-like "E" for emacs, or a "T" ove
4-09-13 14:02, S. Cowles via Cygwin wrote:
>>>>
>>>> i have a clean install of cygwin on a win11pro box. when i install cyg-x
>>>> (via https://x.cygwin.com/docs/ug/setup.html#setup-cygwin-x-installing), i
>>>> get the following error:
>>&g
On 2024-09-13 18:06, S. Cowles via Cygwin wrote:
On Fri, 13 Sep 2024, Brian Inglis via Cygwin wrote:
On 2024-09-13 14:02, S. Cowles via Cygwin wrote:
i have a clean install of cygwin on a win11pro box. when i install cyg-x
(via https://x.cygwin.com/docs/ug/setup.html#setup-cygwin-x
On Fri, 13 Sep 2024, Brian Inglis via Cygwin wrote:
On 2024-09-13 14:02, S. Cowles via Cygwin wrote:
i have a clean install of cygwin on a win11pro box. when i install cyg-x
(via https://x.cygwin.com/docs/ug/setup.html#setup-cygwin-x-installing), i
get the following error:
Package
On 2024-09-13 14:02, S. Cowles via Cygwin wrote:
i have a clean install of cygwin on a win11pro box. when i install cyg-x (via
https://x.cygwin.com/docs/ug/setup.html#setup-cygwin-x-installing), i get the
following error:
Package: _/xinit
xinit.sh exit code 3
Where are you seeing
i have a clean install of cygwin on a win11pro box. when i install cyg-x (via
https://x.cygwin.com/docs/ug/setup.html#setup-cygwin-x-installing), i get the
following error:
Package: _/xinit
xinit.sh exit code 3
the result of the error is no access to any cyg-x apps via start menu
Hi.
I was trying to write an .img file to a VeraCrypt drive.
VeraCrypt doesn't create a virtual PhysicalDrive so tools like Rufus don't see
it.
I hoped that with cygwin I would be able to do that, but Cygwin only creates
/dev/sd?? nodes for PhysicalDrive partitions.
I tried `dd` w
;>
>> > I recently read the Wikipedia article on alternative shells in Windows.
>>
>> >
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_alternative_shells_for_Windows
>>
>> > And it got me wondering: can you start a DE or WM running under
>
;
> https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_alternative_shells_for_Windows
>
> > And it got me wondering: can you start a DE or WM running under Cygwin/X
> as
> > an alternative Windows shell?
>
> Can you? Yes. But, unless you run Explorer as shell, all the Metro
of_alternative_shells_for_Windows
> >
> > And it got me wondering: can you start a DE or WM running under Cygwin/X as
> > an alternative Windows shell?
>
> If WM mean window manager, then yes. I use bash as my shell all the time.
> Not sure what you mean by DE ...
Greetings, Jens Staal!
> Dear all,
> I recently read the Wikipedia article on alternative shells in Windows.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_alternative_shells_for_Windows
> And it got me wondering: can you start a DE or WM running under Cygwin/X as
>
On 6/19/2024 2:06 PM, Jens Staal via Cygwin wrote:
Dear all,
I recently read the Wikipedia article on alternative shells in Windows.
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_alternative_shells_for_Windows
And it got me wondering: can you start a DE or WM running under Cygwin/X as
an
Dear all,
I recently read the Wikipedia article on alternative shells in Windows.
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_alternative_shells_for_Windows
And it got me wondering: can you start a DE or WM running under Cygwin/X as
an alternative Windows shell?
--
Problem reports
TL;DR
Cygwin/X over ssh = unusable performance
Cygwin/X over XDMCP = good performance
Details
Cygwin/Windows 11: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, 32GB, 2.5GB LAN
Linux/Debian 12: Intel i5-1135G7, 16GB, 2.5GB LAN
I use Cygwin/X as an X server to work with Eclipse on a Debian 12 system
on the local
On 4/27/2024 13:56, jojelino via Cygwin wrote:
On 4/28/2024 4:36 AM, Jim Garrison via Cygwin wrote:
The speed difference is stark. With X-over-ssh Eclipse is unusable,
PyCharm barely so. When running in an xdmcp session both are
blazingly fast with no detectable lag.
What would make such a
On 4/28/2024 4:36 AM, Jim Garrison via Cygwin wrote:
The speed difference is stark. With X-over-ssh Eclipse is unusable,
PyCharm barely so. When running in an xdmcp session both are blazingly
fast with no detectable lag.
What would make such a huge difference?
Why don't you
This may be off-top, please advise if so
TL;DR
Running X clients (pyCharm, git gui, Eclipse) on a Debian 12 system with
Cygwin-X as the display server exhibits vast performance differences
depending on how the X session is connected. X-over-ssh is sluggish and
laggy, but the same apps are
Hi David,
On Apr 20 08:43, David Allsopp via Cygwin wrote:
> Hi Corinna,
>
> > On Apr 9 22:38, Corinna Vinschen via Cygwin wrote:
> > > On Apr 3 16:53, David Allsopp via Cygwin wrote:
> > > > I have what appears to be a regression in Cygwin 3.5.0 which, owing to
> > > > a CI system lagging behi
Hi Corinna,
> On Apr 9 22:38, Corinna Vinschen via Cygwin wrote:
> > On Apr 3 16:53, David Allsopp via Cygwin wrote:
> > > I have what appears to be a regression in Cygwin 3.5.0 which, owing to
> > > a CI system lagging behind, we've only just discovered.
> > > [...]
> > > $ ./t.exe 'C:\Devel\🐫р
>> #include
> >>> int main(int ac, char *av[]) { puts("hello world"); return 0 ; }
> >>> $ mkdir /cygdrive/t/tmpdir
> >>> $ TMPDIR=/cygdrive/t/tmpdir clang x.c
> >>> error: unable to open output file '/cygdrive/t/tmpdir/x-01564d
Hi David,
On Apr 9 22:38, Corinna Vinschen via Cygwin wrote:
> On Apr 3 16:53, David Allsopp via Cygwin wrote:
> > I have what appears to be a regression in Cygwin 3.5.0 which, owing to
> > a CI system lagging behind, we've only just discovered.
> > [...]
> > $ ./t.exe 'C:\Devel\🐫реализация-ming
Hi David,
On Apr 3 16:53, David Allsopp via Cygwin wrote:
> I have what appears to be a regression in Cygwin 3.5.0 which, owing to
> a CI system lagging behind, we've only just discovered.
> [...]
> $ ./t.exe 'C:\Devel\🐫реализация-mingw64\flexdll\flexdll_mingw64.o'
> stat: cannot stat
> '"C:\Deve
I have what appears to be a regression in Cygwin 3.5.0 which, owing to
a CI system lagging behind, we've only just discovered.
In order to torture our Unicode support, OCaml's Windows CI compiles
its sources in C:\projects\🐫реализация-mingw64 (that's a directory
under C:\projects with the camel em
so I switched TMPDIR to the
network drive. But clang then failed, like this:
$ cat x.c
#include
int main(int ac, char *av[]) { puts("hello world"); return 0 ; }
$ mkdir /cygdrive/t/tmpdir
$ TMPDIR=/cygdrive/t/tmpdir clang x.c
error: unable to open output file '/cygdrive
t; > network drive. But clang then failed, like this:
> >
> > $ cat x.c
> > #include
> > int main(int ac, char *av[]) { puts("hello world"); return 0 ; }
> > $ mkdir /cygdrive/t/tmpdir
> > $ TMPDIR=/cygdrive/t/tmpdir clang x.c
> > error: unable
; $ cat x.c
> #include
> int main(int ac, char *av[]) { puts("hello world"); return 0 ; }
> $ mkdir /cygdrive/t/tmpdir
> $ TMPDIR=/cygdrive/t/tmpdir clang x.c
> error: unable to open output file '/cygdrive/t/tmpdir/x-01564d.o':
> 'Operation not permit
k space left, so I switched TMPDIR to the
> > network drive. But clang then failed, like this:
> >
> > $ cat x.c
> > #include
> > int main(int ac, char *av[]) { puts("hello world"); return 0 ; }
> > $ mkdir /cygdrive/t/tmpdir
> > $ TMPDIR=/cyg
; $ cat x.c
> #include
> int main(int ac, char *av[]) { puts("hello world"); return 0 ; }
> $ mkdir /cygdrive/t/tmpdir
> $ TMPDIR=/cygdrive/t/tmpdir clang x.c
> error: unable to open output file '/cygdrive/t/tmpdir/x-01564d.o':
> 'Operation not permit
dir /cygdrive/t/tmpdir
$ TMPDIR=/cygdrive/t/tmpdir clang x.c
error: unable to open output file '/cygdrive/t/tmpdir/x-01564d.o':
'Operation not permitted'
1 error generated.
/cygdrive/t/tmpdir/ is a clean dir.
/usr/bin/touch /cygdrive/t/tmpdir/dummy works without problems
On 20/01/2024 08:55, Shaddy Baddah via Cygwin wrote:
Hi,
I am just wondering if anyone understands why XWin detaches/runs in
the background, when launched from Windows Command Prompt.
I assume this is due to XWin being marked as a GUI, not console
application (to stop it popping up a useless
On 20/01/2024 09:55, Shaddy Baddah via Cygwin wrote:
Hi,
I am just wondering if anyone understands why XWin detaches/runs in
the background, when launched from Windows Command Prompt.
Hi Shaddy,
Only a guess
But here's what happens when I run that first command line from
Windows Command Prom
p -ac -multiwindow
| Welcome to the XWin X Server
| Vendor: The Cygwin/X Project
| Release: 1.21.1.9
| OS: CYGWIN_NT-10.0-19045 pc-w10 3.4.10-1.x86_64 2023-11-29 12:12 UTC x86_64
| OS: Windows 10 [Windows NT 10.0 build 19045] x64
| Package: version 21.1.9-1 built 2023-12-10
|
| XWin was started wit
Hi,
On 20/10/2023 12:40 pm, Shaddy Baddah via Cygwin wrote:
On 20/10/2023 11:50 am, Shaddy Baddah via Cygwin wrote:
What I am seeing is that for Cygwin/X, in multi-window mode (and it
just occurred to me it would be helpful to check the behaviour in
rooted(? manual page terminology) mode
On 20/10/2023 11:50 am, Shaddy Baddah via Cygwin wrote:
What I am seeing is that for Cygwin/X, in multi-window mode (and it
just occurred to me it would be helpful to check the behaviour in
rooted(? manual page terminology) mode. I'll follow-up on this)...
in multi-window mode
Hi,
I've now noticed this across two different installations, both Windows
10 and Windows 11. I've refrained from attaching a cygcheck output for
the moment, because I'm confident this is reproducible.
What I am seeing is that for Cygwin/X, in multi-window mode (and it
just oc
Thanks, I was able to get this resolved, much as you suggested.
I am now launching a separate X Server with a different display number for each
client, then assigning each client that DISPLAY number.
thanks for the help!
-Original Message-
From: Jon Turney
Sent: Wednesday, August
On 22/08/2023 18:41, Stone, Timothy M via Cygwin wrote:
Hello,
I hope I'm using the right list!
I have an X application that uses the cygwin X Server XWin. It works fine on
Windows:
* When I launch the application, XWin launches, then the X app raises it's
window.
This s
Hello,
I hope I'm using the right list!
I have an X application that uses the cygwin X Server XWin. It works fine on
Windows:
* When I launch the application, XWin launches, then the X app raises it's
window.
When I install this application (and cygwin and XWin) on a virtu
hello,
I did a cygwin installation on my employers laptop and have issues
with cygwin/X
Xwin with xfce starts and opens a window, but without any content. It
is only light grey and does not react on any mouse clicks.
The windows task manager however shows that Xwin/xfce is running and
that
On 13/02/2022 16:14, John Harris wrote:
For well over ten years, I (and other developers with the same
configuration) have been experiencing this issue with Cygwin-X in
multi-window mode with Java AWT apps.
Sigh.
The issue is simply that the first time (and only the first time)
certain AWT
tray menu, you can kind of
see what's going wrong: normally the client area of the X window is
exactly aligned with that in the root window, but when the non-client
area is rescaled by a DPI change (the title bar changes size
significantly), it's misaligned so that part of the X window is
Hello,
I've recently reported a couple of x.org issues, affecting Cygwin/X, to
x.org issue tracker. I'm not sure that's the correct place to report them,
so, just in case, I'll reference them on this mailing list as well:
* Showing a popup for a background window brings
On Thu, 24 Mar 2022 17:33:50 +0900
Takashi Yano wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:11:20 -0400
> Mitchell Hentges wrote:
> > To reproduce the issue:
> > 1. Run Cygwin.bat to open a Cygwin shell in the "Command Prompt" terminal
> > 2. Run some command, such as "
Bruce Mardle via Cygwin writes:
> Hi, all. I've been happily compiling simple C programs under Emacs
> (emacs-w32) under Cygwin. Yesterday I wanted to install
> libedit-dev. While I was doing that, setup...exe marked a few dozen
> other packages for upgrades. I didn't notice which.
You can still
pgrades. I didn't notice
> which. Now, if I `emacs hello.c` and M-x compile gcc -o hello hello.c the
> compilation works... but then, a few seconds later, Emacs SEGVs. emacs-nox
> does the same but without the delay.
> I've tried Emacs versions 27.2-1, 28.0.60-1.f7e6c199bf
Hi, all.
I've been happily compiling simple C programs under Emacs (emacs-w32) under
Cygwin. Yesterday I wanted to install libedit-dev. While I was doing that,
setup...exe marked a few dozen other packages for upgrades. I didn't notice
which. Now, if I `emacs hello.c` and M-x comp
Am 10.03.2022 um 10:37 schrieb n952162:
xterm*VT100.Translations only when mouse is over the window with focus
Discovered with click-to-focus, in FVWM
In particular, I'm talking about the function keys. In this case, these
are NOT mapped in fvwm, but in xterm.
Pressing a function key, like F1,
On Thu, 24 Mar 2022, 08:34 Takashi Yano wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:11:20 -0400 Mitchell Hentges wrote:
> > To reproduce the issue:
> > 1. Run Cygwin.bat to open a Cygwin shell in the "Command Prompt" terminal
> > 2. Run some command, such as "echo test&quo
On 2022-03-24 02:33, Takashi Yano wrote:
On Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:11:20 -0400
Mitchell Hentges wrote:
To reproduce the issue:
1. Run Cygwin.bat to open a Cygwin shell in the "Command Prompt" terminal
2. Run some command, such as "echo test"
3. Click the Windows "x"
On Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:11:20 -0400
Mitchell Hentges wrote:
> To reproduce the issue:
> 1. Run Cygwin.bat to open a Cygwin shell in the "Command Prompt" terminal
> 2. Run some command, such as "echo test"
> 3. Click the Windows "x" button in the top-righ
To reproduce the issue:
1. Run Cygwin.bat to open a Cygwin shell in the "Command Prompt" terminal
2. Run some command, such as "echo test"
3. Click the Windows "x" button in the top-right corner of the terminal
The terminal closes, but `$HOME/.bash_history` is no
ly reproducible and only happens
with Cygwin-X multi window mode.
I see what I think is the same thing, but only when I'm running a Java Swing
(GUI) application
on a Linux host (CentOS) and displaying to my Windows PC running Cygwin X
Server.
If I run other X applications on the Linux hos
I'm trying one more posting of this from a month ago hopefully to get
more eyes on it (got no replies last time). I apologize for the
repeat, and will stop if no one has any leads on how to fix this. It's
such a frustrating bug that's easily reproducible and only happens
with Cygwin
On Thu, 10 Mar 2022 18:10:31 +0900
Takashi Yano wrote:
> On Wed, 9 Mar 2022 22:24:45 +0100
> Denis Excoffier wrote:
> > I tried the last snapshot (dated 2022-03-01), which seems to work well,
> > until i failed to launch X/Windows, giving the
> > following message in a
where the mouse is.
Welcome to the XWin X Server
Vendor: The Cygwin/X Project
Release: 1.21.1.3
OS: CYGWIN_NT-10.0-19042 me 3.3.4-341.x86_64 2022-01-31 19:35 UTC x86_64
OS: Windows 10 [Windows NT 10.0 build 19042] x64
Package: version 21.1.3-1 built 2022-01-14
XWin was started with the following co
On Wed, 9 Mar 2022 22:24:45 +0100
Denis Excoffier wrote:
> I tried the last snapshot (dated 2022-03-01), which seems to work well, until
> i failed to launch X/Windows, giving the
> following message in a Windows popup: Failed to activate virtual core
> keyboard: 2
>
> U
Hello,
I tried the last snapshot (dated 2022-03-01), which seems to work well, until i
failed to launch X/Windows, giving the
following message in a Windows popup: Failed to activate virtual core keyboard:
2
Under the preceding snapshot (dated 2022-02-17) everything works perfectly.
Below the
Since the FAQ tells me not to expect ("In your dreams, fella, in
your DREAMS!") replies on this list, I thought I'd provide one
myself, and, to make it even more um attractive, I am using the
email address that I subscribed with.
On Sun, 27 Feb 2022, Bob Bernstein wrote:
1. Is there what in s
1. Is there what in some other OS's is known as a "meta-package"
for something like xfce4"
2. Alternate version of question above: is there a base xfce4
package whose install will corral in the collection of xfce4
packages needed to get a first approximation to a working
desktop up and runnin
For well over ten years, I (and other developers with the same
configuration) have been experiencing this issue with Cygwin-X in
multi-window mode with Java AWT apps.
The issue is simply that the first time (and only the first time)
certain AWT dialogs are dragged to move them, they snap back to
i-awareness-context
If you turn off 'Hide Root Window' from the tray menu, you can kind of
see what's going wrong: normally the client area of the X window is
exactly aligned with that in the root window, but when the non-client
area is rescaled by a DPI change (the title bar cha
Am 03.02.2022 um 07:11 schrieb L A Walsh:
On 2022/02/02 20:12, Dennis Heimbigner wrote:
I am using 64bit.
And it has nothing to do misreading characters.
The ^X is described in this document:
https://www.cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-specialnames.html,
Wow, I've never seen s
On Feb 2 21:12, Dennis Heimbigner wrote:
> I am using 64bit.
> And it has nothing to do misreading characters.
>
> The ^X is described in this document:
> https://www.cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-specialnames.html,
>
> There you will see this text:
>
> "If y
On 2022/02/02 20:12, Dennis Heimbigner wrote:
I am using 64bit.
And it has nothing to do misreading characters.
The ^X is described in this document:
https://www.cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-specialnames.html,
Wow, I've never seen such a pathname.
What's an example of
those
control-x (^X) characters in e.g. path names.
^x is ASCII. Cygwin doesn't insert ^X characters in paths.
Perhaps you are thinking of '\' which looks like ￥ (a capital 'Y'
with 2 horizontal lines, (Fullwidth Yen Sign U+FFE5)...if that's the
case, some 8-bit fon
Am 03.02.2022 um 05:12 schrieb Dennis Heimbigner:
I am using 64bit.
And it has nothing to do misreading characters.
The ^X is described in this document:
https://www.cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-specialnames.html,
There you will see this text:
"If you don't want or can'
I am using 64bit.
And it has nothing to do misreading characters.
The ^X is described in this document:
https://www.cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-specialnames.html,
There you will see this text:
"If you don't want or can't use UTF-8 as character set for
whatever r
On 2022/02/02 12:40, Dennis Heimbigner wrote:
It appears that windows now supports the UTF-8 codepage.
It has since early 2000's.
I light of this, it seems time to change cygwin so it no longer adds those
control-x (^X) characters in e.g. path names.
^x is ASCII. Cygwin doesn
It appears that windows now supports the UTF-8 codepage
and generally allows UTF-8 everywhere that ASCII was supported.
I light of this, it seems time to change cygwin so it no longer adds those
control-x (^X) characters in e.g. path names.
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