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Re: X desktop?
- From: Gabi <gabi at beor dot homeip dot net>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2004 16:40:34 -0600
- Subject: Re: X desktop?
- References: <opsg24udpzov81ve@mail.optusnet.com.au>
On Sun, Nov 07, 2004 at 07:07:15PM +1100, Robert Mark Bram wrote:
> Hi All!
>
> I have started my remote X session with the following
> export DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0
> PATH=/usr/X11R6/bin:$PATH
> eval `ssh-agent`
> rm -rf /tmp/.X11-unix
> XWin -screen 0 1024 768 &
> ssh -X user@host
>
> But the window that opens up doesn't give me functionality to move
> sub-windows around.. so that when I open a gui, it remains static on the
> screen, giving me no way to move or re-size it. Is there another option or
> library I need for this?
>
No wonder, since you forget to start a windows manager.
XWin is not a windows manager.
Why don't you simply "startx" on the cygwin box, and issue the ssh
commands in a terminal window there?
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