I had this same problem with Dexpot and found a solution. Please see these posts:
https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2015-08/msg00137.html https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2015-08/msg00148.html On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 4:07 AM, Greywolf <greyw...@starwolf.com> wrote: > ENVIRONMENT: > OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit > Cygwin: > setup 2.871 > X11 1.17.2 (x86_64-unknown-cygwin); > package version 1.17.2-1 built 2015-07-09 > xterm 318-1 > OTHER: > 3rd party virtual desktop managers - have tried with > - dexpot 1.6 > - virtuawin 4.3 > > WHAT HAPPENS: > > 1. I start mintty, which starts bash. > 2. I start an X server; DISPLAY=:0 > 3. I start an xterm on the local host, to $DISPLAY. > 4. I switch to another desktop on the desktop manager. > 5. I return to that window, and the xterm window vanishes. > - the processes bound to the window are still running, > as is the xterm itself. > 6. I see no way to access or return the window to the desktop. > * even winlister no longer can access the window handle. > > The window just hops off the deep end, never to be seen again, > but everything connected with that window remains present. > > The only desktop manager it works with is the one that comes with Win10, > but that lacks some features; notably, the ability to directly access a > desktop with a keystroke. It is just not a viable alternative. > > WHY I AM SUBMITTING THIS AS A CYGWIN BUG: > > Because this happens as a result of using at least two different > non-microsoft desktop managers, and ONLY X11-based applications > are vanishing (xterm plus, as a test, xfd). > > --*greywolf; > > > > -- > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > -- Nem W Schlecht Empyreal Technologies http://www.emptec.com/ "Perl did the magic. I just waved the wand." -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
