wmctrl not working with cygwin-x and no root window

2018-07-17 Thread Gulliver Smith
Latest cygwin on Windows 10. % wmctrl -l Cannot get client list properties. (_NET_CLIENT_LIST or _WIN_CLIENT_LIST) I'm running cygwin x with no root window to better integrate with my windows desktop. I'm guessing that this error is due to the fact that there is no root window so the C code does

Strange disappearing xterm behaviour (recent) - Xwin multi window

2018-05-03 Thread Gulliver Smith
I have been running a cygwin X server in multi window mode for years, first supporting xterms running on external boxes, then in a variety of VirtualBox virtual machines. X is started as follows on both Windows 10 and Windows 7 boxes. /usr/bin/X -multiwindow -listen tcp I keep Cygwin up-to

Emacs raise-frame in cygwin x multiwindow mode

2018-05-03 Thread Gulliver Smith
A quick search show messages way back from 2004 on this topic from several different authors including myself. The problem is that when running Cygwin X in multi window mode, "raise-frame" calls from emacs clients do not raise windows. E.g., in a frame I call "(setq f (selected-frame))" then put

Re: Menus from Fedora virtual machine off screen

2017-05-04 Thread Gulliver Smith
I also had this problem with a freshly created fedora 25 VM. I am keeping both cygwin and the VMs up to date. XWin.0.log attached. On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 3:07 PM, Jon Turney wrote: > On 11/02/2017 22:14, Gulliver Smith wrote: >> >> I don't know if this is a Fedora 25 qu

Re: HEADSUP to Emacs users (emacs X11 crash)

2015-01-31 Thread Gulliver Smith
(reference https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2014-10/msg00198.html) I just wanted to report that I reported this problem on another thread, but just found this one. I continue to experience the bug. I have just installed 64 bit cygwin with emacs X11 in a new Windows 64 bit virtual machine. The X Serve

x-windows emacs crashing with latest updates

2014-10-12 Thread Gulliver Smith
With recent upgrade of cygwin, emacs is always crashing. Windows XP VirtualBox virtual machines (don't ask) setup.exe version 2.8.50 (32 bit) tried both emacs 24.3.93-1 and 24.3-2 X-server is cygin 64 bit on windows 7. It was working last week. Now silent crash, no log entries. Occassionally a

Re: Problems with run.exe (silent crashes) - stopped working suddenly

2014-03-12 Thread Gulliver Smith
VMs for various purposes; with this new(er) computer I wanted to avoid having another background service running when Windows theoretically offers a good solution. In any case, it worked for over a year. On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 4:19 PM, Andrey Repin wrote: > Greetings, Gulliver Smith! >

Problems with run.exe (silent crashes) - stopped working suddenly

2014-03-12 Thread Gulliver Smith
My system is Windows 7 professional 64 bit. The Cygwin is 32 bit, updated monthly I have a backup script that used to run successfully from a Windows shortcut or scheduled task as C:\cygwin\bin\run.exe /usr/bin/bash.exe -l -c "/home/gulliver/bin/backup >> /cygdrive/c/temp/backup.log 2>&1" Howeve