Re: Starting a xterm window

2017-06-23 Thread Jon Turney
On 09/06/2017 11:14, Ugly Leper wrote: /usr/bin/xterm: Xt error: Can't open display: :0.0 /usr/bin/xterm: DISPLAY is not set Thanks for all suggestions. Both the following fragments seem to work flawlessly. Both incorporate a waiting time for XWin to gain traction before xterm is called: 1. St

Re: Starting a xterm window

2017-06-09 Thread Ugly Leper
>> /usr/bin/xterm: Xt error: Can't open display: :0.0 >> /usr/bin/xterm: DISPLAY is not set Thanks for all suggestions. Both the following fragments seem to work flawlessly. Both incorporate a waiting time for XWin to gain traction before xterm is called: 1. Starting a xterm console from a .cmd f

Re: Starting a xterm window

2017-06-08 Thread cyg Simple
On 6/7/2017 12:29 PM, Hans-Bernhard Bröker wrote: > Am 07.06.2017 um 17:18 schrieb Ugly Leper: >> If I want to enter xterm straight from a Windows command prompt I try >> >> G:\> bin\run bin\XWin -clipboard -nolock -multiwindow 2>nul & >> G:\> bin\xterm -display :0.0 > > I'm less than convinced th

Re: Starting a xterm window

2017-06-07 Thread Hans-Bernhard Bröker
Am 07.06.2017 um 17:18 schrieb Ugly Leper: > If I want to enter xterm straight from a Windows command prompt I try > > G:\> bin\run bin\XWin -clipboard -nolock -multiwindow 2>nul & > G:\> bin\xterm -display :0.0 I'm less than convinced that the '&' at the end of the first command is a valid idea

Starting a xterm window

2017-06-07 Thread Ugly Leper
Just getting a problem: this used to work but has stopped! >From within bash I can type $ run XWin -clipboard -nolock -multiwindow 2>/dev/null & $ /bin/xterm -display :0.0 and I am in a xterm window. Good; as intended. If I want to enter xterm straight from a Windows command prompt I try G:\> b