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Package: mesa-utils
Version: 8.4.0-1
Severity: minor
File: /usr/share/man/man1/glxgears.1.gz
-info Display OpenGL renderer information.
I would say
-info Also display OpenGL renderer information.
Else one thinks i
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Package: mesa-utils
Version: 8.4.0-1
Severity: minor
File: /usr/share/man/man1/glxgears.1.gz
Mention to type ESC to stop glxgears.
Else users will click X etc.
which I find does not stop it as cleanly.
Anyway the man page must mentio
Package: xbase-clients
Version: 4.2.1-2
Severity: minor
File: /usr/X11R6/bin/xmessage
Tags: upstream
as title.
BTW, how in the world is one to tell the version of xmessage in a
formal way on debian then? One sees some note of it in the man page
trailers, but that is not a formal way.
-- System I
Package: xfs
Version: 4.2.1-2
Severity: minor
Tags: upstream
wasteful blanks found:
for i in ' ' ' ' ' ';do echo '|';grep "$i"\$ /var/log/syslog.0;done|\
grep xfs|sort -u;false
Jan 18 16:27:08 debian xfs[456]: terminating
Jan 19 05:43:52 debian xfs: ignoring font path element
/usr/li
Assuming this is working perfectly,
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device""/dev/ttyS1"
Option "Protocol" "IntelliMouse"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "ZAxisMappi
Package: xserver-xfree86
Version: 4.2.1-5
Severity: minor
Let's say there is some minor problem with the XF86Config-4 file.
Well, upon power up, x windows doesn't start, and the user is baffled.
The answer lies at the bottom of syslog file.
I say the answer should be right there at the bottom of a
Package: xbase-clients
Version: 4.1.0-16
Severity: minor
The xlsfonts man page doesn't explain "pattern" good enough.
# xlsfonts -fn a
xlsfonts: pattern "a" unmatched
So it must not be a "grep" string, like I assumed. It must be another
string.
Also the --help info should mention -fn in the latte
> "J" == Juliusz Chroboczek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> The xlsfonts man page doesn't explain "pattern" good enough.
J> $ man xlfonts
J> ...
J>Xlsfonts lists the fonts that match the given pattern. The wildcard
J>character "*" may be used to match any sequence of charact
Package: xbase-clients
Version: 4.2.1-2
Severity: minor
File: /usr/X11R6/bin/xmessage
Tags: upstream
as title.
BTW, how in the world is one to tell the version of xmessage in a
formal way on debian then? One sees some note of it in the man page
trailers, but that is not a formal way.
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Package: xfs
Version: 4.2.1-2
Severity: minor
Tags: upstream
wasteful blanks found:
for i in ' ' ' ' ' ';do echo '|';grep "$i"\$ /var/log/syslog.0;done|\
grep xfs|sort -u;false
Jan 18 16:27:08 debian xfs[456]: terminating
Jan 19 05:43:52 debian xfs: ignoring font path element /usr/lib
Assuming this is working perfectly,
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device""/dev/ttyS1"
Option "Protocol" "IntelliMouse"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "ZAxisMappi
Package: xserver-xfree86
Version: 4.2.1-5
Severity: minor
Let's say there is some minor problem with the XF86Config-4 file.
Well, upon power up, x windows doesn't start, and the user is baffled.
The answer lies at the bottom of syslog file.
I say the answer should be right there at the bottom of a
I boot up, X comes up in 640x480. I scratch my head, do xdm restart,
and it comes up in proper 800x600. This must be because on the first
run, there must have been some electrons hiding in the hardware giving
some identification number for some year 1998 equipment that I don't
own, whereas on a se
Package: xterm
Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-13
Severity: normal
File: /usr/X11R6/bin/uxterm
Very interesting.
$ sh -x /usr/bin/X11/uxterm
gets me a uxterm, whereas
$ sh /usr/bin/X11/uxterm
just gets me error messages.
Adding -x changing the outcome of scripts? Uh oh.
Indeed, if I change the top line to
Package: xdm
Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-5
Severity: normal
All I know is that xdm crashed when clicking on things in Mozilla Debian
Package 1.6-7
Not any particular item caused it.
In ~/.xsession-errors I see.
XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
after 588168 r
Crashed again even after leaving mozilla for another window. However:
Odd, it only happened that one day -- the first day in a week of no
power due to the typhoon, with 1.5 meter of rain. So maybe it was
hardware related. If I don't reply in a month, you can close this bug.
Package: xbase-clients
Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-6
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/X11R6/bin/xset
$ xset q
could print screen resolution parameters, e.g., 800x600.
A> xdpyinfo would make you happy.
Oh. OK. (I rely on the SEE ALSO parts of man pages to learn about these...
perhaps xdpyinfo could appear in more other man pages' SEE ALSO.)
Is there a command to check for syntax errors in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
short of restarting X?
Well, OK, but yours is the first program to crash X windows without
even opening the DVD drive. Mplayer works ok (after I did the ln -s ...
/dev/dvd).
>>>>> "S" == Siggi Langauf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
S> On Fri, 23 Jul 2004, Dan Jacobson wrote:
>>
D> ... sudo XFree86 :1 -ac -verbose 10 -logverbose 10
Do you have any versions that don't start an x server if all is OK?
I want a software check only, no snap crackle pop of the hardware.
You know, like when we power up, when there is a XF86Config-4 syntax
error, the X Server will refuse to sta
>> the tiny reset button!! rebooting!!
S> That's very odd. Have you tried pressing "f" to get out of fullscreen mode
S> or "q" to quit xine or right-click the xine logo to get a context menu?
I recall pressing all over the keyboard with no reaction.
S> Or what exactly do you mean by "freezes my
S> A user space application such as xine must not be able to interfer with
S> the interrupt handlers that manage your mouse or even the Num Lock key...
I was root, because I didn't chmod /dev/hdd yet. Now done.
S> If it helps debugging, you can try "xine -V none" to start xine without
S> video ou
D> Try -probeonly or something.
This frobs ones eproms all the same.
Package: xbase-clients
Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-6
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/X11R6/man/man1/xmodmap.1x.gz
Our control keys have died and there is no keyboard store on the island.
Our eyes spot a key with the Windows(TM) logo on it that we never use.
We wish to make this Windows key into a spare co
Package: xbase-clients
Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-6
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/X11R6/man/man1/xev.1x.gz
Mention the correct procedure for exiting.
All I could figure out was using kill(1) or maybe ^C.
Mention what the black rectangle in the upper left is for.
Package: xbase-clients
Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-6
Severity: minor
File: /usr/X11R6/man/man1/xmodmap.1x.gz
$ man xmodmap
...to convert event keycodes into keysyms.
But what exactly keysyms are is never explained.
Apparently they describe software items, and keycodes describe hardware...
Indee
Package: xserver-xfree86-dbg
Severity: minor
# apt-get remove --purge xserver-xfree86-dbg
xserver-xfree86-dbg prerm warning: X server provided by xserver-xfree86-dbg
package is being removed; setting /etc/X11/X to point to /bin/true
Well, why don't you tell us what to do about it!
If you don
Package: xbase-clients
Version: 4.2.1-16
Severity: minor
File: /usr/X11R6/man/man1/xmodmap.1x.gz
The manpage should note that -pm is the default action if no options are given.
Package: xbase-clients
Version: 4.2.1-16
Severity: minor
File: /usr/X11R6/bin/xmodmap
$ xmodmap -pk|wc
253 6125822
#A 20% savings:
$ xmodmap -pk|perl -lwpe 's/\s+$//'|wc
253 6125006
#Even more savings, but perhaps trimming overboard:
$ xmodmap -pk|perl -lawne 'next unless $
Package: xserver-xfree86
Version: 4.2.1-16
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/X11R6/man/man4/mouse.4x.gz
The paragraph
Option "Resolution" "integer"
could also mention "Use xset m for acceleration."
Also xset could be added to SEE ALSO.
Package: xdm
Version: 4.3.0-7
Severity: normal
$ dlocate -L xdm|LC_ALL=C xargs zgrep Xreset
/etc/X11/xdm/xdm-config:DisplayManager*reset:
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xreset
that file doesn't exist anymore !! so don't try to invoke it
/usr/X11R6/man/man1/xdm.1x.gz:or \fIXreset\fP.
mentioned
Upon starting xdm, I notice a delay, and several messages like
Skipping "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a:m_debug_clip.o": No
symbols found
Skipping "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libspeedo.a:spencode.o": No symbols
found
Warning: font renderer for ".pcf" already registered at prior
>> Upon starting xdm, I notice a delay, and several messages like
>> Skipping "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a:m_debug_clip.o": No
>> symbols found
>> Skipping "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libspeedo.a:spencode.o": No symbols
>> found
>> Warning: font renderer for ".pcf" already r
Package: xdm
Version: 4.3.0-7
Severity: minor
Looks like who output isn't cleared:
# invoke-rc.d xdm stop
# who
root tty1 Mar 28 11:11
jidanni :0 Mar 28 06:33
# pstree jidanni
No processes found.
-- debconf information:
* shared/default-x-display-manager: xdm
xdm/stop_runn
Package: xli
Version: 1.17.0-14
Severity: grave
$ xli eq_namerica.png #attached below
crashes entire xserver. It doesn't happen with other viewers.
Please reassign, reprioritize bug as appropriate.
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APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, '
Contents of /var/lib/xfree86/X.roster:
xserver-xfree86
X server symlink status:
lrwxrwxrwx1 root root 20 2002-05-28 21:39 /etc/X11/X ->
/usr/bin/X11/XFree86
-rwxr-xr-x1 root root 1742316 2004-03-18 13:42 /usr/bin/X11/XFree86
/etc/X11/X target unchanged from checksum
Package: xbase-clients
Version: 4.3.0-7
Severity: minor
File: /usr/X11R6/bin/xmessage
Could check if -default args are one of the valid buttons, e.g., raise
an error for:
$ xmessage -buttons a,b,c -default ccc hi
BTW, could implement
$ xmessage --help
instead of engaging gears...
Ah, what the login square is missing is the Debian version number, 3.0 etc.
Package: xdm
Version: 4.2.1-9
Severity: normal
File: /usr/share/doc/xdm
One can't figure out how to avoid having to type ones username and
password each time I power-up my PC. It must not be documented or possible?
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Architecture: i386
Kernel
Package: xdm
Version: 4.2.1-9
Severity: normal
File: /usr/X11R6/man/man1/xdm.1x.gz
each man page should mention the others man pages in the package in
their SEE ALSO sections.
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Package: xbase-clients
Version: 4.2.1-9
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/X11R6/bin/xconsole
in all my other windows, the mouse wheel can scroll
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OK, the docs should say that it is unimplemented, so we know off the bat.
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How can I autologin after boot with xdm?
I'm tired of typing name and password each day at power up.
The maintainer suggested I try another display manager, but all I use
is icewm and don't need or understand the glitz.
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Package: xserver-xfree86
Version: 4.2.1-9
Severity: minor
File: /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86
the file /var/log/XFree86.0.log has no timestamps so one can't tell
which session it is reporting on. OK, it is only one session. But
when X fails and then gets restarted automatically, the old log is
replaced.
>> the file /var/log/XFree86.0.log has no timestamps so one can't tell
>> which session it is reporting on. OK, it is only one session. But
>> when X fails and then gets restarted automatically, the old log is
>> replaced. So either add timestamps and keep more than one log.
Michel> This is a di
Package: xserver-xfree86
Version: 4.2.1-9
Severity: minor
File: /usr/X11R6/man/man5/XF86Config-4.5x.gz
dpkg: *README.DRI* not found.
so don't say "also" in:
Infrastructure. Details about the format of this section can be found
in the
README.DRI document, which is also avai
Package: xfree86-common
Version: 4.2.1-9
Severity: minor
File: /usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/README.Debian-upgrade.gz
> consult the debian-user mailing list and/or the Debian X Strike Force page
add it's URL. I am offline and maybe i have it already cached. also
google just gives me 'forbidden' t
Package: xfree86-common
Version: 4.2.1-9
Severity: minor
File: /etc/X11
# dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
Wrote X server configuration to /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.
and didn't make a backup anywhere of such a vital file.
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Package: xdm
Version: 4.2.1-9
Severity: minor
Tags: sid
I purged kdm and installed xdm and now e.g. cron mails me as above, so
somewhere in the process this wasn't looked after.
update-alternatives --display x-window-manager
x-window-manager - status is auto.
link currently points to /usr/bin/
Package: xbase-clients
Version: 4.2.1-9
Severity: minor
File: /usr/X11R6/bin/xinit
I'll just do a little
# xinit --help
X: warning; process set to priority -11 instead of
waaa wa all I wanted was --help, don't you guys at least
check arguments for sanity?
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Package: xbase-clients
Version: 4.2.1-9
Severity: minor
File: /usr/X11R6/bin/xinit
# xinit
X: warning; process set to priority -11 instead of requested priority -10
Fatal server error:
Server is already active for display 0
If this server is no l
Package: xbase-clients
Version: 4.2.1-9
Severity: normal
File: /usr/X11R6/man/man1/startx.1x.gz
Tags: upstream
mention also how to restart and stop x
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Tags: upstream
I hereby enter autologin as a upstream wishlist item.
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=1059421608%40sheol.org says my
request is reasonable.
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Package: xdm
Version: 4.2.1-9
Severity: wishlist
The default login square should have a tiny "xdm" etc. somewhere on
it, so users can identify what program is having trouble if something
goes wrong.
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Package: xprt
Version: unavailable; reported 2003-08-09
Severity: minor
I did
# apt-get --purge remove xprt
However pstree still shows Xprt running.
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L
Package: xutils
Version: 4.2.1-9
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/X11R6/man/man1/xfsinfo.1x.gz
Tags: upstream
You could change
EXAMPLE
The following shows a sample produced by xfsinfo.
To
EXAMPLE
$ xfsinfo ... ...
i.e. a real example of both input and output,
as some users only get as
If no autologin, then at least allow the setting of a user's name to
be pre-filled in the blank, so all he needs to do is type his passwd,
with the cursor waiting in the passwd box.
A different user would merely delete and enter a different name.
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Package: xbase-clients
Version: 4.2.1-11
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/X11R6/man/man1/startx.1x.gz
There is no mention of how to stop X on the startx man page, and of
course there is no stopx man page.
One needs to know the proper way to stop just the X stuff started by
startx, but without going
Package: xdm
Version: 4.2.1-9
Severity: normal
File: /usr/share/doc/xdm
One can't figure out how to avoid having to type ones username and
password each time I power-up my PC. It must not be documented or possible?
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Architecture: i386
Kernel
Package: xdm
Version: 4.2.1-9
Severity: normal
File: /usr/X11R6/man/man1/xdm.1x.gz
each man page should mention the others man pages in the package in
their SEE ALSO sections.
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File: /usr/X11R6/bin/xconsole
in all my other windows, the mouse wheel can scroll
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Locale: LAN
OK, the docs should say that it is unimplemented, so we know off the bat.
How can I autologin after boot with xdm?
I'm tired of typing name and password each day at power up.
The maintainer suggested I try another display manager, but all I use
is icewm and don't need or understand the glitz.
Package: xserver-xfree86
Version: 4.2.1-9
Severity: minor
File: /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86
the file /var/log/XFree86.0.log has no timestamps so one can't tell
which session it is reporting on. OK, it is only one session. But
when X fails and then gets restarted automatically, the old log is
replaced.
>> the file /var/log/XFree86.0.log has no timestamps so one can't tell
>> which session it is reporting on. OK, it is only one session. But
>> when X fails and then gets restarted automatically, the old log is
>> replaced. So either add timestamps and keep more than one log.
Michel> This is a di
Package: xserver-xfree86
Version: 4.2.1-9
Severity: minor
File: /usr/X11R6/man/man5/XF86Config-4.5x.gz
dpkg: *README.DRI* not found.
so don't say "also" in:
Infrastructure. Details about the format of this section can be
found in the
README.DRI document, which is also avai
Package: xfree86-common
Version: 4.2.1-9
Severity: minor
File: /usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/README.Debian-upgrade.gz
> consult the debian-user mailing list and/or the Debian X Strike Force page
add it's URL. I am offline and maybe i have it already cached. also
google just gives me 'forbidden' t
Package: xfree86-common
Version: 4.2.1-9
Severity: minor
File: /etc/X11
# dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
Wrote X server configuration to /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.
and didn't make a backup anywhere of such a vital file.
Package: xdm
Version: 4.2.1-9
Severity: minor
Tags: sid
I purged kdm and installed xdm and now e.g. cron mails me as above, so
somewhere in the process this wasn't looked after.
update-alternatives --display x-window-manager
x-window-manager - status is auto.
link currently points to /usr/bin/
Package: xbase-clients
Version: 4.2.1-9
Severity: minor
File: /usr/X11R6/bin/xinit
I'll just do a little
# xinit --help
X: warning; process set to priority -11 instead of
waaa wa all I wanted was --help, don't you guys at least
check arguments for sanity?
Package: xbase-clients
Version: 4.2.1-9
Severity: minor
File: /usr/X11R6/bin/xinit
# xinit
X: warning; process set to priority -11 instead of requested priority -10
Fatal server error:
Server is already active for display 0
If this server is no l
Package: xbase-clients
Version: 4.2.1-9
Severity: normal
File: /usr/X11R6/man/man1/startx.1x.gz
Tags: upstream
mention also how to restart and stop x
Package: xdm
Version: 4.2.1-9
Severity: wishlist
Tags: upstream
I hereby enter autologin as a upstream wishlist item.
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=1059421608%40sheol.org says my
request is reasonable.
Package: xdm
Version: 4.2.1-9
Severity: wishlist
The default login square should have a tiny "xdm" etc. somewhere on
it, so users can identify what program is having trouble if something
goes wrong.
Package: xprt
Version: unavailable; reported 2003-08-09
Severity: minor
I did
# apt-get --purge remove xprt
However pstree still shows Xprt running.
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Package: xutils
Version: 4.2.1-9
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/X11R6/man/man1/xfsinfo.1x.gz
Tags: upstream
You could change
EXAMPLE
The following shows a sample produced by xfsinfo.
To
EXAMPLE
$ xfsinfo ... ...
i.e. a real example of both input and output,
as some users only get as
If no autologin, then at least allow the setting of a user's name to
be pre-filled in the blank, so all he needs to do is type his passwd,
with the cursor waiting in the passwd box.
A different user would merely delete and enter a different name.
Package: xbase-clients
Version: 4.2.1-11
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/X11R6/man/man1/startx.1x.gz
There is no mention of how to stop X on the startx man page, and of
course there is no stopx man page.
One needs to know the proper way to stop just the X stuff started by
startx, but without going
> "S" == Daniel Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
S> Press Ctrl-Alt-Backspace, or quit every running app. You don't run X
"forever",
OK, sounds good. If you say how to start, you should say how to stop.
S> Closing this spurious bug - Dan, please start thinking before you file bugs.
OK, bu
Daniel> This information probably belongs in a tutorial, or the gdm/xdm/kdm
manpage, not
Daniel> the X manpage. The X server is unrelated to these desktop managers.
Again, I see
Daniel> your point, but I believe this information is best contained in a
tutorial or
Daniel> such, not a manpage.
ye
>>>>> "C" == Chris Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
C> On Fri, Oct 03, 2003 at 07:18:56AM +0800, Dan Jacobson wrote:
>> Pages that say how to start something should say how to stop it.
C> I think you'll find that the _vast majority_ of man pages
> "S" == Daniel Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
S> Press Ctrl-Alt-Backspace, or quit every running app. You don't run X "forever",
OK, sounds good. If you say how to start, you should say how to stop.
S> Closing this spurious bug - Dan, please start thinking before you file bugs.
OK, but
Daniel> This information probably belongs in a tutorial, or the gdm/xdm/kdm manpage,
not
Daniel> the X manpage. The X server is unrelated to these desktop managers. Again, I
see
Daniel> your point, but I believe this information is best contained in a tutorial or
Daniel> such, not a manpage.
yes
>>>>> "C" == Chris Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
C> On Fri, Oct 03, 2003 at 07:18:56AM +0800, Dan Jacobson wrote:
>> Pages that say how to start something should say how to stop it.
C> I think you'll find that the _vast majority_ of man pages
Package: xdm
Version: 4.2.1-11
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm
Use stars to show how many chars we type at password: prompt.
Hmmm, login(1) doesn't. OK, well, whatever.
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Package: xdm
Version: 4.2.1-12.1
Severity: normal
File: /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm
each time I do an dist-upgrade, I am asked if I want xdm or gdm as my
display manager. I was hoping my selection (xdm) would be remembered
and believed. Yes, at least it appears at the top of the query list
as default res
Elwood, in xephem 3.5.2 sky view, I put cursor on venus and right clicked, causing a
momentary blacking of the screen, and probably this in /var/log/XFree86.0.log
(II) SIS(0): SISDisplayPowerManagementSet(1)
(II) SIS(0): SISDisplayPowerManagementSet(2)
(II) SIS(0): SISDisplayPowerManagementSet(3)
(
> "E" == Elwood C Downey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
E> Thanks. I found a computer here with an SIS graphics chip and the end
E> of its log looked the same as the one you sent.
E> I think the last four lines you found in the log file was just from
E> booting the X server, I do not think it hap
Package: xdm
Version: 4.2.1-12.1
Severity: important
I found a simple reproducible way to crash one's X session.
# apt-get install multimon #a vastly undocumented program
$ multimon
then click the button to close the window created.
[As what else does one do when there is no way to find out
how to
Package: xdm
Version: 4.2.1-12.1
Severity: minor
File: /etc/X11/xdm/pixmaps
$ cd /etc/X11/xdm/pixmaps
$ xli * 2>/tmp/v
$ cat /tmp/v
xpixmapLoad: XFree86.xpm - Bad color name 'None'
xpixmapLoad: debian.xpm - Bad color name 'None'
xpixmapLoad: debianbw.xpm - Bad color name 'None'
By the way, it see
Package: xdm
Version: 4.2.1-13
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/share/doc/xdm/changelog.Debian.gz
Probably not that simple, but if possible, I wish the references to
files in /usr/share/doc/xdm/changelog.Debian.gz were written from the
user's point of view, as it takes a lot of sleuthing to figure ou
OK, glad you reassigned the bug to the right place, X to me is a dark mountain.
B> http://bugs.debian.org/219311 >.
Will see next call.
B> For me to be able to do anything at all about this bug, I need the
B> information described in the XF86Config(7) manual page.
I see, I should attach these fi
I was helping a friend install woody. I noticed one could install
xdm, kdm, gdm, wdm, all without installing x-window-system or perhaps
x-window-system-core. Needless to say, we didn't get very far that
day. Is that normal? Shouldn't there be some dependencies?
Package: xfonts-encodings
Version: 1:1.0.2-2
Severity: wishlist
One sees:
Unpacking replacement xfonts-encodings ...
dpkg: warning - unable to delete old directory `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts':
Directory not empty
dpkg: warning - unable to delete old directory `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11': Directory
not e
Package: xdm
Version: 1:1.1.5-2
Severity: wishlist
Observe the bottom of the xdm login big rectangle (the outer
rectangle, not the inner one where you type your name.) It is not
smooth, but has a chunk out of line.
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Package: xbase-clients
Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-8
Severity: minor
File: /usr/X11R6/bin/xman
Long one line message lines in "warnShell" will go off the edge of the
screen leaving the user no way to see them in full.
Nor does there seem a way to use cut and paste to save what it says.
P.S., these day
Some too old addresses on your list?
Re: Bug#277694: xman: long one-line warnshell messages go off the screen
> "B" == Brent Paddon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
B> Thank you for your email. I am no longer an employee of this
B> company. If your email is company related, please email Martin
B
Maybe at least allow prompting once with an initial username, the
passwd still having to be filled in.
Package: xbase-clients
Version: 4.2.1-14
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/X11R6/bin/xf86config
If one just wants to configure the mouse, and then jump directly to
the end where we are asked about writing the file, maybe a ^C or ^D
could do that, and be noted on the man page.
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