"Nikul Raval" <nikul.raval.b_at_bayer.com> writes:
>
> Thank you for taking time out to help.
Your'e welcome, but please respond to the fvwm list.
> User is running eXceed in
> single window mode and logs in exactly as he would on a UNIX
> workstation. (not running multiple xstarts)
Can you describe this in more detail.
I've always started Exceed using XStart, but I guess you can
just bring up X on the PC and separately telnet to the UNIX
machine, set $DISPLAY and then start up each X application
you want. Is that what the user is doing?
If you do that, the X applications you start, including FVWM
will die when the telnet session is closed, unless you
detach the command from the telnet session. I do this detaching
under ksh like this:
(fvwm&)&
> >I'm not sure I understand everything.
>
> >The "x" you mention, must be the Windows Close button on the Exceed
> >window.
> Yes.
OK, so the user is not ending each application, he's killing the X
server and hoping each client application recognizes this and
terminates cleanly. I've had mixed success with this.
> >Whats the Console screen? Do you mean the background of the Sun
> >Workstation?
> Yes. The same screen you see for command line login.
I'm not completely sure whats going on, but if you start
applications from telnet, and telnet goes away, I think the output
might go to the program that started telnet on the workstation.
That might get the output to the console.
If the user is taking the telnet approach, (I don't recommend it),
then this might be a better way to run commands:
(fvwm 2&>1 >/tmp/fvwm.out &)&
> > Once in a long while it does this on UNIX workstation (Ultra1)
> > without eXceed also. He can open new xterms from the toolbar on
> > UNIX but can't type into any of the windows.
>
> >By Toolbar, you mean FvwmButtons or something else?
> Yes. The toolbar with FvwmButtons for changing screens, holding mailtool etc
> ...
>
> >When he can't type into xterms is the window manager running,
> >Ie. are there frames around the windows?
> Yes. He can select different windows but can't type into any.
> All typing comes on black/white login screen.
>
> >With xterm, you can tell if the window gets focus because the
> >cursor changes from an empty box to a solid. Are the xterm
> >windows getting focus?
> Yes again.
> > This goes away when he logs out and logs back in. Is this a bug?
> > How do I fix this so next time window manager doesn't die on UNIX
> > when he kills eXceed session on PC. How does one restart xserver
> > and get control of the windows without logging out?
>
> >What goes on on the PC should not affect the workstation,
> >assuming each is started independently. Ie. using Xstart for
> >Exceed and running xinit from the console on the UNIX workstation.
> Not running multiple xterms but running in single window mode.
> It looks similar being on the workstation and loggin on the console.
I'm not clear on this part, but what happens if the user
goes into a xterm and does:
echo "testing" >/dev/console
(There should be a console app running, for example "xterm -C" to
catch anything headed for /dev/console.) If there isn't, the above
will appear on the background.
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Received on Fri Mar 15 2002 - 12:28:41 GMT