Re: [MiNT] X server?

[Ralph Lowinski <AltF4@freemint.de>]

On Tue, 26 Dec 2000 07:39:03 , Martin-Éric Racine <q-funk@pp.fishpool.fi> wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Dec 2000, Petr Stehlik wrote:
>
> > I'd like to ask how to get the X-Windows system working. I
> > would expect a new window should pop up but I cannot see it.
> > What next? What should I do to get something working?
>
> Same question.
>
> I once managed to get the very first beta working with one of the
> sample clients, but now I forgot how I did it.

The main way starting a x-client is to type in it as a command in
a shell window.  If _that_ doesn't work anymore, the server is
heavily buggy.  The way to start the server with a client as a
command line option is more or less a workaround for testing
purpose (and real not common in X world).  This part have to be
rewritten, together with support of av_start.

> Another thing is, every time I start a client, TosWinII wants to
> open a window, thinking that a TOS program was just started.

The only solution I know at the moment is to append some file
extension (e.g. '.x11') to the client programs and make the
server an application for that in the desktop program.

Greetings,
    Ralph