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Subject:	Re: X Windows disappearing/unmapping (Win10 + 3rd party virtual desktops)
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From:	Greywolf <greywolf AT starwolf DOT com>
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Date:	Mon, 17 Aug 2015 23:11:58 -0700
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[sorry for the top-quote, but...]

I have a workaround and I apologise for blaming it on cygwin.  I think
it's how the unmapping is handled by the desktop manager.

You can close this, I think.

On 15.08.17 02:07, Greywolf wrote:
> ENVIRONMENT:
>      OS:    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
>      Cygwin:
>          setup 2.871
>          X11 1.17.2 (x86_64-unknown-cygwin);
>              package version    1.17.2-1 built 2015-07-09
>          xterm 318-1
>      OTHER:
>          3rd party virtual desktop managers - have tried with
>          - dexpot 1.6
>          - virtuawin 4.3
>
> WHAT HAPPENS:
>
> 1.  I start mintty, which starts bash.
> 2.  I start an X server; DISPLAY=:0
> 3.  I start an xterm on the local host, to $DISPLAY.
> 4.  I switch to another desktop on the desktop manager.
> 5.  I return to that window, and the xterm window vanishes.
>      - the processes bound to the window are still running,
>        as is the xterm itself.
> 6.  I see no way to access or return the window to the desktop.
> * even winlister no longer can access the window handle.
>
> The window just hops off the deep end, never to be seen again,
> but everything connected with that window remains present.
>
> The only desktop manager it works with is the one that comes with Win10,
> but that lacks some features; notably, the ability to directly access a
> desktop with a keystroke.  It is just not a viable alternative.
>
> WHY I AM SUBMITTING THIS AS A CYGWIN BUG:
>
> Because this happens as a result of using at least two different
> non-microsoft desktop managers, and ONLY X11-based applications
> are vanishing (xterm plus, as a test, xfd).
>
>                  --*greywolf;
>
>


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