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Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:35:47 -0400
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On 09/29/2009 03:07 PM, FyD wrote:
> Quoting "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh at cygwin period com>:
                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
<http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR>  Thanks.


<snip>

> So I should miss something because I think what I did is correct ;-)
>
> - I start cygwin using the icon from the Windows 7 desktop
> (bash shell is used; full cygwin install was carried out)
>
> - in my .bashrc I do have:
> export DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0

This is not required and, in the case of X forwarding using ssh (and
perhaps other cases), this would not be what you want.

> - the command "echo $DISPLAY" gives in this black terminal:
> 127.0.0.1:0.0
>
> - I execute startxwin.sh in this black terminal
>
> - from the new xterm opened (white), I execute "wish tmp.tcl"
> I get:
> /usr/bin/xterm Xt error: Can't open display:
> /usr/bin/xterm: DISPLAY is not set
>
> Where is the problem ?

Sorry, I'm not a tcltk expert.  My guess is it has to do with the
fact that Cygwin's tcltk isn't X-based.  As a result, it may be
X-challenged.

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A: Yes.
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 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
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