From: gay AT aspentec DOT com ("Jerome Gay") Subject: Re: an x environment 13 Aug 1997 04:24:17 -0700 Approved: cygnus DOT gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com Distribution: cygnus Message-ID: <9708130807.AA30060.cygnus.gnu-win32@hagar.aspentec.com> Reply-To: "Jerome Gay" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Original-To: Original-Cc: X-Priority: 3 X-Msmail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1008.3 X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE Engine V4.71.1008.3 Original-Sender: owner-gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com Steve- After reading your messages, I tried to setup fvwm2 under gnu-win32, it compiled without any major problems, I also compiled and installed pixmap... fvwm2 works fine except I get the message (at the beginning) : [FVWM][executeModule]: <> No such module 'PixmapPath' in ModulePath '/usr/X11R6.3/lib/X11/fvwm2' and I don't get these nice buttons on the fvwm2 buttonbar... I found out that the pixmap distribution does not include any .pm files.... Where can I get some pm files to be used for buttons ? Where can I get some nice fvwm2rc examples ? Jerome "ZoSo" -----Original Message----- From: Steve o To: Michael Anderson Cc: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com Date: Wednesday, August 06, 1997 4:25 AM Subject: Re: an x environment >Michael Anderson wrote: >> >> Steve o wrote: >> > >> > fvwm2 ported without a hitch. >> >> Hi Steve: >> >> I've been using bash windows and vi for my work and wondering just how I >> might get X and fvwm working. Can you tell me the steps needed to do >> this? Which X server are you using and what other software needs to be >> installed? Config files? If you posted the process to the newsgroup, it >> might help out others wondering how to do this. > >I am using Hummingbird's Exceed X Server, > http://www.hummingbird.com/products/exceed/ >I set the environment variable DISPLAY=:0 > >I installed the "X client libs for NT" from > http://www.cygnus.com/misc/gnu-win32/ > >Fvwm needs xpm so I got that from: > ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/libraries/xpm-3.4j.tar.gz > >Fvwm can be obtained from: > http://www.hpc.uh.edu/fvwm/ > >The steps to install are: > tar -xvzf package.tar.gz > cd package > xmkmf -a > make > make install > >Sometimes the install target in the Makefile will have: > cp foo /usr/local/bin/foo >These need to be changed to: > cp foo.exe /usr/local/bin/foo.exe > >There are some sample .fvwm2rc files included in the distribution, >copy one of these to your home directory. > >If you run fvwm, you'll want to set the Exceed > Xconfig->Window Mode->window manager to X. > >You'll need Sergey's coolview and remote.tar.gz. >-steve >- >For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to >"gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help". > - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help".