X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:from:to:subject:date:message-id:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding :mime-version; q=dns; s=default; b=nRxKWOPD6qK57C2KIjrYI6ohkcN2m 4oJ+k5hJVJeRvzuyA/gJV5nZRxLjmJmubC9lqI02XX8qAq6OUXyYkAzj7+2dZLBQ FjtJ2B95k1RqOLkq/KeZFEv4z3YiXCUzeskoeOI25SKf4evx1ESIzAxQXHb0XgI6 qbczQ5wLklO3JQ= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:from:to:subject:date:message-id:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding :mime-version; s=default; bh=Blg1lqoAgBvm5SOWqW8zy85bqV8=; b=m+X DjY+EMIYI+2lt7kh81Q2HNJx0JWjggSLV0DsFSigsAOtsyvzHgBfSnsYwoEMtzGh q+hM4kYXxJaemnLUy0ybplln+W1uDPYFRfjrv84HPdAJ1qJfq4UZDU3FPpGhjH0Y fr+JweoBLHfmd+/InM2nO+8+Zr4gJb+az4HxCOxs= Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=1.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,KAM_LAZY_DOMAIN_SECURITY,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=no version=3.3.2 spammy=Hx-spam-relays-external:sk:mx0b-00, HX-HELO:sk:mx0b-00, H*RU:sk:mx0b-00, D*org.uk X-HELO: mx0b-00191d01.pphosted.com From: "REBSTOCK, ROLAND" To: "cygwin AT cygwin DOT com" Subject: Re: Re-install of cygwin today 4/7/16 and xterm missing Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2016 14:09:50 +0000 Message-ID: References: ,<5707B4AB DOT 1080308 AT dronecode DOT org DOT uk> In-Reply-To: <5707B4AB.1080308@dronecode.org.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-RSA-Inspected: yes X-RSA-Classifications: public X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:,, definitions=2016-04-08_09:,, signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=outbound_policy_notspam policy=outbound_policy score=0 spamscore=0 suspectscore=0 malwarescore=0 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.0.1-1603180000 definitions=main-1604080208 X-IsSubscribed: yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by delorie.com id u38EAbYQ024405 Thank you Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 8, 2016, at 9:40 AM, Jon Turney wrote: > >> On 08/04/2016 02:13, REBSTOCK, ROLAND wrote: >> All, I reinstalled Cygwin on my win7 workstation and though I can >> start a X server, when I right click the X icon in the task menu I no > > I guess you are starting the X server directly, rather than using startxwin? > >> longer have a option to start a xterm. What I found is I have to >> access CygwinX via start menu and then click on xterm which then > > I think you meant to write something other than 'xterm' here, but I'm not sure what... > >> starts up a new X applications menu and then I can launch a xterm by >> going to systemtool/xterm. Can I get it back to the way it was with > > System Tools/Xterm ? > >> the the X server in the task bar at the bottom and just right click >> to open a xterm? Unsure why I now have 2 different icons in my task >> bar. > > This is noted in [1] as a change in 1.18.0-1: 'Remove the "Applications" submenu from the default XWinrc for new installations, as redundant to xwin-xdg-menu.' > > The X applications menu is supposed to be an improvement, as the X applications menu automatically lists installed X applications, rather than a manually edited fixed list. > > If you really want to restore the previous behaviour, you can copy /etc/X11/system.Xwinrc to ~/.XWinrc and change it as follows: > > --- system.XWinrc.old 2016-04-08 14:19:23.667013700 +0100 > +++ system.XWinrc 2016-04-08 14:20:05.839995700 +0100 > @@ -81,17 +81,17 @@ > // own configuration file. > > // Make some menus... > -# menu apps { > -# xterm exec "xterm" > -# "Emacs" exec "emacs" > -# notepad exec notepad > -# xload exec "xload -display %display%" # Comment > -# } > + menu apps { > + xterm exec "xterm" > + "Emacs" exec "emacs" > + notepad exec notepad > + xload exec "xload -display %display%" # Comment > + } > > menu root { > -// "Applications" menu apps > + "Applications" menu apps > // Comments fit here, too... > -// SEPARATOR > + SEPARATOR > > [1] https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2015-11/msg00048.html > [2] http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using-local-apps.html > > -- > Jon TURNEY > Volunteer Cygwin/X X Server maintainer -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple