Using Multiple X Windows

[Harold L Hunt II]

Remove all other command line parameters for XWin.exe, and add the 
single command line parameter "-multiwindow".  This is not documented 
because this feature is not considered completely stable.  Also, the 
documentation simply has not been written yet.

Harold

Samir Gupta wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have a question which I could not find the answer to in searching the
> archives...
> 
> I am trying to make window management in cygwin/xfree the same way I have it
> set up in exceed.  I start up tcsh in exceed with my xterm command which
> opens up an x window with the tcsh prompt.  From this prompt, every time I
> type "emacs &", it will bring up a new xwindow with the emacs program.
> 
> I cannot figure out how to do this in cygwin/xfree.  From my tcsh prompt, I
> type "xwin" to start the xfree window.  Now, every time I type "emacs &", it
> opens up an emacs in the same xfree window.  I am wondering how I can get it
> to open up a separate xfree window each time I type "emacs &" as I can in
> exceed?
> 
> I tried messing around with the xwin -screen option, but I could not come up
> with anything...
> 
> Thanks
> 
>