XWin doesn't close by itself

[Volker Lenhardt]

Hello,

I'm new to Cygwin. I need it in my home lan to manage scanning from a
Windows XP notebook to a Linux print and scan server. I need to start
the server's xsane on the notebook via ssh with one mouse click.

It works. I use a copy of the startxwin.bat adding "-e ssh ... xsane" to
the line "run xterm ...". No other differences.

The dos window opens for a second, closes, then the xterm opens, at last
xsane. When I close xsane, the xterm closes, too, and all seems to be
done. As I wish it to be.

But the X server stays running, its logo lingers in the systray. I have
to shut it by a series of 3 clicks. No alt-f4. If I don't do so, I get another
X server the next time I start my xsane batch.

There's some cleaning up mechanism at the start of startxwin.bat, but it
doesn't seem to be helpful. How can I check for a running X server, so
my batch doesn't start a new one? Or how can I close the X server at the
close of the batch?

I haven't found any faq or documentation item to answer my question.
Please be forgiving if I haven't looked for the terms proper.

Greetings
Volker

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Volker Lenhardt
E-Mail: volker.lenhardt@uni-essen.de