XWin doesn't close by itself

Alexander Gottwald Alexander.Gottwald@s1999.tu-chemnitz.de
Sun Mar 21 16:43:00 GMT 2004


Volker Lenhardt wrote:

> 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.

if you don't use mulitwindowmode or the clipboard you can add the option -once
to the commandline. the xserver will exit after the last client quit.

> 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 another xserver is already running then the newly started xserver will
notice it and not start up.

bye
    ago
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