Drag N Drop in Windows XP

[Holger Krull]

Stanley Nguyen schrieb:
>> Stanley Nguyen schrieb:
>>
>>> I'm telnetting to this java app from a Windows XP machine with cygwin as
>>> my xterm server. Everything works great except drag-n-drop.  Everytime I
>>> try to drag something from one panel to the other panel within the same
>>> xwindows, the mouse icon changes to the little circle with a line across
>>> like a stop sign to indicate it is not allowed.
>>> If I try using Exceed as my xterm server, then everything works ok.
>>
>> I don't understand your description.
>> There is no such thing as an xterm server.
>> Drag and Drog is governed by the window manager, so how did you start
>> Xwin and your java application?
> 
> The closest thread that I found is
> http://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin-xfree/2004-06/msg00023.html.
> The problem is I'm using telnet, not ssh.  I then gave it a try with ssh
> -Y, it also does not work for me.
> The fact that it's working for Exceed to tell me that there might some
> limitation with Cygwin X Server but I can't find anywhere indicates that
> drag-n-drop is not allowed???

Drag and Drog is governed by the window manager, so how did you start
Xwin and your java application?

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