How do I start WM?

[Christopher Faylor]

On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 11:04:20AM -0800, Joseph Ess wrote:
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>> From: Jon TURNEY <jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk>
>> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
>> Cc: joseph_ess@yahoo.com
>> Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 1:49:56 PM
>> Subject: Re: How do I start WM?
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>> On 23/02/2010 18:29, Joseph Ess wrote:
>> >> Perhaps you should follow my suggestion and try it.
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>> > I double-clicked on c:\cygwin\bin\startx.  It opens a
>> > dialog titled "Open With" that instructs one to "Choose the program you
>> > want to use to open this file".
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>>Does http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using.html#using-starting-startx say
>>to run startx by double clicking on it?  Not it does not.
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>>Hint: that will not work as startx is bash script, which Windows
>>explorer has no idea how to run.
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>I say that I'm trying to replace a .bat file, which one could
>presumable run by double-clicking on it, and you propose using a bash
>script, which one cannot double-click on and then berate me for trying
>it?

Assuming that a ".bat file means I'm double clicking something" is
actually sort of a stretch.

But, if you need a .bat files why not just put the call to startx in a
.bat file?  You'd have to set the PATH appropriately, of course.

It seems like you should be able to call startxwin.exe directly if
needed too.

cgf

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