[Xastir] Xastir on Windows/Cygwin

[Curt Mills, WE7U]

On Sat, 17 May 2003, Kirk Mefford wrote:

> At 06:07 PM 5/16/2003, Curt Mills wrote:
> 
> >Xastir can now be run in it's own window on the Windows desktop.
> >Updated instructions are in the README.win32 file.  You can find a
> >link to the latest README.win32 file at:
> 
> Is there an update to cygwin's x server I don't know about

Yes.

> or are you just 
> now noticing that Xasitr can be minimized?  I'm confused.  I haven't been 
> running cygwin/xastir very long (a couple of weeks maybe?) but I've always 
> been able to do what it sounds like you're talking about here.

Nope.  You've been able to minimize, but you haven't been able to run
Xastir like what I'm talking about.  Do a "cvs update" and then follow
the NEW instructions for setting up Xwindows to run Xastir, and you'll
see what I'm talking about.  You'll probably have to do another Cygwin
network update in order to do it.  Make sure that you keep Perl 5.6
instead of the automatic upgrade to 5.8 while you're doing it.


> I have a shortcut on my desktop that goes straight to a modified 
> "startxwin.bat" that loads Xastir directly without further input and is 
> loaded into a full screen window labeled "Cygwin/XFree86 rl".

That's what's different.  No full-screen window.  Xastir runs on
the Windows screen now instead of inside the Xwindows screen.

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