ty@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Tyng-Jing Yang) (05/05/90)
For those who enjoy XNeXT now,
I am a naive user of X window. All I know is typing "xinit", running emacs,
and working on my project to meet the homework deadline.
Now, I finally have time to have more experience on NeXT in this summer.
After I installed the XNeXT sucessfully,the joy didn't last long.
1. I first typed "/LocalApps/XNext -su -bs" and I got a menu, a X cursor
and a "X server Screen0",but black background inside window.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
2. Then, I point x cursor on window bar,edge,and pushed button.
Exptect to have a pop up menu but nothing happen.
( I did changed button setting )
3. I typed "xinit" and then got the following enclosure error message.
So I tried a. printenv ====> the path seems ok.
b. ls /usr/bin/X11 ==> I can't find the "X" program.
4. May be I need some initial files (.xinitrc,....)
5. I have four books about X window system(O'Reilly&Associates, Inc).
I can't enjoy these books until I get XNeXT going.
6. The XNeXT source should be ok.(from First Compilation OD,lighthouse)
For those who currently enjoy XNeXT,
Please send me those file (if needed)and point out my mistakes
Thanks in advance.
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Tyng-Jing Yang.
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localhost> xinit
xinit: No such file or directory (errno 2): no server "X" in PATH
Use the -- option, or make sure that /usr/bin/X11 is in your path and
that "X" is a program or a link to the right type of server
for your display. Possible server names include:
localhost> printenv
EVENT_PORT=6766
EVENT_HOST=localhost
TERMCAP=emacs:co#100:tc=unknown:
TERM=emacs
Workspace=Workspace$1816982394
PATH=.:/me/Unix/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/ucb:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/sybase/bin:/LocalApps:/NextApps:/NextAdmin:/NextDeveloper/Demos
USER=me
SHELL=/bin/csh
HOME=/me
EMACS=t
localhost> ls /usr/bin/X11
atobm* twm* xdpyinfo* xlsfonts* xrefresh*
bitmap* uwm* xedit* xlswins* xset*
bmtoa* 10tox11* xev* xmag* xsetroot*
ico* biff* xeyes* xman* xterm*
maze* xcalc* xfd* xmh* xwd*
muncher* xclipboard* xhost* xmodmap* xwininfo*
plaid* xclock* xinit* xpr* xwud*
puzzle* xcutsel* xkill* xprop*
resize* xdm* xload* xpseudoroot*
startx* xdpr* xlogo* xrdb*
localhost>
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=====================================================tsui@cica.cica.indiana.edu (Yufeng Tsui) (05/05/90)
In article <TY.90May4135819@beach.cis.ufl.edu> ty@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Tyng-Jing Yang) writes: > ...stuff deleted > >3. I typed "xinit" and then got the following enclosure error message. > >5. I have four books about X window system(O'Reilly&Associates, Inc). .. stuff deleted... >localhost> xinit >xinit: No such file or directory (errno 2): no server "X" in PATH > > Try the following: #!/bin/sh /LocalApps/bin/xinit -- XNeXT -su -bs -geometry 1050x820 Now my question. Has anyone tried to compile X programs? I always got messages like symbol table out of date and rerun ranlib. Any fix? The other thing is I can not seem to get twm to work!!! I can invoke it and get the program running, but the keyboard input all goes to the terminal window... Thanks for the help. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yufeng Tsui, Indiana University, Uniersity Computing Service {att,rutgers,prudue}!iuvax!silver!tsui, tsuiy@iubacs.bitnet tsui@silver.ucs.indiana.edu, tsui@wood1.ucs.indiana.edu (NeXT mail) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
pjs@aristotle.JPL.NASA.gov (Peter Scott) (05/05/90)
Installing XNeXT was a much more complex task than installing X11R4 on a system supporting it. I think that an X user will be frustrated unless they are also an X system administrator. You will certainly need all of the . files that you used on any other X system. Also don't forget to set in Preferences the right mouse button to menus; this is essential. This is news. This is your | Peter Scott, NASA/JPL/Caltech brain on news. Any questions? | (pjs@aristotle.jpl.nasa.gov)