RE: Jswat through an X server

All,

I have found a solution to my niggling problem and I wanted to post an
update in case someone else ever searches the archives for information.

I could never get JSwat to come up with a window border under Reflection X
(versions 9 & 10) unless it was the first xapp to use the xserver. I tweaked
and probed and read the docs to no avail.

Then I had an epiphany and installed cygwin and used their xserver
(/usr/X11/bin/xwin.exe or startxwin.bat). It works right out of the box for
me (http://www.cygwin.com/xfree/).

Just thought I should follow up. Best,
JP



> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of JP Beaudry
> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 6:25 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [jswat-user] Jswat through an X server
> 
> 
> Let me just say upfront that this is an inconvenience rather 
> than a problem.
> I should have made that clear in my first mail.
> 
> Since I always have 20-30 windows up (using a virtual desktop 
> manager), it
> has been a while since I have killed everything else to start 
> JSwat first.
> But if I remember correctly, there are no behavioral problems if it is
> started first. Yes, I can hear it: "Then why don't you do 
> that?" Well, I do.
> But once in a while the underlying Linux box has problems and 
> JSwat must be
> terminated. To then have it running as the first Xapp would 
> require killing
> a bunch of other applications and there's the minor 
> annoyance: you know,
> when you're logged in everywhere and you have all your 
> windows set just the
> way you like?
> 
> Of all the other X applications I have tried (listed in my 
> first post), none
> exhibit the same behavior as JSwat, which lead me to think it 
> may not be as
> simple as reconfiguring my X server.
> 
> Does it happen for other Java apps? That's an excellent question and
> something I had not thought of. I don't think I'm using any 
> at this time,
> but I'll try one. My JDK being up to date, that should shed 
> some light on
> the problem.
> 
> Thanks for your suggestions,
> JP
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Nathan Fiedler [mailto:[email protected]] 
> > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 5:52 PM
> > To: JP Beaudry
> > Cc: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [jswat-user] Jswat through an X server
> > 
> > 
> > I'm not clear on the description of the problem. If you start 
> > JSwat first, there are problems? Or is it that if you do not 
> > start JSwat first, there will be problems for the other 
> > applications? Is this true for other Java applications? If 
> > so, the problem is not with JSwat and more likely something 
> > to do with the JDK. Make sure you are running the latest JDK. 
> > If that doesn't work, contact WRQ support about using Java 
> > apps through their server.
> > 
> > n
> > 
> > 
> > On Fri, 2003-11-14 at 14:16, JP Beaudry wrote:
> > > All,
> > >  
> > > I'm having a hard time using Jswat running on Linux RH6.2 
> > when viewed 
> > > on a Win2K PC through an X server (Reflection X).
> > >  
> > > Setup: I use my Win2K box as a window on the world. I run 
> > applications 
> > > on many remote Linux computers and export the DISPLAY to my 
> > PC. I use 
> > > Reflection X version 9.0 as a local X server. Among the 
> > remote X-apps, 
> > > you can count: emacs, netscape, xterm, ethereal & 
> > sourceNavigator, all 
> > > playing nice with my x-server.
> > >  
> > > Problem: If I don't start Jswat before ANY other remote 
> application 
> > > using X services, it shows up without window controls. By 
> > that, I mean 
> > > there is no borders, no way to resize it and it is always on top, 
> > > obscuring all other windows. Others I work with have the 
> > same problem.
> > >  
> > > I have searched the archived mailing list without success. 
> > I am not an 
> > > X specialist, so there may be settings I am unaware of. Any 
> > > suggestions?
> > >  
> > > Many thanks,
> > > JP
> > 
> > 
> 
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