Re: Bible Desktop not displaying in some Linux Window Managers

Hi Michael,

I ran Bible Desktop through xterm in both dwm and QTile and there is no 
apparent difference between the output messages in the xterm sessions.

Regards, Gary

On 1/4/22 11:14, Michael H wrote:
> What happens when you start the program from within an xterminal in 
> dwm?  What is the error if any? It should at least point you to 
> whether the conflict is between BD and dwm or java and dwm.
>
> On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 7:07 PM Gary Bennett <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>     Hello,
>
>     I currently have Bible Desktop/jsword 1.6 installed on a Linux
>     machine
>     running an up-to-date Arch distro with the dwm window manager. I use
>     Bible Desktop only occasionally but appreciate the simplicity of the
>     interface.
>
>     The problem is that Bible Desktop doesn't work under dwm. All I
>     end up
>     with is a white screen. The text seems to be on screen because if
>     I move
>     the cursor around it changes from a pointer to a hand and I can
>     copy and
>     paste text from the screen to an editor. But the screen is simply
>     white
>     with no borders, menus or text displaying.
>
>     I have tried a variety of other window managers--QTile, i3wm and
>     XMonad.
>     Bible Desktop works properly under QTile and i3wm but not under
>     dwm or
>     XMonad.
>
>     I realise this is perhaps off topic, but can anyone make any
>     suggestions
>     as to why Bible Desktop wouldn't work under dwm or XMonad?
>
>     Happy to provide more info or screenshots if needed.
>
>     Thanks, Gary
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