HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: mbg@cbnewsi.cb.att.com (mitchell.b.germansky)
Newsgroups: fj.mail-lists.x-window
Subject: AT&T 730X Terminal Xing with Sun
Date: 8 Nov 92 08:43:38 GMT
Distribution: fj
Organization: AT&T

Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1992 21:41:32 GMT
Message-Id: <1992Nov2.214132.18989@cbnewsi.cb.att.com>
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x

if you have experience connecting a 730X terminal to a sun and
getting X working, please get in touch with me.  here's my problem:

i am connecting an AT&T 730X terminal to a Sun.
i can telnet from the 730X into the sun.
i have configured the fonts correctly in the Xadmin in the 730X.
i can see the 730X server startup cleanly.
i can start olwm in the telnet window.
olwm fails upon the first click of the mouse in the X desktop
complaining about fonts.
perhaps i should be running another desktop mgr client on the sun side?

any suggstions/tip would be appreciated.  thx!

mitch germansky
290 davidson ave
somerset, nj
908-805-7841
suntoss!mbg
From: cs106211@umbc8.umbc.edu (cs106211)
Newsgroups: fj.mail-lists.x-window
Subject: ftp
Date: 11 Nov 92 02:45:19 GMT
Distribution: fj
Organization: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Campus

Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 20:14:02 GMT
Message-Id: <1992Nov5.201402.21188@umbc3.umbc.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Sender: xpert-request@expo.lcs.mit.edu
From: morrison@eng.auburn.edu (Kelly Morrison)
Newsgroups: fj.mail-lists.x-window
Subject: A PD Project Mngt Tool for X - status
Date: 6 Nov 92 08:09:15 GMT
Distribution: fj
Organization: Auburn University Engineering

Date: 4 Nov 92 18:29:24 GMT
Message-Id: <1992Nov4.182924.5626@news.duc.auburn.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x


Hello!

   A few months ago, I posted an article describing a public domain
project management tool developed at Auburn University. This tool
was created as a demonstration prototype for a senior design projects
class at Auburn and was written in C. It uses the X Window System
(X11R4) for screen display and PostScript for hardcopy output. The
tool supports the creation and modification of Gantt charts, and the
scheduling of meetings among a number of users. I attended the demo
and thought it was a neat, flashy program. So when I saw the thread
on comp.windows.x, I mentioned this tool and was flooded with 
responses.

   Since then, I've tried to locate the authors, but I haven't been
successful. However, the program is the property of Auburn University,
so I may be able to persuade the University into releasing the program
into the public domain. HOWEVER, two problems have cropped up. They
are:

   1. The students who wrote the program had never been formally 
      introduced to the X Window System or to PostScript. In addition,
      this program was written as a PROTOTYPE, under severe time
      constraints. Therefore, the program is fairly messy and still
      has a significant number of bugs.

   2. To save time, the students hacked some IslandDraw PostScript
      routines to produce PostScript output from their program. I
      don't know if it is legal to distribute this software because
      of this -- it would be distributing commercial software under
      another name, which is clearly ILLEGAL!  However, there are 
      only a few routines that were taken from
      the IslandDraw PostScript routines, and I think that I could
      write legal replacements, or better yet, recode the
      PostScript output routines. 

   On the other hand, many students at Auburn have been using the
tool. It produces really nice Gantt charts!  If you want a simple
Gantt chart tool, this would probably suit you nicely.

   BTW, I kept a list of all the people who inquired about the
status of the tool (sorry, but there were just WAAAAAAY too many to
reply to individually!). I'll email you you with information as soon
as we decide what to do with the software.

     -----> Kelly Morrison, Auburn University

P.S. I'll be out of town 'til Monday, so I can't respond to email
'til then.
From: mouse@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu (der Mouse)
Newsgroups: fj.mail-lists.x-window
Subject: Re: Allocating a static colormap with X11R5
Date: 11 Nov 92 01:50:40 GMT
Distribution: fj
Organization: McGill Research Centre for Intelligent Machines

Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 11:56:20 GMT
Message-Id: <1992Nov6.115620.23627@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x

In article <Bx44ps.5D8@melpar>, strauss@melpar (Audrey Strauss) writes:

> I'm attempting to use X11R5 with the MIT server, but am having
> difficulty allocating a static colormap for the root window, when I
> kick off the server.

The option you want is "-cc 2".

> The OpenWindows3.0 server (xnews) took a command line arg which
> doesn't seem to be an option with the MIT server (startx).

startx is not, as you seem to think, the server; startx is a script,
which runs xinit, which is what actually runs the server.

					der Mouse

			    mouse@larry.mcrcim.mcgill.edu
From: lmm@cis.ksu.edu (ATT Larry M. McWilliams)
Newsgroups: fj.mail-lists.x-window
Subject: Re: XVT toolkit??
Date: 12 Nov 92 13:20:50 GMT
Distribution: fj
Organization: Kansas State University

Date: 11 Nov 92 21:59:18 GMT
Message-Id: <lmm.721519466@depot.cis.ksu.edu.cis.ksu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x,comp.windows.x.motif,comp.windows.misc,comp.sys.misc,comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.unix.misc

root@atinc.uucp (Operator) writes:

> I would like inputs from anyone who has used the XVT Portability
> Toolkit. I'm looking at
> XVT for supporting Motif, Mac, and OS/2 PM. One key issue is how
> XVT handles different
> screen resolutions. Another is of course, performance.  
>ronyd@atinc


Could someone give me a phone number for the XVT people?  I'd like
to call them up.

Also how does xvt compare with C++/Views?  Are they both trying to
do the same thing?

lmm@okpoky.att.com
From: chrisp@cephb.cephb.fr (Chris Person)
Newsgroups: fj.mail-lists.x-window
Subject: Unsubscribtion
Date: 13 Nov 92 17:17:34 GMT
Distribution: fj
Organization: Workstation Div., Supermicro Systems Group, Sony Corporation

Date: Fri, 13 Nov 92 14:56:01 +0100
Message-Id: <9211131356.AA04801@cephb.cephb.fr>

Please remove me from the xpert list

Thanks

chrisp@cephb.fr
From: ucosmo@mcl.ucsb.edu (Boris Burtin)
Newsgroups: fj.mail-lists.x-window
Subject: Are there any sites that mirror export?
Date: 5 Nov 92 09:27:54 GMT
Distribution: fj
Organization: Workstation Div., Supermicro Systems Group, Sony Corporation

Date: 4 Nov 92 18:04:06 GMT
Message-Id: <ucosmo.720900246@mcl>
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x

The subject about says it all.  I'm just looking for an alternative, so
that I don't feel guilty about weighing down the export server!

--
     - Boris
(cosmo@cs.ucsb.edu)
From: lora@askinc.ASK.COM (Lora Shirley)
Newsgroups: fj.mail-lists.x-window
Subject: OSF/Motif Developer's Mtg:  Nov. 18
Date: 13 Nov 92 16:03:12 GMT
Distribution: fj
Organization: ASK Computer Systems, Inc.

Date: 13 Nov 92 01:55:23 GMT
Message-Id: <1992Nov13.015523.11255@askinc.Ingres.COM>
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x


              OSF/Motif Developers Meeting: November 18

  Please join us at a jointly sponsored meeting of the OSF/Motif
  Developers and Drinking Society and the BayCHI OSF/Motif BOF.
  The meeting is at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, November 18

  This month, we revive the "drinking" part of the OSF/Motif
  Developers and *Drinking* Society. Research for a proper location
  for such an event has been conducted, resulting in the selection
  of:

   The Tied House
   954 Villa 
   Mountain View.  
  (Located close to the intersection of Central Expressway and Castro in MV.)

  "Developing" will also be addressed at the Tied House.  Bring your
  burning questions and issues about Motif, X, Unix, etc. for a lively
  round table discussion.
  
  See you there! 


  About the Santa Clara Valley OSF/Motif groups:
  *********************************************

  The Silicon Valley OSF/Motif Developers and Drinking Society and
  BayCHI's OSF/Motif BOF (Birds-of-a-Feather) group are two Bay
  area groups that hold monthly meetings to discuss Motif
  development issues.  The topics discussed include: releases and
  features of the Motif toolkit, X11, UI builders, and products
  developed using Motif.

  The meetings are open to the public.  There are no membership or
  admission fees.

  A joint planning committee schedules the meetings.  If you would like to
  discuss a topic of interest to this group, please contact Lora Shirley
  415-335-5288.


  Upcoming Meeting Dates:
  ********************************************

  December:   No meeting
  
  Wednesday, January 20, 1993   NCD,  339 N. Bernardo St.
From: kumar@xrxedds.com ( The Smart one)
Newsgroups: fj.mail-lists.x-window
Subject: Help on X: Run on sun, display on Dec
Date: 9 Nov 92 13:58:35 GMT
Distribution: fj
Organization: EDDS, Xerox Corporation, Herndon Va.

Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1992 18:09:30 GMT
Message-Id: <1992Nov4.180930.13417@xrxedds.com>
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x



Problem:

Trying to run a shelltool (Xview) from a Sun IPC running SunOS 4.1.1,
Openwindows 2.0  and display it on a Vaxstation 3100 M38 running
Decwindows (X11R4, Motif 1.1).

Symptoms:

XView warning: Cannot load font '-b&h-lucida-medium-r-normal-sans-*-120-*-*-*-*)
XView warning: Loading default font 'fixed' instead (Font package)
XView warning: Cannot load font '-sun-open look cursor-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*')
XView warning: Unable to find OPEN LOOK cursor font (Cursor package)
XView warning: invalid object (not a pointer), xv_get
X Error: BadFont
  Request Major code 94 ()
  Request Minor code 0
  ResourceID 0x0
  error Serial #29
  Current Serial #32


Any help will be appreciated.
From: crosby@juliet.cs.colorado.edu (CROSBY MATTHEW JAME)
Newsgroups: fj.mail-lists.x-window
Subject: Sending X events between processes
Date: 11 Nov 92 20:07:48 GMT
Distribution: fj
Organization: University of Colorado at Boulder

Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 05:11:03 GMT
Message-Id: <1992Nov6.051103.22995@colorado.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x

I have written a program that initialises the X windows stuff, and then
forks().  I am attempting to send events from the parent to the child 
process, but they don't seem to be processed.  I am using Xlib, and
the XSendEvent function.  Is this impossible?  Is there something I am
missing?
-- 
-Matt
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the net!!!!
mcrosby@nyx.cs.du.edu     or     crosby@cs.colorado.edu
From: rgasch@nl.oracle.com (Robert Gasch)
Newsgroups: fj.mail-lists.x-window
Subject: Strange Event Processing Problem
Date: 9 Nov 92 16:23:49 GMT
Distribution: fj
Organization: Oracle Europe

Date: 9 Nov 92 10:08:22 GMT
Message-Id: <3201@nlsun1.oracle.nl>
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x

I have a program which in repsonse to a buttonpress has to repeat
a certain action until an event occours (ButtonPressMask | 
ButtonReleaseMask | ExposureMask | KeypressMask | EnterWindowMask |
LeaveWindowMask). The code I'm using to do this once the button has
been pressed looks as follows:

while (XEventsQueued(mydisplay, QueuedAlready)==0)
	{
        msleep (100000); 		/* sleep for about 1 second */
        if (operation == SELLING)
        	{
		do_this ();
                }
       else
       if (operation == BUYING)
		{
		do_that ();
		}
	}

The problem I have is that the program pauses about 1 second (which it
should) and then processes several events right in succession without pausing
in between them (I have no clue how). If anybody an see anything obvious
wrong with this, please let me know.

Thanks a lot
--> Robert
rgasch@nl.oracle.com
From: gangrene!rread@seq.csuhayward.edu (robert m read)
Newsgroups: fj.mail-lists.x-window
Subject: Re: X11R5 Build Problem
Date: 10 Nov 92 03:19:25 GMT
Distribution: fj
Organization: Workstation Div., Supermicro Systems Group, Sony Corporation

Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 14:39:02 -0800 (PST)
X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL3]
Content-Type: text
Content-Length: 442       
Message-Id:  <9211091439.aa03457@morbus.diogenes.UUCP>

> When trying to build X11R5 (MIT Distribution), with PEX, on a SUN 3, I
> get the following error when the build procedure attempts to compile
> module utx_conv.c: "compiler(iropt) error: write_irfile: No space left
> on device".  This is occurring in a disk partition that has over 750
> megabytes free space.....

What about the rest of your filesystems?  Perhaps /tmp is full.
-- 
rm read
internet: rread%gangrene.uucp@mcs.csuhayward.edu
From: ckd@eff.org (Christopher Davis)
Newsgroups: fj.mail-lists.x-window
Subject: Re: Window watching programs
Date: 9 Nov 92 12:37:22 GMT
Distribution: fj
Organization: Electronic Frontier Foundation Tech Central

Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1992 19:10:24 GMT
Message-Id: <CKD.92Nov4141022@loiosh.eff.org>
Newsgroups: alt.security,comp.windows.x,comp.security.misc

[there is no comp.win.x; setting followups, also]
Scott> == gordon@ug.cs.dal.ca (Scott King) writes:
Cliff> == Cliff Hathaway <cliff@cs.arizona.edu> 

 Scott> I have recently come across a program on the net that will allow
 Scott> a user to continuously monitor a window (including the root
 Scott> window) on another machine.  The disturbing part of it is that
 Scott> you seem to be able to do this to any machine without even
 Scott> having an account on it or having to set up permission to do so
 Scott> with xhost.  Is there a way to protect a machine from people
 Scott> using such programs? If so, how?

Note that just using xhost/xauth won't do it all, if you're on a Sun.
You also need to set up /etc/fbtab (see fbtab(5)) so that raw access to
the frame buffer is blocked out.

 Cliff> What I'd really like is MIT X11R5 with the magic-cookie routines
 Cliff> built in, so we can use it on all our workstations.  It doesn't
 Cliff> sound too difficult to retrofit into the MIT distribution, but I
 Cliff> haven't had time to try it.

It isn't difficult at all, because it's ALREADY THERE.  (Why do you
think it's called MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1?)  Note that this doesn't help you
if people are snooping your network, but then you have other problems.
--
Christopher K. Davis      | ``Usenet seems to run much like the Kif (or,
<ckd@eff.org>   EFF #14   |   for the TV generation, Klingon) high command.
System Administrator, EFF |   Whoever takes action and can be heard wins.''
+1 617 864 0665  [CKD1]   |   --Peter da Silva <peter@ferranti.com>
From: cqyang@ponder.csci.unt.edu (Cui-Qing Yang)
Newsgroups: fj.mail-lists.x-window
Subject: Re: HELP: DECwindow font format
Date: 11 Nov 92 04:00:28 GMT
Distribution: fj
Organization: University of North Texas, Denton

Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 15:43:27 GMT
Message-Id: <1992Nov6.154327.1024@mercury.unt.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x

In article <1992Nov5.204651.7926@nntpd2.cxo.dec.com> jimw@empros.enet.dec.com writes:
>
>In article <1992Nov5.174341.12163@mercury.unt.edu>, cqyang@ponder.csci.unt.edu (Cui-Qing Yang) writes:
>
>|>I need to convert some of font files from the standard X format (.bdf or .snf)
>|>into DECwindow font format (.dwf). Does anyone know if there's such a program
>|>(running under Ultrix)? If so, where can I get it? Thanks in advance for any
>|>help.
>|>
>
>  We provide /usr/bin/X11/bdftopcf already.  We use .pcf format on ULTRIX.
>
>  Not sure about .snf font files though.
>
>-/ Jim /-

Thanks for the follow-up (Sorry, I couldn't reach Jim via direct e-mail (:-).
Unfortunately, my Ultrix system still runs the DEC server, which requires
the DECwindow font format (.dwf). What I need is a program to convert font
format from ".bdf" into ".dwf". I don't know if there's such a program
available.

By the way, does anyone know there's any ftp sites I can get the X11R5 server
for my VAXstation 3100 color display (I'm now using the Xqdsg server from DEC)?

-- Cui-Qing Yang

Dept. of Computer Scinece
University of North Texas
cqyang@ponder.csci.unt.edu
From: jmpierso@ens-lyon.fr (Jean-Marc Pierson)
Newsgroups: fj.mail-lists.x-window
Subject: Image anytype in X
Date: 6 Nov 92 20:42:04 GMT
Distribution: fj
Organization: Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon

Date: 4 Nov 92 16:57:49 GMT
Message-Id: <Bx7B4D.GuA@ens-lyon.fr>
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x

Hello world,

I am currently doing an X application using graphics.
I need to put an image (sun raster or any other format) in a canvas.

What could I do ?

Any ideas appreciated,
		Jean-Marc.
From: stefans@bauv106.bauv.unibw-muenchen.de (Stefan Schwarz)
Newsgroups: fj.mail-lists.x-window
Subject: Re: Developing of X-programs without X ?
Date: 12 Nov 92 02:24:39 GMT
Distribution: fj
Organization: Universitaet der Bundeswehr Muenchen (Germany)

Date: 11 Nov 92 20:45:39 GMT
Message-Id: <stefans.721514739@bauv106>
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x

agranov@techunix.technion.ac.il (Gennady Agranov) writes:


>                       Hello to everybody!

>      I have a little & simple question: I want to develop X-programs
>   (let's say Xlib-programs) on PC-AT/286 (MS-DOS) (at home). May be
>   somebody knows any library or another simulation software for this
>   case. What I mean: I write Xlib-program, link it with my dream and
>   have program !

Just do it, for free. Look for DJGPP (GNU port to DOS) and the freely
available X-development kit from Quarterdeck.
Only to have your programs running under DOS, you have to buy
DesqView/X.
Oops, forgot to say, it runs only with 80[34]86.

Stefan
-- 
__
Stefan Schwarz                            University of the armed forces
Laboratory for graphical data processing  W-8014 Neubiberg, FRG
--
From: jimw@empros.cxn.dec.com (Jim West)
Newsgroups: fj.mail-lists.x-window
Subject: Re: FAQ? X under ULTRIX
Date: 6 Nov 92 22:14:33 GMT
Distribution: fj
Organization: Random Mixed

Date: 5 Nov 92 20:40:38 GMT
Message-Id: <1992Nov5.204038.7726@nntpd2.cxo.dec.com>
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x


In article <pgdga.16.0@ibm.rz.tu-clausthal.de>, pgdga@ibm.rz.tu-clausthal.de 
(Dirk Gajewski) writes:

|>Please, can you direct me to a site where I can ftp
|>X-windows for ULTRIX (I think it is 4.1)?


  We bundle it with the OS.  Is there something specific you are
looking for ?

-/ Jim /-
From: 71151.3557@CompuServe.COM ("James E. Kinder")
Newsgroups: fj.mail-lists.x-window
Subject: X11R5 Build Problem
Date: 9 Nov 92 20:39:30 GMT
Distribution: fj
Organization: Workstation Div., Supermicro Systems Group, Sony Corporation

Date: 09 Nov 92 13:50:35 EST
Message-Id: <921109185034_71151.3557_CHE58-1@CompuServe.COM>

When trying to build X11R5 (MIT Distribution), with PEX, on a SUN 3, I
get the following error when the build procedure attempts to compile
module utx_conv.c: "compiler(iropt) error: write_irfile: No space left
on device".  This is occurring in a disk partition that has over 750
megabytes free space.  The compiler is the C compiler provided with
SunOS 4.1.  utx_conv.c is a module of 144K plus bytes.  Any help would
be appreciated.  Thanks.

Jim Kinder
From: ip217@brems.ii.uib.no (Torgeir Veimo)
Newsgroups: fj.mail-lists.x-window
Subject: Compiling aXe. anything wrong?
Date: 7 Nov 92 00:14:08 GMT
Distribution: fj
Organization: University of Bergen, Norway

Date: 5 Nov 92 10:57:03 GMT
Message-Id: <1992Nov5.105703.14377@alf.uib.no>
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x

Help!

When i try to compile aXe version 3.1 on our sun 3/50s here, i get the message

[...]
cc -c -O   -I/usr/include  -I.     -DHELPDIR=\"/usr/lib/X11\" AxeEditor.c
"AxeEditor.c", line 1728: object undefined
Compilation failed
*** Error code 1
make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `AxeEditor.o'

Have I set something wrong in the Makefile or what? everything else compiles
just fine. Any Clues?

-- 
Torgeir Veimo

-----------------------------------------------------
Studying at the University of Bergen

"...I'm gona wave my freak flag high!" (Jimi Hendrix)

"word wrap? you must be kidding..."
-----------------------------------------------------
From: mouse@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu (der Mouse)
Newsgroups: fj.mail-lists.x-window
Subject: Re: Accessing dash_list members from XGCValues
Date: 12 Nov 92 03:20:55 GMT
Distribution: fj
Organization: McGill Research Centre for Intelligent Machines

Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 11:34:50 GMT
Message-Id: <1992Nov6.113450.22607@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x

In article <27586@castle.ed.ac.uk>, kenny@castle.ed.ac.uk (K J MacDonald) writes:

> I'm writing a few functions to help me output my Xlib drawings to
> PostScript file.  I've managed to implement most of the calls I use
> so far, but I'm stuck on the dash_list problem.

> I'm using an XGCValues structure to hold the graphics context,

Then you will have trouble.  An XGCValues structure cannot represent
the full generality of dash lists set with XSetDashes.  You'll have to
either restrict yourself to dashes that can be represented with what
XGCValues gives you or you'll have to keep extra data structures to
remember the full dash info; once it's set with XSetDashes, nobody but
the server (and possibly the code that called XSetDashes) has that
information any longer.

					der Mouse

			    mouse@larry.mcrcim.mcgill.edu
From: JRowe@cen.ex.ac.uk (J.Rowe)
Newsgroups: fj.mail-lists.x-window
Subject: Building X11R5 on Convex
Date: 12 Nov 92 22:07:58 GMT
Distribution: fj
Organization: Computer Unit. - University of Exeter. UK

Date: 12 Nov 92 16:26:19 GMT
Message-Id: <BxM2zv.9wL@cen.ex.ac.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x

Has anyone actually managed this trick? When I try make World it
pretty quickly bombs out because Convex's cpp can't concatenate
strings (I'm running ConvexOS 9.1).

I've tried manually massaging a few files, eventually I can build
libX11.a but it doesn't work! Of course, Convex charge extra for their
version of X so I guess that gives them an incentive to stop you being
able to build your own. Convex used to believe in open systems and
compatiblity. Then again, in the UK they used to believe in
technical support too. :-(

Dr. John Rowe
Dept. Physics
Exeter University
U.K.