[ale] X applications in windows?

John Wells jbwellsiv at yahoo.com
Wed Feb 27 11:41:16 EST 2002


hmmm...I haven't read the whole thread, but you can
use an X server like Xwin32 or Exceed in "multiple"
window mode.

This gives the impression that windows is the wm
(i.e., no X desktop)...


--- David Corbin <dcorbin at imperitek.com> wrote:
> What I'm really looking for in this area, is an
> (free) X server for 
> windows that *doesn't* frame all the X application
> windows in a Windows 
> window.  I want Windows to "be the windows manager".
>  I've little 
> interest in the "desktop" for this application.  It
> doesn't sound like 
> the cygwin version works this way....
> michael d. ivey wrote:
> 
> >On Tue, Feb 26, 2002 at 09:35:37PM -0500, Chris
> Fowler wrote:
> >
> >>Does Cygwin offer this functionality?
> >>
> >
> >Yes.  I just installed cygwin/Xfree86 on my Windows
> box, and am
> >stunned.  I have a little X Windows icon that
> launches an X Server in
> >a window, and I even have icewm running instead of
> twm.  Works like a
> >charm.  There's a link off the main cygwin page.
> >
> 
> 
> 
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