[wplug] X-Win32 alternative

[Sean McCune]

Actually, I'm running the latest XFree86 that is distributed with
cygwin, and if you start it with startxwin.bat or startxwin.sh, it runs
each X app in its own "MS Windows" window. This is starting XWin with
the -multiwindow option (the default).  If you don't use
startxwin.sh/.bat, but instead use "startx", then you get the "X in a
box" as you described.

Of course, the only drawback to -multiwindow mode is that you are
letting MS windows be the window manager, so you can't run mwm, twm,
openbox, or wmaker, etc.  You can't have your cake and eat it, too.

But you still need xwinclip for clipboard interaction.

McC




> -----Original Message-----
> >Tim's right, you basically get "X in a box" - it's a big
> window that holds
> >all your X windows.  You need to install xwinclip.exe to
> copy and paste
> >between windows and X, but I've had no trouble with it whatsoever.
> >