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From: cwilson@NISC.SRI.COM (Chan Wilson)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: [more] xterm questions
Message-ID: <9933@fs2.NISC.SRI.COM>
Date: 19 Nov 89 16:17:19 GMT
Reply-To: cwilson@NISC.SRI.COM (Chan Wilson)
Organization: Network Info Systems Ctr., SRI Intl., Menlo Park, CA.
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Thanks to all who responded to my earlier question- the problem was
resolved.  However, I've got couple more questions... :)

Occasionally, unpredictably (near as I can figure) when I startup X,
all my xterm windows will appear, then one will flash out of
existance. Trying to bring up another xterm via menu or 'xterm &'
brings the same results.  Doing several (>4) 'xterm &' right after
another results in (usually) all but one flashing out of existence...

Now, as far as I can remember, this only happens on the Sun
SparcStations.  I don't recall it happening on the Sun 3/60's, so it
seems to me there is a timing problem someplace??


Where can I find a copy of "Xterm Control Sequences", mentioned in the
man page of xterm? 

Finally, not xterm, but:

What is the best (read foolproof) way to set the DISPLAY environment
variable?  When X starts up, it sets it to 'unix:0.0', which is
invalid when you bounce to another machine and start up an xterm; you
have to specify the display.  


................
Chan Wilson -- cwilson@nisc.sri.com <or> cwilson@nic.ddn.mil
'A computer operator at SRI International' 
"Nuts to all that X,Y,Z modem mess.  I'm gonna build me a FTP emulator."
................
-- 
--Chan Wilson
	     `and now for something completely different.'
	Flamingo coloured penguins and banana coloured grapes.
              cwilson@nisc.sri.com or cwilson@nic.ddn.mil