Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!spool.mu.edu!uunet!bu.edu!nntp-read!jc From: jc@raven.bu.edu (James Cameron) Newsgroups: comp.windows.open-look Subject: Re: Openwin or X11R4 Message-ID: Date: 13 Jun 91 19:43:48 GMT Article-I.D.: raven.JC.91Jun13154348 References: <1991Jun3.200112.17129@wlbr.imsd.contel.com> <1991Jun06.060759.420@shawn.uucp> <28@tdatirv.UUCP> <1991Jun07.233354.2660@convex.com> <10240@rosevax.Rosemount.COM> Sender: news@bu.edu Distribution: usa Organization: What do you mean 'That *can't* be done????' Lines: 33 In-reply-to: dan@scooter.rosemount.com's message of 13 Jun 91 14:06:56 GMT >>>>> On 13 Jun 91 14:06:56 GMT, dan@scooter.rosemount.com (Dan Messinger) said: |> In article <1991Jun07.233354.2660@convex.com>, datri@convex.com (Anthony |> A. Datri) writes: |> |> The xnews |> |> server also loves to LOSE icons -- they disappear *completely*. |> This is my primary reason for NOT using OL. I would loose an icon at least |> a half dozen times a day. I reported it to Sun, and they claimed I had I have NOT ONCE seen this problem. I have used xnews on both the console of a 4/380, Sparc2's, and an slc. I have NEVER simply lost icons. The reason *I* don't use xnews as the general server and DO use Xsun is that xnews does NOT work well with XDM and there are apparently some clients which like Xsun better than xnews. (* grin *) So, until I have figure out how to bypass the problems, or until OW 3.0 comes out (whichever comes first) I will continue to run it as the general X server and use xnews when I want to use its special capabilities. jc -- -- James Cameron (jc@raven.bu.edu) Signal Processing and Interpretation Lab. Boston, Mass (617) 353-2879 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "But to risk we must, for the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. For the man or woman who risks nothing, has nothing, does nothing, is nothing." (Quote from the eulogy for the late Christa McAuliffe.)