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List:       fink-beginners
Subject:    Re: [Fink-beginners] Can no longer run X apps from Terminal.app
From:       "Alexander K. Hansen" <alexanderk.hansen () gmail ! com>
Date:       2005-09-30 13:19:46
Message-ID: db891de10509300619j776db224pe292bb4f84143f0c () mail ! gmail ! com
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On 9/30/05, Marc Boxerman <mboxerman@mac.com> wrote:
> Alexander:
>
> Your suggestion to remove 'localhost' and set DISPLAY to :0.0 did the
> trick.  All is well again.
>
> The solution raises questions.  First, I am certain that, before
> changing window managers, setting DISPLAY to localhost:0.0 worked
> fine, even when using Apple's X11.app.  So what did changing window
> managers trigger?  And why does Apple's X11 trip over localhost:0.0
> when XDarwin.app does not?
>
> At least I'm up and running again.
>
> Thanks.
>

I wish I knew--maybe it's something in .Xauthority .  But in any case
the workaround is pretty easy. :-)

--
Alexander K. Hansen
Fink Documenter
[Day Job] Levitated Dipole Experiment
http://psfcwww2.psfc.mit.edu/ldx/


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